Fifteen-minute consultation for a child not attending school: a structured approach to school refusal
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Paediatric consultations in school refusal cases need to explore the presenting medical symptoms and discuss with families any psychological function of the problems that have led to non-attendance. Understanding possible reinforcements of the child's avoidant behaviour, liaising with school and reassurance of the parents are often enough to manage the situation. However, more chronic and persistent refusal often require support from an extended team around the child, often requiring input from mental health professionals. Behavioural strategies are the recommended approach to improve school attendance and to tackle the underlying anxiety or depression, or both, that may be the root cause of their non-attendance.
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Both school refusal and truancy have been associated with learning and health difficulties, effects from bullying, social interaction problems, maltreatment, chronic illness, and missing school.
“Both school refusal and truancy have been associated, for example, with learning and health difficulties, effects from bullying, social interaction problems, maltreatment, chronic illness, and, of course, missing school”
From Reconciling Contemporary Approaches to School Attendance and School Absenteeism: Toward Promotion and Nimble Response, Global Policy Review and Implementation, and Future Adaptability (Part 1) (2019) · cites this paper as Katz et al., 2016
Many researchers have demonstrated substantial heterogeneity across the two constructs of school refusal and truancy.
“Second, many researchers have demonstrated substantial heterogeneity across the two constructs.”
From Reconciling Contemporary Approaches to School Attendance and School Absenteeism: Toward Promotion and Nimble Response, Global Policy Review and Implementation, and Future Adaptability (Part 1) (2019) · cites this paper as Katz et al., 2016
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- Authors
- Katz, F., Leith, E., & Paliokosta, E.
- Affiliations
- Camden MOSAIC, Integrated Service for Disabled Children, Kentish Town Health Centre, London, UK
- University College London (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Katz, Felicity
- Venue
- Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition
- Publisher
- BMJ
- Published
- 2015-08-03
- Volume
- 101
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 21-25
- ISSN
- 1743-0585 (ISSN-L)
- 1743-0593
- OpenAlex
- W2293506797
- Cited by
- 16
- References
- 11
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 1 · 2021: 3 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1
- FWCI
- 5.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Archives of Disease in Childhood Education & Practice (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- HighWire Press Open Archive (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Speech and Hearing › School Health and Nursing Education
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Keywords
- school refusal, school non-attendance, pediatric consultation, anxiety, depression, behavioral strategies, family involvement, multidisciplinary team support
- MeSH terms
- Anxiety, Child, Child Behavior, Depressive Disorder, Female, Humans, Male, Parents, Phobic Disorders, Schools, Stress, Psychological, Student Dropouts
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