Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) for School Refusal Behaviour (SRB)

Positive Behaviour Support Strategies for School Refusal Behaviour (SRB) is a self-paced online course designed to equip you with a practical, compassionate, evidence-informed and neuroaffirming framework for understanding and supporting children and adolescents who experience difficulties attending school.

School refusal behaviour is not simply a choice or an attempt to avoid school. It can reflect significant underlying challenges, including anxiety, emotional regulation difficulties, sensory sensitivities, social stress, learning difficulties, previous negative experiences, or unmet needs within the environment.

Behaviour that may appear to be avoidance, refusal or non-compliance can instead be an important indication that a child or adolescent is experiencing distress or finding aspects of school difficult to manage.

Through this course, you will learn how to identify the factors that may be contributing to school refusal behaviour and recognise patterns of avoidance, distress, escalation and physical symptoms. You will explore how to look beyond the behaviour itself to understand what may be making school attendance difficult and what the child or adolescent may need in order to participate more successfully.

You will learn a wide range of positive behaviour support (PBS) strategies that can be used both proactively and in the moment. This includes developing structured, individualised support approaches that reduce distress, increase emotional and psychological safety, strengthen coping and regulation skills, improve participation, and support gradual re-engagement with education.

The course focuses on creating safe, supportive, predictable and flexible environments that respond to the individual needs of the child or adolescent. Rather than forcing attendance or focusing solely on compliance, you will learn how to address barriers to participation and support meaningful, sustainable re-engagement over time.

You will have 12 months from the date of purchase to complete the course at your own pace.