Instructor: Meagan Mitchell
Live Event - 4/17/27 - 10am-1pm EST - School Avoidance in Youth: Understanding Stressors and Supporting Families
Course Description
School avoidance can be stressful and confusing for youth, families, and the professionals supporting them. In this live CE event, Dr. Meagan Mitchell will explore common stressors behind school avoidance and practical ways to respond with empathy and confidence. Attendees will leave with concrete strategies they can use to better support youth and families navigating school-related distress.
Learning Objectives
- Identify common emotional, behavioral, family, and school-based stressors that contribute to school avoidance in youth.
- Assess patterns of school avoidance to better understand what may be maintaining a young person’s distress.
- Apply practical, collaborative strategies to support youth and families in increasing school engagement and reducing avoidance.
Learning Method: Synchronous distance (interactive)
Amount of CE Credit Offered: 3 Live Clinical CE Credit. ASWB ACE and NBCC.
Fees: This course can be purchased individually for $79.00 or as part of an annual unlimited continuing education subscription available for $99/year.
Posttest: No posttest is required as this is a live CE event.
Certificate of Completion: A certificate will be issued at the end of the live event to all attendees who attended at least 80% of the live event.
Content Level:
Both beginning and intermediate-level content are included in this course.
Instructor Bio(s):
Meagan Mitchell
Requesting Accessibility Accommodations:
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System Requirements:
- The most recent version of Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Microsoft Edge browser
- Javascript enabled
- PDF plugin
- Graphic and audio output capability
- Broadband internet connection with a minimum speed of 5Mbps (recommended)
- TLS 1.2 supported by your web browser
Refund Policy: In general, refunds will not be provided. However, if you do have any concerns or grievances, please contact us at the email address below. Registrants who do not complete their course(s) will not receive a refund. The Agents of Change Grievance Policy can be viewed here.
Cancellation Policy: If an Agents of Change Continuing Education course is canceled, a full refund will be provided to all participants.
Please email [email protected] with any questions about the course.
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Meagan Mitchell
Dr. Meagan Mitchell is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and has been providing individualized and group test prep for the ASWB for over 10 years. From all of this experience helping others pass their exams, she has created a course to help you prepare for and pass the ASWB exam! She loves combining her passion for learning and sharing her knowledge with the social work community. Meagan has a strong interest in tech & and innovation, specifically exploring the intersection of technology with social work practices. She is also passionate about multicultural supervision and ethics; ensuring diverse voices are heard, understood, and supported in supervision and consultation. Meagan is skilled in early childhood education, conflict resolution, interventions, and management. She is a strong community and social services professional with a Masters of Social Work focused in Interpersonal Practice with Children, Youth, and Families in Society from the University of Michigan School of Social Work. She also has a Masters in Education and obtained her Doctor of Social Work from the University of Buffalo.
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