Chronic absenteeism driven by anxiety and internalizing distress has reached unprecedented levels in K–12 education. Clinicians, school personnel, and families often struggle to distinguish between externalizing truancy and anxiety-based school refusal, leading to interventions that inadvertently exacerbate student avoidance.
This 60-minute course provides mental health practitioners with a clinical conceptual framework for understanding internalizing disorders (Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, OCD, and Somatization) as they present in academic settings. Participants will analyze the neurobiological mechanisms of avoidance and the "accommodation loop"—wherein well-intentioned adult accommodations maintain clinical distress. Finally, attendees will learn a collaborative, exposure-based re-entry protocol bridging clinical treatment, school administrative support, and family system boundaries.
Continuing Education Session Information:Course Syllabus | Speaker Resume | Session Flyer | Course Attendance | Course EvaluationUpon completion of the course, attendance form, and evaluation, you will receive a Confirmation of Attendance Certificate through email. If you do not receive your Confirmation of Attendance Certificate within ten business days, please contact [email protected]This course meets the qualifications for 1.0 hours of Continuing Education Credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Wellness Together, Inc., Provider #141369, is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor Continuing Education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and LEPs. Wellness Together maintains responsibility for this course and its content.
