Normally, Friday is a bonus episode, but you've been waiting on this one! Today is the first part of the recent conversation I had with Jayne Demsky of The School Avoidance Alliance and you don't want to miss this or the second part in episode #71. If you've ever dealt with a stressed out, anxious or depressed teen or tween that just couldn't go to school, we've got some great information for you in these two episodes!

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Sources, Resources and Mentions:

The following resources are from Jayne:

• School Avoidance Master Class for Parents (includes Parent Peer to Peer Support Group)
• Educator Professional Development course, Everything You Need to know to Get Your Kids Back to School
• Our private FB group for families
• For School Avoidance Families; The Ultimate Guide to Working with Your School (Provides guidance on how to work with your school and includes simple explanations of special education and disability laws, 504 plans, Education Plans- IEPs and School Intervention teams)
• Our website: www.schoolavoidance.org

Helpful places to find therapists who are experienced in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, some will be trained in exposure therapy:

www.Abct.org

www.iocdf.org (even though this is the OCD foundation, mental health providers that treat OCD are usually trained in CBT w Exposure. These listings may be mostly partial and inpatient programs)

Beck Institute Cares-clinician directory

We have a partnership with leading school avoidance clinicians at www.lumatehealth.com They are experienced therapists that do CBT w Exposure via telehealth. Say referred from Jayne from School Avoidance Alliance. Right now, only for the states of NY, CA, FL, and NJ, and coming soon to NC , CT, MD, NC, and PA

Other good places to find anxiety clinics who may be experienced in CBT are hospitals and universities in your area.