On demand courses - The School

Reconnection Pathway

Navigating School Refusal or School Can’t

A Comprehensive course grounded in The School Reconnection Pathway - Safety First, Tune In, Adjust Expectations, Partner & Plan, Little Steps Forward, Expand & Re-engage.

Course Overview

  • A step -by-step approach to helping your family through the school refusal or school can’t journey.

  • Understand how school refusal impacts the whole family’s well-being, relationships, and hope for the future.

  • Learn from lived experience - real, practical insights from parents who’s been there.

  • Evidence-based strategies to support your child and family with clarity and confidence.

  • Shift your perspective to see beyond the must’s and should’s.

  • Focus on the present moment rather than living in fear of the future.

  • Build belief and trust that things can and will get better.

5 MODULE COURSE

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  • NDIS Eligibility

    Some are claimable using NDIS funding for self managed and plan managed families. This course is billed under CB Daily Activity, Improved Daily Living Skills, Training for Carers/Parents.

  • Evidence based

    The course content and success work are evidence based and focus on communication, interpersonal interactions and improved community living.

  • Lived Experience Examples

    I am a mum to 4 neurodivergent children. I am a School Social Worker & Primary School Teacher. My own lived experience as a parent has helped me develop a deep understanding & compassion for families experiencing School Refusal or School Can’t.

Working With School - mini course

  • Provide you with tools to identify what makes school difficult for your child.

  • Identify ways to work with school - by exploring the school environment & how your child responds.

  • Examine reasonable adjustments; including a List of Reasonable Adjustments (12 page document), you can suggest to school.

    NOTE: This mini-course is part of the full five-module ‘Navigating School Refusal or School Can’t’ course, included here as a standalone option.

  • This mini-course draws on The School Reconnection Pathway to help you explore Tune In, Adjust Expectations, Partner & Plan, Re-engage.

2 MODULE COURSE

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Understanding Parents’ Differing Perspectives - mini course

  • Challenges parents face when supporting school refusal/can’t.

  • Explores The School Reconnection Pathway Steps - Safety First, Tune In, Adjust Expectations, Partner & Plan, Little Steps Forward, Expand & Re-engage.

  • Explore parents intentions and differing perspectives.

  • Barriers to moving forward together.

  • Learn the WINS appraoch.

  • Build trust with your child, other parent or co-parent.

  • Discover tools like the Well-being Wheel to track progress.

  • Working toward shared understanding and a clear plan.

  • Bonus interview & resources.

    NOTE: This mini-course if part of the full five-module ‘Navigating School Refusal or School Can’t’ course, included here as a standalone option.

3 MODULE COURSE

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Grandparenting Demand Sensitive Children

5 MODULE COURSE

  • Privately funded or NDIS Eligibility under Capacity Building Training for Carers/Parents.

  • A Lived Experience Evidence-Based Practice with supporting frameworks.

  • Suitable for grandparents/carers of neurodivergent or anxious children and teenagers.

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