Explain school refusal plan and possible SSRI to parents — OSCE

Candidate instructions

Explain school refusal as a treatable behaviour linked to anxiety (not bad parenting or laziness), outline exposure-based CBT and graded return-to-school, discuss reducing accommodation without blame, cover when an SSRI might be added and safety monitoring, check understanding, and respond to the request for indefinite home schooling. The examiner plays a parent. ^{[1] [2] [5]}