{"id":10697,"date":"2026-10-17T22:54:23","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T14:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scc.sg\/e\/?page_id=10697"},"modified":"2026-10-17T23:23:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T15:23:28","slug":"school-refusal-school-avoidance-counselling","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scc.sg\/e\/school-refusal-school-avoidance-counselling\/","title":{"rendered":"School Refusal and School Avoidance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class='avia-image-container  av-styling-    avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  avia-align-center '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><img class='avia_image' src='data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCAxNjAwIDkwMCIgd2lkdGg9IjE2MDAiIGhlaWdodD0iOTAwIiBkYXRhLXU9Imh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGc2NjLnNnJTJGZSUyRndwLWNvbnRlbnQlMkZ1cGxvYWRzJTJGMjAyNiUyRjEwJTJGc2Nob29sLXJlZnVzYWwtc2Nob29sLWF2b2lkYW5jZS53ZWJwIiBkYXRhLXc9IjE2MDAiIGRhdGEtaD0iOTAwIiBkYXRhLWJpcD0iIj48L3N2Zz4=' data-spai='1' alt='A teenager and parent talking calmly at a dining table.' title='school-refusal-school-avoidance' height=\"900\" width=\"1600\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  style='height:30px' class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>School Refusal and School Avoidance<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  style='height:30px' class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_codeblock '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<div   class='hr hr-short hr-center   avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_codeblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><section id=\"text-8\" class=\"widget clearfix widget_text amr_widget\"><h3 class=\"widgettitle\">Appointment Booking<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thank you for choosing the Singapore Counselling Centre (SCC). 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