Barnet SENDIASS are holding an online information session for parents/carers of children and young people with special educational needs and/or disability attending a Barnet educational setting.
This is a FREE event hosted by Dr Sophie Driver (Senior Educational Psychologist) who will be giving a presentation on Emotional Based School Avoidance (EBSA). There will be an opportunity to ask general questions.
Date: Tuesday 13 October 2026
Time: 10.00am – 12.30pm
Location: Online via Microsoft Teams
Presenter: Dr Sophie Driver
Theme: Emotional Based School Avoidance (EBSA) exploring:
- What is EBSA? With reflections on terminology and prevalence
- Risk and resilience factors for EBSA
- How EBSA might present differently across contexts with consideration of masking
- Tools which can be helpful for gaining children’s views at home
- Considering entrenched/long term EBSA
- Considering how to effectively work with schools
- Considering ways of effectively supporting anxiety at home
- The importance of transitions for C/YP experiencing EBSA
- Signposting tools, guidance and organisations at different ages
To register please click here.
