Supporting Young People through Back to School Anxiety and School Avoidance

🔍 What we’ll cover:
✅ Understanding anxiety in young people – what it looks like and why it happens
✅ Back-to-school anxiety – signs, triggers, and how to help young people feel safe and supported
✅ School avoidance – what it means, how to respond without judgment, and practical steps to help re-engage young people
✅ Practical emotional regulation strategies – how to teach and model calm-down techniques, build emotional awareness, and create safe spaces for expression
✅ Real-life tools and examples you can use immediately in your own setting

💡 This session is hands-on and practical – designed to give you real tools, not just theory.