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Chronic Absenteeism and School Avoidance: Assessment, Intervention, and Multi-Tiered Support | 9 NASP-approved CPD Credits

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This course examines the psychological, behavioral, educational, family, and environmental contributors to chronic absenteeism and school avoidance.

 

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Reading-Based Continuing Education Course

Chronic Absenteeism and School Avoidance: Assessment, Intervention, and Multi-Tiered Support

A 9-credit, self-paced continuing education course examining the psychological, behavioral, educational, family, and environmental contributors to chronic absenteeism and school avoidance. Designed for psychologists working in schools, the course emphasizes assessment, evidence-informed intervention, multi-tiered supports, consultation, and data-based decision-making.

Course Overview

Through guided readings, practical applications, and complex consultation cases, participants examine the identification, assessment, prevention, and intervention of chronic absenteeism and school avoidance. Using FutureEd and Attendance Works’ Attendance Playbook: Smart Strategies for Reducing Student Absenteeism Post-Pandemic (2023), the course explores early warning systems, school connectedness, psychological and behavioral assessment, family engagement, and individualized attendance interventions. Participants learn to distinguish anxiety-related school avoidance from medical, instructional, disability-related, and environmental attendance barriers; develop coordinated supports across all three tiers; and evaluate intervention effectiveness using attendance, implementation, and student functioning data.


🧠 Psychological & Behavioral Assessment


Examine anxiety-related school avoidance, behavioral patterns, emotional distress, academic demands, and environmental contributors to attendance difficulties.


🏫 Multi-Tiered Attendance Intervention


Apply Tier 1 prevention, Tier 2 targeted interventions, and Tier 3 intensive supports to address attendance barriers and strengthen school connectedness.


📊 Consultation & Data-Based Decisions


Interpret attendance patterns, evaluate intervention fidelity, collaborate with families and community partners, and monitor student progress.

What You Will Learn

  • Differentiate chronic absenteeism, truancy, and school avoidance.
  • Assess psychological, behavioral, academic, medical, and environmental attendance barriers.
  • Use attendance data and early warning systems to identify students requiring support.
  • Develop schoolwide prevention strategies that strengthen student belonging and engagement.
  • Select targeted interventions involving mentoring, academic assistance, family outreach, and mental health supports.
  • Coordinate intensive interventions for students experiencing complex or persistent barriers.
  • Apply collaborative family-school consultation and culturally responsive problem-solving.
  • Evaluate intervention implementation, attendance trends, educational participation, and student well-being.


Course Format

This 9-credit course is delivered through self-paced reading and applied learning activities. It includes 10 lessons, 30 interactive activities, three extended case study analyses, and a 48-question final assessment. Learning activities emphasize psychological assessment, interpretation of attendance data, intervention planning, family and school consultation, and evidence-informed professional decision-making.


Primary Reading Resource

Attendance Playbook: Smart Strategies for Reducing Student Absenteeism Post-Pandemic
FutureEd and Attendance Works (2023)


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NASP Approved Provider
Child & School Psychology CE is a NASP-approved provider of continuing professional development for school psychologists.

Continuing Education Credit
Eligible courses provide continuing education credit after successful completion of required course activities and assessments.
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Jaime Flowers, Ph.D., LEP, BCBA, NCSP

Course Instructor
Jaime Flowers, Ph.D., LEP, BCBA, NCSP
School Psychologist • Educational Psychologist • Behavior Analyst

About Dr. Flowers
Dr. Jaime Flowers is a licensed educational psychologist, Board Certified Behavior Analyst, and Nationally Certified School Psychologist with extensive experience in school psychology, behavior analysis, assessment, consultation, and professional continuing education. Her work has focused on translating evidence-based practices into practical strategies that psychologists and other education professionals can apply in real-world settings.

Ph.D.
School Psychology
LEP
Licensed Educational Psychologist
BCBA
Board Certified Behavior Analyst
NCSP
Nationally Certified School Psychologist

Professional Focus
✓ School psychology practice
✓ Behavioral assessment and intervention
✓ Consultation and problem-solving
✓ Evidence-based educational practices
✓ Professional continuing education

 

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Artificial Intelligence Disclosure

Artificial intelligence (AI) was used during course development for editorial assistance, including review of wording, organization, clarity, and presentation of author-developed materials.

In designated written activities, AI may also provide immediate formative feedback on participant responses based on course concepts and criteria established by the course developer.

AI does not independently determine course completion or continuing education credit. Course content, sources, learning objectives, assessments, and final materials are reviewed and approved by the course developer and applicable program-planning personnel.

What You Will Learn

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to evaluate psychological, behavioral, educational, family, and environmental contributors to chronic absenteeism and school avoidance; apply evidence-informed, multi-tiered attendance interventions; and formulate individualized consultation and intervention recommendations using assessment findings, implementation data, and student outcomes.

1
Differentiate Attendance Problems and School Avoidance
Differentiate chronic absenteeism, truancy, anxiety-related school avoidance, and other patterns of nonattendance by analyzing attendance indicators, presenting concerns, and the psychological, educational, and environmental circumstances associated with missed instruction.
2
Evaluate Psychological and Environmental Contributors
Evaluate competing and interacting hypotheses about school nonattendance by integrating information about anxiety, emotional distress, behavioral processes, academic demands, peer relationships, health conditions, disability-related needs, family circumstances, and environmental access barriers.
3
Analyze Attendance Data and Early Warning Indicators
Calculate and interpret cumulative and interval-specific absence rates, identify temporal and setting-specific attendance patterns, and evaluate early warning information while accounting for measurement validity, enrollment periods, partial-day attendance, and limitations of causal interpretation.
4
Develop Comprehensive Attendance Assessments
Develop individualized attendance assessment formulations using student and caregiver interviews, educational records, behavioral observations, relevant psychological information, and contextual data to distinguish supported hypotheses from unverified assumptions and identify appropriate intervention priorities.
5
Evaluate Schoolwide Prevention and Connectedness Strategies
Evaluate Tier 1 attendance prevention strategies involving school connectedness, positive student-adult relationships, culturally responsive instruction, family engagement, restorative practices, and attendance incentives by examining their research support, implementation requirements, and potential effects on equitable educational participation.
6
Design Targeted and Intensive Attendance Interventions
Design Tier 2 and Tier 3 attendance intervention plans that match identified barriers with appropriate mentoring, academic reentry assistance, mental health support, family outreach, health-related services, educational accommodations, and intensive case management while defining responsibilities and measurable outcomes.
7
Apply Collaborative Family and Interagency Consultation
Apply culturally responsive family-school problem-solving and interagency consultation strategies to complex attendance cases by incorporating student and caregiver perspectives, addressing barriers to service access, clarifying implementation responsibilities, and evaluating relevant confidentiality and educational access considerations.
8
Interpret Intervention Response and Implementation Data
Interpret attendance progress-monitoring data, intervention fidelity, instructional participation, and student-reported psychological functioning to distinguish meaningful improvement from incomplete implementation, identify unresolved needs, and justify decisions to maintain, modify, or intensify supports.
9
Formulate Integrated, Evidence-Informed Consultation Recommendations
Formulate defensible assessment, consultation, and intervention recommendations for complex student and schoolwide attendance cases by integrating research evidence, competing hypotheses, multi-tiered supports, equity and accessibility considerations, family collaboration, implementation quality, and measurable student outcomes.
       

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