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Emotionally Based School AvoidanceDiploma Course

Equip yourself with the knowledge and tools to support students facing Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA). This course combines evidence-based approaches with practical strategies, enabling you to effectively address EBSA, foster student well-being, and create an environment in which every learner can thrive.

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What Will You Learn?

This Emotionally Based School Avoidance course is designed to equip you with the knowledge and tools to support students facing EBSA and make a meaningful difference. The course offers an in-depth exploration of EBSA, combining evidence-based strategies with practical applications to help you confidently navigate and address this complex issue.

Your learning journey begins with a solid understanding of EBSA, including its characteristics and impact on students and their families. Delve into the psychological, social, and environmental factors—such as anxiety and bullying—that contribute to EBSA and understand how these elements affect a student's ability to engage in school, as well as the link between EBSA and autism.

The course also focuses on essential assessment and diagnostic techniques, introducing you to the key professionals involved in identifying and addressing EBSA. You'll explore the critical role schools play in fostering a supportive and inclusive environment and strategies for effective communication with students and their families.

As you advance, you'll discover evidence-based intervention strategies, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and other therapeutic approaches. The course emphasises the crucial role of families in supporting students and teaches resilience-building techniques to help students develop effective coping skills.

You'll gain the skills to develop and implement a long-term support plan, ensuring ongoing success and student reintegration into the school community.

By enrolling in this course, you will:

Gain a comprehensive understanding of Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA).
Learn effective assessment and diagnostic techniques for identifying EBSA.
Explore intervention strategies, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).
Understand the importance of family involvement in supporting students.
Consider the benefits of multi-agency collaboration for comprehensive support.
Develop and implement long-term support plans to ensure student success.

Who Would Benefit from This Course?

This course is ideal for educators, school counsellors, psychologists, social workers, and administrators who are committed to supporting students facing Emotionally Based School Avoidance. Parents and caregivers interested in understanding and addressing EBSA in their children will also benefit.

Those working in child and adolescent mental health services and professionals in educational support roles will find valuable strategies and insights to help students overcome EBSA, fostering their well-being and successful reintegration into the school environment.

Modules

Module 1: Understanding Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA)7 Parts

Introduction
Part 1: What is EBSA?
Part 2: Symptoms and Behaviours
Part 3: The Impact of EBSA on Students and Families
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 1: Assessment

Module 2: Causes and Contributing Factors6 Parts

Part 1: Contributing Factors
Part 2: The Role of Anxiety and Depression
Part 3: Early Warning Signs
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 2: Assessment

Module 3: Assessment and Diagnosis6 Parts

Part 1: Assessment Tools and Methods
Part 2: Systematic Observations
Part 3: Standardised Assessment Tools
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 3: Assessment

Module 4: The Role of the School in EBSA5 Parts

Part 1: School Responsibilities
Part 2: Inclusive School Environments
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 4: Assessment

Module 5: Intervention Strategies5 Parts

Part 1: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Part 2: Therapeutic Approaches
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 5: Assessment

Module 6: Family Involvement and Support6 Parts

Part 1: The Role of Families
Part 2: Communication Techniques
Part 3: Resources and Support Networks
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 6: Assessment

Module 7: Developing Coping Skills5 Parts

Part 1: Resilience-Building Techniques
Part 2: Mindfulness
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 7: Assessment

Module 8: Monitoring Progress and Adjusting Interventions7 Parts

Part 1: Monitoring Student Progress
Part 2: Explore Tools and Techniques for Ongoing Assessment
Part 3: Individualised Education Plans
Part 4: Using Technology for Monitoring
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 8: Assessment

Module 9: Collaboration with External Agencies5 Parts

Part 1: Agencies
Part 2: Strategies for Effective Communication
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 9: Assessment

Module 10: Building a Long-Term Support Plan7 Parts

Part 1: Support Plans
Part 2: Peer Support
Part 3: EBSA and Autism
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Conclusion
Module 10: Assessment

Accreditations

The Emotionally Based School Avoidance Diploma Course will take up to 150 hours to complete, working from home. There is no time limit for completing this course; it can be studied in your own time at your own pace.

This is a Level 3 course and will give you 150 CPD (Continued Professional Development) points.

Upon completion of your course assessments, you receive 2 certificates. A certificate from the Centre of Excellence and a CPD certificate displaying the number of CPD points earned from the course.

This course is endorsed by the Quality Licence Scheme. Therefore, upon successful completion of this course, learners can also receive a certificate of achievement from Quality Licence Scheme and a Learner Unit Summary, which lists the details of all the units the learner has completed as part of the course. (This certificate is optional and costs an additional £25).

The Quality Licence Scheme is part of the Skills and Education Group, a charitable organisation that unites education and skills-orientated organisations that share similar values and objectives. With more than 100 years of collective experience, the Skills and Education Group’s strategic partnerships create opportunities to inform, influence and represent the wider education and skills sector.

The Skills and Education Group also includes two nationally recognised awarding organisations; Skills and Education Group Awards and Skills and Education Group Access. Through their awarding organisations they have developed a reputation for providing high-quality qualifications and assessments for the education and skills sector. They are committed to helping employers, organisations and learners cultivate the relevant skills for learning, skills for employment, and skills for life.

Their knowledge and experience of working within the awarding sector enables them to work with training providers, through the Quality Licence Scheme, to help them develop high-quality courses and/or training programmes for the non-regulated market.

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