Panic attacks how much help should school provide?

[anxietytalking]

Dd is 14 and having panic attacks about school but can't say why. School are aware but I'm not sure how much support I should be having from them.
She has been to Gp and I self referred her to CAHMS which got her 6 weeks of counselling but no proper CAHMS referral.
I have no idea what help school should be providing, school counsellor said because she is seeing a counsellor from outside school there is nothing they can do. Pastoral support say go back to lesson or sit her on her own. She has a pass to leave the classroom if needed but that only lets her stand outside the classroom.
Does anyone know what help she should be getting, no wonder she wants to stay at home

They're not really equipped to do much more than give her permission to leave class but they should provide her with more than "Stand outside the classroom"

There should be a safe place for her to retreat to. My DD had similar last year and her school made a space for her in a side room....they told her all she had to do was tell her teacher and she could go straight there but she MUST go straight there or they might not have track of her and that wouldn't be safe.

She then had to report back once she felt better. If she felt better after her original class ended, she had to find the teacher she'd last been with and tell them.

It was agreed that if she was gone more than an hour, the teacher or another staff member would search for her.

This is the reality of a pupil going off to a space though....it might not be feasible in an ordinary, large school....DD attends a very small school.

@FortunesFave

They're not really equipped to do much more than give her permission to leave class but they should provide her with more than "Stand outside the classroom"

There should be a safe place for her to retreat to. My DD had similar last year and her school made a space for her in a side room....they told her all she had to do was tell her teacher and she could go straight there but she MUST go straight there or they might not have track of her and that wouldn't be safe.

She then had to report back once she felt better. If she felt better after her original class ended, she had to find the teacher she'd last been with and tell them.

It was agreed that if she was gone more than an hour, the teacher or another staff member would search for her.

This is the reality of a pupil going off to a space though....it might not be feasible in an ordinary, large school....DD attends a very small school.

Sorry to hear about your daughter, I hope she is feeling better now. There is an are that can be used and she is actually there at the moment, but isn't always allowed to go there. I supposed I'm most concerned that she is on her own having a meltdown and messaging me begging to come home, she hates being on her own when she feels like this. I think I will try a meeting at school with her year manager and safeguarding to see what other support is available

I'm not sure what you think they can do. There are no spare members of staff to be available for her.

How is her social life going? I ask because what triggered my DD's issues was a social problem.

She denied and denied it but it really was because her best friend had grown away from her and DD was feeling very left out and alone.

Some kids manage this easier than others and 14 is the ripe old age for this sort of thing.

We've found school nurse incredible. My DD sees her weekly. Has this not been offered to her? We also have things in place like she goes into the classroom first thing and sits quietly with the teacher as the teacher is finishing prep for the day. It's a nice gentle start for DDs day as her panic attacks / anxiety often manifest as she's physically walking into school. School nurse listens, gives tips and tricks for managing anxiety (like breathing and tracing fingers of your hand)

Just to say that DD is 10 and I would add that we are currently embarking on assessment for Autism Spectrum disorder

@FortunesFave

How is her social life going? I ask because what triggered my DD's issues was a social problem.

She denied and denied it but it really was because her best friend had grown away from her and DD was feeling very left out and alone.

Some kids manage this easier than others and 14 is the ripe old age for this sort of thing.

She has had friendship problems, her group have split in two, she decided to walk away from her best friend but has another smaller groups now. They don't really do much in person socialising though which is a worry

@RainbowZebraWarrior

We've found school nurse incredible. My DD sees her weekly. Has this not been offered to her? We also have things in place like she goes into the classroom first thing and sits quietly with the teacher as the teacher is finishing prep for the day. It's a nice gentle start for DDs day as her panic attacks / anxiety often manifest as she's physically walking into school. School nurse listens, gives tips and tricks for managing anxiety (like breathing and tracing fingers of your hand)

Just to say that DD is 10 and I would add that we are currently embarking on assessment for Autism Spectrum disorder

Hi, as far as I know there isn't a school nurse, hope you Dd feels better soon.

I could be wrong, but I think all children should have access to one. I certainly didn't think there was one before I knew (village school, nurse has responsibility for around 6 or 7 schools in the local authority and visits each one for a half day each week, is available to talk to on phone the rest of the time) DD gets one to one time with her. And I've also had one to one time with the nurse too. It's worth asking or maybe look on your local authority website under schools section.