Dr. Kearney's presentation focuses on :

• characteristics of youth who are chronically absent or refuse to attend school,
• needs assessment
• interventions and strategies for youth who are chronically absent or refuse to attend school.

Attendees will leave with strategies to address:

• preventative options,
• techniques for emerging cases, and
• approaches for very severe and chronic cases.

OBJECTIVES

1. Be able to describe five characteristics of youth who are chronically absent or refuse to attend school; 
   
2. Be able to list three protocols to assess needs of the child who demonstrates chronic absenteeism; 
   
3. Be able to describe three preventative options that may decrease problem absenteeism;
   
4. Be able to list four techniques that are typically beneficial in emerging cases of problem absenteeism;
   
5. List three typically beneficial approaches for very severe and chronic cases. 
   

SCHEDULE

8:15am: Check-in and Continental Breakfast

9:00am to 12:00pm: Focus on introduction, characteristics, and Tier III interventions with assessment, as well as more severe cases

12:00-12:45: Lunch at SERESC

12:45-2:00 Focus on Tier II interventions with assessment

2:00-3:30 Focus on Tier I interventions with assessment 

$240.00 per participant

$215.00 early registration by September 10, 2015---Enter discount code: early*registration

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