Supporting School Attendance: Strategies for Caregivers and Teachers

School avoidance and refusal can be a concern for families and educators alike. Whether it's anxiety, emotional distress, or other underlying challenges, the impact on students—and those who support them—is real.

This session will consider reasons why a student may not want to go to school and share tools and strategies for parents and school teams to work together to support school attendance. 

Participants will review research pertaining to school avoidance, learn how to consider the “big picture” as it applies to their student or child attending school, and learn strategies to work collaboratively to support the child’s success in attending school.

Maryland teacher CEUs offered.

For more than 55 years, Ivymount has created nationally recognized programs and partnerships for people with autism and special needs as well as their families.  The goal in all our programs is to help children, students, and young adults achieve their highest level of development and independence.  In addition to creating our own education and outreach programs, Ivymount forms partnerships with other organizations and researchers, often functioning as a training site, to ensure that our innovative and intensive approach is widely disseminated and influences the larger field of special education and support services.

Visit www.ivymountoutreach.org for more information