Description
Break the cycle of escalation to restore Calm, connection, and adult authority without resorting to punishment.
When facing severe, violent, controlling, or self-destructive behaviours in children and adolescents, standard parenting strategies and classroom management often fail. Developed by Professor Haim Omer and adapted from civil rights movements, Non-Violent Resistance (NVR) offers a proven, therapeutic, and relational framework for parents, carers, and educators in crisis.
NVR replaces reactive shouting, threats, and power struggles with a quiet, unwavering commitment to the young person’s wellbeing. It empowers adults to change their own responses first, creating the ultimate lever for lasting behavioural change and family healing.
Key Learning Highlights
- Rebuild Parental & Professional Presence: Develop a calm, visible, and unwavering stance that restores authority through engagement rather than force or aggression.
- Master De-Escalation & the NVR Pause: Learn practical strategies including physical and cognitive self-regulation to resist provoking behaviours without escalating conflict.
- Break the Isolation with Social Support: Build a trusted network of allies (family, friends, or professionals) to stand in solidarity, support the adult, and remove the secrecy surrounding severe behaviour.
- Deliver the Formal Announcement: Draft and present clear, non-confrontational declarations of intent that establish firm limits while affirming unconditional love and commitment.
- Offer Unconditional Reconciliation Gestures: Keep relational doors open and repair trust through small, warm acts of care that are completely unlinked to compliance or apologies.
Why Choose This Approach?
Backed by over 30 years of research and evidence showing an 80%+ reduction in violent incidents, NVR proves that you never have to choose between love and limits. Grounded in trauma-informed principles, this course delivers a strategic, compassionate roadmap out of conflict and into genuine connection.
Who Should Attend: Parents, Foster Carers, Adopters, Teachers, Teaching Assistants, School Leaders, Social Workers, Therapists, and Residential Care Staff supporting children with complex or high-risk behaviours.