These resources are usually intended for use by practitioners (e.g., psychologists, social workers), some of whom may work in mental health care settings. Some of the resources may facilitate assessment while others are relevant to treatment in Tier 3 (e.g., for youth displaying chronic or severe absenteeism and/or mental health problems). If you are looking for resources in a language other than English, please check the ‘My Country’ menu.
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Journal articles
- Hendron, M., & Kearney, C.A. (2011). Bridging the gap between assessment and treatment of youths with school refusal behavior: What to do when clients ask “What now?” Journal of Clinical Psychology Practice, 2, 14-21.
- Kearney, C.A. (2006). Dealing with school refusal behavior: A primer for family physicians. Journal of Family Practice, 55, 685-692.
- Tonge, B. J., Cooper, H., King, N. J., & Heyne, D. (2002). School refusal: description and management. Current Therapeutics, 43, 55.
- Heyne, D., King, N. J., Tonge, B. J., & Cooper, H. (2001). School refusal: Epidemiology and management. Paediatric Drugs, 3, 719-732.
- King, N. J., Ollendick, T., Heyne, D., & Tonge, B. J. (1995). Treatment of school refusal: Strategies for the family physician. Australian Family Physician, 24, 1250-1253.
- Hendron, M., & Kearney, C.A. (2011). Bridging the gap between assessment and treatment of youths with school refusal behavior: What to do when clients ask “What now?” Journal of Clinical Psychology Practice, 2, 14-21.
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Books and Book Chapters
- Gonzaga et al. (2022). Handbook of stress and academic anxiety: Psychological processes and interventions with students and teachers. Springer.
- Kearney, C. A. (2019). Helping families of youth with schoool attendance problems: A practical guide for mental health and school-based professionals. New York: Oxford University Press.
- Kearney, C.A., & Albano, A.M. (2018). When children refuse school: A cognitive-behavioral therapy approach/Parent workbook (3rd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press.
- Kearney, C.A., & Albano, A.M. (2018). When children refuse school: A cognitive-behavioral therapy approach/ Therapist’s guide (3rd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press.
- Kearney, C.A., & Fornander, M.J. (2018). School refusal behavior and absenteeism. In R.J.R. Levesque (Ed.), Encyclopedia of adolescence (2nd ed.) (pp. 3298-3303). New York: Springer.
- Kearney, C.A., & Sheldon, K.K. (2017). Evidence-based interventions for school refusal behavior in children and adolescents. In L.A. Theodore (Ed.), Handbook of evidence-based interventions for children and adolescents (pp. 279-288). New York: Springer.
- Kearney, C.A., & Sheldon, K. (2017). School refusal. In A.E. Wenzel (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of abnormal and clinical psychology (pp. 2989-2991). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
- Heyne, D.A., & Maynard, B.R. (2016). Interventions for school refusal and truancy: A case of 'old dogs in need of new tricks'? In R. Menzies, M. Kyrios, and N. Kazantzis (Eds.), Innovations and future directions in the behavioural and cognitive therapies (pp, 23-28). Samford Valley: Australian Academic Press.
- Kearney, C.A. (2016). Managing school absenteeism at multiple tiers: An evidence-based and practical guide for professionals. New York: Oxford University Press.
- Heyne, D.A., Sauter, F.M., & Maynard, B.R. (2015). Moderators and mediators of treatments for youth with school refusal or truancy. In M. Maric, P.J.M. Prins, & T.H. Ollendick (Eds.), Moderators and mediators of youth treatment outcomes (pp. 230-266). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Kearney, C.A., & Diliberto, R. (2014). School refusal behavior. In S.G. Hofmann & W. Rief (Eds.), The Wiley handbook of cognitive behavioral therapy: Volume II (pp. 875-892). New York: Wiley.
- Kearney, C.A., & Ross, E. (2014). Problematic school absenteeism. In C.A. Alfano & D.C. Beidel (Eds.), Comprehensive evidence-based interventions for children and adolescents (pp. 275-286). New York: Wiley.
- Kearney, C.A., & Spear, M. (2014). Treating school refusal behavior. In L. Grossman & S. Walfish (Eds.), Translating psychological research into practice (pp. 83-85). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
- Heyne, D. A., & Sauter, F. M. (2013). School refusal. In C. A. Essau, & T. H. Ollendick (Eds.), The Wiley-Blackwell handbook of the treatment of childhood and adolescent anxiety (pp. 471-517). Chichester: John Wiley & Sons Limited.
- Kearney, C.A., & Spear, M. (2013). Assessment of selective mutism and school refusal behavior. In D. McKay & E.A. Storch (Eds.), Handbook of assessing variants and complications in anxiety disorders (pp. 29-42). New York: Springer.
- Kearney, C.A., Gauger, M., Schafer, R., & Day, T. (2011). Social and performance anxiety and oppositional and school refusal behavior in youth. In C.A. Alfano & D.C. Beidel (Eds.), Social anxiety disorder in adolescents and young adults: Translating developmental science into practice (pp. 125-141). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
- Kearney, C.A., Haight, C., Gauger, M., & Schafer, R. (2011). School refusal behavior and absenteeism. In R.J.R. Levesque (Ed.), Encyclopedia of adolescence (pp. 2489-2492). New York: Springer.
- Kearney, C.A., Turner, D., & Gauger, M. (2010). School refusal behavior. In I. Weiner & E. Craighead (Eds.), Corsini’s encyclopedia of psychology (4th ed.) (pp. 1517-1519). New York: Wiley.
- Kearney, C.A., Stowman, S., Haight, C., & Wechsler, A. (2008). Manualized treatment for anxiety-based school refusal behavior in youth. In C. LeCroy (Ed.), Handbook of evidence-based treatment manuals for children and adolescents (2nd ed.) (pp. 286-313). New York: Oxford University Press.
- Kearney, C.A., Wechsler, A.R., & Chapman, G. (2008). School refusal behavior. In F.T.L. Leong (Ed.), Encyclopedia of counseling: Changes and challenges for counseling in the 21st century (pp. 387-389). Los Angeles, CA: Sage.
- Kearney, C.A., & Bensaheb, A. (2007). Assessing anxiety disorders in children and adolescents. In S.R. Smith & L. Handler (Eds.), The clinical assessment of children and adolescents: A practitioner’s guide (pp. 467-483) . Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
- Kearney, C.A., LaSota, M.T., Lemos-Miller, A., & Vecchio, J. (2007). Parent training in the treatment of school refusal behavior. In J.M. Briesmeister & C.E. Schaefer (Eds.), Handbook of parent training: Helping parents prevent and solve problem behaviors (3rd ed.) (pp. 164-193). New York: Wiley.
- Heyne, D. (2006). School refusal. In J. E. Fisher and W. T. O’Donohue (Eds.), Practitioner’s guide to evidence-based psychotherapy (pp. 599-618). New York: Springer.
- Heyne, D., & King, N.J. (2004). Treatment of school refusal. In P. M. Barrett & T. H. Ollendick (Eds.), Handbook of interventions that work with children and adolescents: Prevention and treatment (pp. 243-272). London: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
- Heyne, D., King, N.J., & Ollendick, T. (2004). School refusal. In P. Graham (Ed.), Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Children and Families (2nd edition) (pp. 320-341). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Heyne, D., King, N.J., & Tonge, B. (2004). School refusal. In T.H. Ollendick & J.S. March (Eds.), Phobic and anxiety disorders in children and adolescents: A clinician’s guide to effective psychosocial and pharmacological interventions (pp. 236-271). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Kearney, C.A. (2004). School refusal behavior. In W.E. Craighead & C.B. Nemeroff (Eds.), The concise Corsini encyclopedia of psychology and behavioral science (3rd. ed.) (pp. 851-852). New York: Wiley.
- Kearney, C.A., & Alvarez, K.M. (2004). Manualized treatment for school-refusal behavior in youth. In L. L’Abate (Ed.), Using workbooks in mental health: Resources in prevention, psychotherapy, and rehabilitation for clinicians and researchers (pp. 283-299). New York: Haworth.
- Heyne, D., & Rollings, S. (2002). School refusal. Oxford: BPS Blackwell. (Reproduced in Polish as “Niechęć do szkoty” by Gdańskie Wydawnictwo Psychologiczne, Gdańsk 2004.)
- Kearney, C.A. (2001). School refusal behavior in youth: A functional approach to assessment and treatment. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
- Kearney, C.A., & Mizrachi, R. (1998). Interventions with school refusal behavior. In D.A. Sabatino & B.L. Brooks (Eds.), Contemporary interdisciplinary interventions for children with emotional/behavioral disorders (pp. 247-265). Durham, North Carolina: Carolina Academic Press.
- Kearney, C.A., & Roblek, T.L. (1998). Parent training in the treatment of school refusal behavior. In J.M. Briesmeister & C.E. Schaefer (Eds.), Handbook of parent training: Parents as co-therapists for children’s behavior problems (2nd. ed.) (pp. 225-256). New York: Wiley.
- Kearney, C.A., & Tillotson, C.A. (1998). School attendance. In T.S. Watson & F.M. Gresham (Eds.), Handbook of child behavior therapy (pp. 143-161). New York: Plenum.
- Kearney, C.A., & Tillotson, C.A. (1998). The School Refusal Assessment Scale. In C.P. Zalaquett & R.J. Wood (Eds.), Evaluating stress: A book of resources (Volume 2) (pp. 239-258). Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press.
- Kearney, C.A. (1995). School refusal behavior. In A.R. Eisen, C.A. Kearney, & C.E. Schaefer (Eds.), Clinical handbook of anxiety disorders in children and adolescents (pp. 19-52). Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson.
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Information Sheets
- During the INSA 2019 Conference Patricia Graczyk offered her ‘School Re-Entry Plan Checklist’ as a resource for others to use, available via this link. Patricia welcomes any suggestions on how this resource could be improved, and she can be contacted via pgraczyk@uic.edu
- 'School refusal: A small guide to supporting school attendance', written for those personnel working at schools and in student welfare who meet with children and young people who are often absent from school, and also written for their parents and guardians. Authors of the booklet are J. Sergejeff, T. Pilbacka-Rönkä, and H. Mantila.
