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Understanding EBSA: A Family Guide

The Three Pathways Approach

A comprehensive, compassionate guide for families navigating Emotionally Based School Avoidance. Learn what EBSA really is (and what it is not), understand the three pathways, and discover practical strategies that actually work.

What you'll learn

  • Understand why EBSA is not a diagnosis and what this means for your child
  • Identify which pathway(s) are driving your child's EBSA
  • Understand how the nervous system and HPA axis affect your child's capacity

Course modules

7 modules, each mapped to a Bloom's Taxonomy level so the learning ladders from recall to real-world practice.

  1. 1

    Not a diagnosis

    Bloom: Understand

    What it changes when EBSA is a description, not a label.

  2. 2

    Mapping your child's pathway

    Bloom: Analyse

    A structured profile across the three pathways.

  3. 3

    Mornings and the HPA axis

    Bloom: Understand

    Why the body says no before the child does.

  4. 4

    Low-demand recovery

    Bloom: Apply

    Rebuilding capacity without losing ground.

  5. 5

    Working with school

    Bloom: Apply

    Turn your understanding into a request school can act on.

  6. 6

    Judging a plan

    Bloom: Evaluate

    Decide whether a proposed reintegration plan is safe.

  7. 7

    Your family plan

    Bloom: Create

    Build a graduated, pathway-matched plan for your child.

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