Nip in the Bud Podcast - Dr Naomi Fisher: School avoidance and meeting children's developmental needs

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Dr Naomi Fisher
Dr Naomi Fisher is an independent clinical psychologist and EMDR-Europe trainer. She specialises in trauma, autism and alternative approaches to education. She works with children, adolescents and adults.

She is the author of Changing our Minds: How Children Can Take Control of their Own Learning (Robinson, 2021) and A Different Way to Learn: Neurodiversity and Self-Directed Education (JKP, 2023).

In today’s episode Naomi offers her psychological insights, theories and practical techniques and we look closely at emotional based school avoidance or school distress. Naomi gives some practical techniques to help support children not only to return to school, but to return as learners and thrive once there.

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Nip in the Bud films and resources for teachers:
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Dr Naomi Fisher Website:
https://www.naomifisher.co.uk/
Dr Naomi Fishers books:
https://www.naomifisher.co.uk/books
Changing our Minds: How Children Can Take Control of their Own Learning (Robinson, 2021)
A Different Way to Learn: Neurodiversity and Self-Directed Education (JKP, 2023)
Anna Freud - Addressing emotionally based school avoidance
https://www.annafreud.org/resources/schools-and-colleges/addressing-emotionally-based-school-avoidance/

Nip in the Bud - Where to get help

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פרקים

1. Nip in the Bud Podcast - Dr Naomi Fisher: School avoidance and meeting children's developmental needs (00:00:00)

2. Dr Naomi Fisher explains her background and perspective (00:02:30)

3. How children learn and how schools teach (00:04:30)

4. What is good about Early Years Education in UK schools? (00:05:00)

5. What can schools do to help with transition times in a child's education? (00:08:52)

6. Children learn and develop in different ways and at different times. (00:13:30)

7. What is meant by emotionally based school avoidance? (00:14:06)

8. Is EBSA growing in number? (00:16:18)

9. Links between EBSA and lockdown (00:17:25)

10. What signs are there for parents that their child is feeling school distress? (00:19:58)

11. Is there a link between certain behaviour systems in schools and school distress for some children? (00:26:04)

12. What can schools do to help a child avoiding coming to school? (00:27:33)

13. What advice do you have for children feeling school distress? (00:28:45)

14. Key takeaways (00:41:49)