About this Event
Understanding Barriers to School Attendance
Join us for an insightful event with accredited counsellor and anxiety expert Angela McMillan, where we will explore the various obstacles that prevent young people from attending school.
This training will show you ways to offer holistic, low-demand therapeutic support to young people and their carers, wherever they are on their education journey.
Come along to be a part of this important conversation to work together to ensure every child can thrive.
We will cover:
- What school attendance difficulties are.
- Risk factors and warning signs.
- A practical assessment process to help you get to the heart of what’s happening.
- Ways to work with young people AND their carers.
- Personalised strategies to support.
- Ways to reduce anxieties and increase self-esteem
Through following the journey of Saskia, a fictional young person and her struggles with school attendance you will discover new and innovative ways to assess, support and engage young people.
Based on hundreds of case studies, a research project, support group programmes and informed by parent and carer consultations, we will offer an approach you can use to make a real and lasting difference.
You will learn:
- A comprehensive assessment process
- How to find out what is impacting and what you can do to help
- Creative approaches to support
- Ways to include your parents and carers
This course is for you if you are:
- Working in education in a support role
- You directly work with young people and their families
- You are a counsellor, youth worker or youth professional
You'll receive:
- A beautiful handbook filled with strategies, session plans and ideas to take your training into your practice
- CPD accredited certificate
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
43 Charles St, 43 Charles Street, Cardiff, United Kingdom
GBP 120.00
