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School refusal, parental control and wider systems: lessons from the management of two cases

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Stephen Coulter
Stephen Coulter*
Affiliation:
Child and Family Clinic, Craigavon Area Hospital, 63 Lurgan Road, Portadown, Craigavon, Co Armagh, N. Ireland
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Abstract

Two cases of school refusal are presented. From the experience of these two cases, and support from the literature, early assessment of parental control in cases of school refusal is advocated. When parental control, even with professional therapeutic support, is not sufficient to effect an early return to school, intervention in the wider systems which are organised around the problem is recommended.

Keywords

School refusalParental controlWider systemsAssessment

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Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 12 , Issue 4 , December 1995 , pp. 146 - 149
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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