Barnet SENDIASS Online Information Session - Emotional Based School Avoidance

For Information

Barnet SENDIASS is pleased to announce 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) and there will be an opportunity to ask general questions.

Date:         Tuesday 13 October 2026
Time:         10am – 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 scan QR Code 

If you have any questions, please contact: sendiass@barnet.gov.uk

Ablavi Dagbo
Manager, Barnet SEND Information Advice & Support Service Caseworker
Family Services

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