April 27, 2023: Session 1: School Refusal

School Refusal

Khadijah Watkins, MD

April 27, 2023

Session 1: 8:00-9:30AM EDT

School refusal (SR) is difficult with school attendance that is often driven by emotional distress and has a prevalence in the U.S. and Europe of between 1-15% of school-aged students (Egger, Costello, & Angold, 2003). Those youth with SR often have needs that differ from standard education within the school setting, including struggles in many areas of learning. It has been suggested that some of the reasons for SR include difficulty adapting to the challenges of academic work as well as struggles with emotions while in the school setting. This is to be contrasted with truancy which has been proposed to have a different pathophysiology.

Target Audience

This program is intended for psychologists, social workers, educators, and license mental health counselors.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this training session, participants should be able to:

  1. Describe the difference between school refusal and truancy
  2. Identify resources to address school refusal and truancy
  3. Demonstrate skills to educate parents and evidence-based screening tools along with resources to respond to the situation
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.50 Social Workers

    As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the MGH Institute of Health Professions is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. MGH Institute of Health Professions maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.50 clock hours for continuing education credits.

  • 1.50 Participation

    This course allows other providers to claim a Participation Certificate upon successful completion of this course.

    Participation Certificates will specify the title, location, type of activity, date of activity, and number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ associated with the activity. Providers should check with their regulatory agencies to determine ways in which AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ may or may not fulfill continuing education requirements. Providers should also consider saving copies of brochures, agenda, and other supporting documents.

  • 1.50 Psychologists CE Credit

    Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. MGH Institute of Health Professions designates this activity for 1.50 CE credit.

Registration opens: 
04/27/2023
Course closes: 
12/31/2023
Part of: 
Lowell Public Schools & MGH Psychiatry Academy Training Series 2023-24
Rating: 
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Lowell Public Schools & MGH Psychiatry Academy Training Series
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM EDT (Live Virtual via Zoom)

Program Agenda

Session 1: April 27, 2023

8:00-9:30 AM EDT                         School Refusal - Khadijah Watkins, MD
Includes: Distinction between school refusal and truancy, identification of resources through either scenario, general overview and practical solutions, skills to work with parents on, evidence-based screening tools, resources to respond to the situation
 

Available Credit

  • 1.50 Social Workers

    As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the MGH Institute of Health Professions is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. MGH Institute of Health Professions maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.50 clock hours for continuing education credits.

  • 1.50 Participation

    This course allows other providers to claim a Participation Certificate upon successful completion of this course.

    Participation Certificates will specify the title, location, type of activity, date of activity, and number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ associated with the activity. Providers should check with their regulatory agencies to determine ways in which AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ may or may not fulfill continuing education requirements. Providers should also consider saving copies of brochures, agenda, and other supporting documents.

  • 1.50 Psychologists CE Credit

    Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. MGH Institute of Health Professions designates this activity for 1.50 CE credit.

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