SCHOOL REFUSAL

Course overview

SCHOOL REFUSAL DESCRIBES A REGULAR REFUSAL TO ATTEND SCHOOL OR ROUTINE PROBLEMS STAYING AT SCHOOL. CHILDREN MAY AVOID SCHOOL TO COPE WITH STRESS OR FEAR FOR A VAST NUMBER OF REASONS. SCHOOL REFUSAL IS CONSIDERED A SYMPTOM AND MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH DIAGNOSES SUCH AS SOCIAL ANXIETY DISORDER, GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER, SPECIFIC PHOBIAS, MAJOR DEPRESSION, OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER, POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, AND ADJUSTMENT DISORDER, AMONG OTHERS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE CAUSES OF SCHOOL REFUSAL, ITS EVALUATION, AND MANAGEMENT OPTIONS. THIS ACTIVITY ILLUSTRATES THE ROLE OF INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM MEMBERS IN MANAGING SCHOOL REFUSAL.