Every school morning, you put on your school counselor smile and think, "This is going to be a good day." But deep down, you know—it all depends on that student. The one who struggles to even get out of bed. So, like clockwork, you check your phone, email, and the attendance line to see if your school refusal student has been called in absent... again.

School counselors, you know exactly what this means.

Your day often hinges on whether your school refusal student makes it to school. If they show up, you breathe a little easier. If not, you’re stuck in the familiar cycle—answering teacher questions about attendance, tracking down missed assignments, and watching the academic gap widen. School administration asking if this school refusal behavior warrants detention, suspension, and referral to truancy court.

Meanwhile, desperate parents are turning to you with hard questions: "Should I force my child into the car?" "Will they even graduate at this rate?"

School Counselors of school refusal students—you need support, not just more stress.

That’s why we created School Refusal Camp, an 8-week program designed specifically for School Counselors of school refusal students.

You’ll learn to:

  • Understand the 4 reasons of your student’s school refusal behavior

  • Develop a personalized, step-by-step school plan for school refusal behavior

  • Gain practical tools to help your school refusal student return to school—and stay there, every day

TARGET AUDIENCE

School Counselors of school age children between the ages of 5-18 who demonstrate any of the following school refusal behaviors:

1.) Negotiations (crying, meltdowns, etc) about school attendance in the morning before school 2.) Tardy or absenteeism prior to or during school 3.) Pattern of physical complaints (headaches, stomachaches, nausea, etc) prior to or during school which result in tardiness or absenteeism 4.) Refusal to attend school.

INSTRUCTOR

Randy Floyd, LSCSW, Founder, Clinical Level Therapist

Randy is the founder of Midwest Anxiety. He is a Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker who is an optimist and passionate about helping people focus on what they can do rather than what they can't do. Randy believes building a strong therapeutic relationship and tapping into a person's strengths are the most essential components of the therapeutic experience. Randy is passionate about changing the way we do mental health. He is focused on making mental health normal, a positive experience. He is also adamant about doing mental health differently. Randy believes the "old ways" suggest mental health is for the "broken" or "mentally ill." Randy believes that "Everyone Struggles." Sure. Some people struggle more than others, but everyone struggles with something. With this belief, Randy is focused on providing a wide range of programs and services to help people be mentally well ;) Go give Randy a fist bump on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

LOCATION

We’ill meet virtually in The Club. You can connect before and after the class with other school counselors and instructor in The Club for additional support, discussion, and resources.

FULL ACCESS TO THE CLUB

In addition to participating in this class, you’ll have FULL access to The Club. The Club is where you can participate in other classes, ask all your questions, get additional resources, and receive support on many different topics. As a member of The Club, you’ll have 24/7/365 access to others with similar struggles, Midwest Anxiety’s full resource library, Live Club discussions, classes and much more. The Club is your curated digital mental health experience at your finger tips.

Get Early Access to the Club!! Don't want to wait until the Class start connecting with others, getting resources, and getting your questions answered? We got you. Jump in The Club today before your class starts.

SCHEDULE

We’ll meet virtually every Friday, September 5 - October 24, from 12:00pm-1:00pm.. No worries If you are unable to attend class live. You’ll have access to the class portal with the class audio/video recordings and notes that you can go back and catch up on the classes you missed.

Late joining the class?? No worries. Jump in any week. We’ll make sure to get you caught up in The Club.

September 5: School Refusal Behavior: Definition and Description

September 12: Contextual Variables and School Refusal Behavior

September 19: Tier 1 and Tier 3 Strategies for Problematic Absenteeism

September 26: Assessing Cases of School Refusal Behavior

October 3: Interventions for Negatively Reinforced School Refusal Behavior

October 10: Interventions for Positively Reinforced School Refusal Behavior

October 17: Relapse, Prevention, Difficult Parents, and Other Special Topics

October 24: Reassessing Cases of School Refusal Behavior

FEE

FREE with a Club Membership.

REGISTRATION

Seating is limited. To guarantee an online seat, please register early.