For parents and carers who want to increase their confidence in navigating School Can’t to enhance their child’s participation at school.

Is your child experiencing difficulty within their school participation? School Can’t can be an incredibly difficult obstacle for many families to navigate in working towards their child’s successful participation at school. Building a parent/caregiver’s understanding of why a child might be experiencing challenges in attending and participating at school, learning to identify early indicators, and learning how to collaborate with their child’s school are foundational for developing a plan to enhance a child’s school participation.  

This workshop will be delivered by Caitlin Smith & Josh White, two of Kid Link’s senior OTs who have extensive experience within this area.

Objectives:

• To understand why it is referred to as School Can’t rather than School Refusal.
• To understand the evidence and theory regarding school can’t. 
• To understand the relationship between a child’s mental health and School Can’t. 
• To build your understanding of the factors which contribute to School Can’t for a child. 
• To build your awareness and confidence in identifying early indicators of School Can’t.
• To build your understanding of the supports available in relation to School Can’t.
• To develop your confidence and competence in gathering information on the demands and skills contributing to School Cant for a child to support in developing a plan. 
• To have a framework to support strategy choice and implementation to support school engagement.
• To have a toolbox of practical strategies and resources to use to assist your child’s success in the school environment.

What’s included: 

• 2 hour live workshop that includes relevant theory, evidence, practical strategies to be used at home and in collaboration with schools, and mini case studies.
• Bonus 30 minutes of question time. 
• Access to the recording for 30 days following the presentation. 
• Corresponding workbook to be guided through during the presentation to gain practice with resources and apply learning.

Cost: $80

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