Testimonials

I like doing bite size training 20 mins then a break helps me process

Loved learning at your own pace

Adaptive, flexible, Gained more confidence. Thank you

It was interactive and kept people focused

It was great, thanks!

Very collaborative and lots of group discussion. Have more confidence and idea a for supervison

Feeling confident in my understanding and use of NVR. Very enjoyable and informative thank you.

Helpful to have group from the same organisations / consider needs of group as part of the training focus

Confidence in being able to supervise with an NVR lens

Day 2 was very good, practical activities were most effective. I gained the most from the supervision dilemmas

Lots of practical experience. Benefit of being face to face

Knowledge of the trainers, well planned and facilitated discussion activities and networking with people from other teams and agencies. I have a renewed enthusiasm and confidence in using NVR

Really enjoyed the content and delivery style. Thank you so much

Facilitators were fantastic, enthusiastic and knowledgeable, they fostered an environment which encouraged students to practice, share and develop skills.

Facilitating NVR with a trauma approach is far less daunting that we initially thought. Strategies are relational, simple and require facilitator to notice shame, avoidance, anxiety and complexity of supporter input. Great 4 days, thank you

Clear explanation of the ideas presented with examples

The training was very informative, it gave me new skills and tool kit to add in my systemic therapeutic work with children and their families. As a parent i gained personal and professional ways of working and way of life.

The trainers were excellent and attended to different styles of learning.

The trainers were lovely. Really breaking down concepts and also providing a refresher/building on existing skills. Nice combination of using slides, group activities and videos. Plenty of opportunities for discussion.

Trainers were knowledgeable and clearly had good experience. They were able to answer questions and link ideas well.

It has been a great opportunity to learn of the innovations in NVR, particularly in relation to avoidance behaviour

great depth of knowledge to take practice further, developing in stuck moments with parents

The training has helped me address parental knowledge when understanding the NVR approach. So many interesting perspectives of learning in what is an effectively new subject matter for me. I look forward to using the many modules that have been heavily discussed over the 4 days.

I will use NVR at every opportunity to improve interactions on a regular basis. NVR is a brilliant mechanism to help in productivity, performance and efficiency.

Thank you for sharing the course content in such a professional and empowering manner. Thoroughly enjoyed the course. Will certainly subscribe to the PP podcast.

Face to face excellent. Shila and Jackie huge amount of experiences to assist with learning, collective experiences of the group and different ideas adds such depth to the learning.

Massive thanks to Shila and Jackie. Fantastic teachers.

It helped us with understanding NVR in a deeper way and with ways of working with trauma & shame

Really great training

Really practical ideas to work with and a deeper/richer understanding of NVR

Gained confidence to work with NVR

Informative, in depth and time interesting. Gives me confidence going forward in providing more effective support and delivery of NVR

Amazing depth of thoughts

Benefits of being together in a learning environment with responsive and knowledgeable trainers. Strengths of it being in person.Great training, well delivered by Shila & Jackie.

Good delivery and experimental approach.

Shila and Jackie are brilliant facilitators. Their practice was child and family focused and they enabled full participation in the training.

Love in person training as connection and learning comes alive. Great to have manual and slides together. Exercises really helpful. Enjoyed having the opportunity to think at a deeper level about the ideas

The value to NVR

Provides me with another string to my bow when supporting families with complex needs. Great thanks

I am happy that it was possible to do the whole training from abroad. Thank you!!

It was good being able to connect with others and to learn from trainers and peers. Being on Zooom allows for greater accessibility to learning. thank you for a great learning oppurtunity

it was really helpful to practice cases fromo different perspecitive eg commpassion, apreciative etc as it help me to separate tools

Knowledgeable and supportive trainers and a very interesting cohort of people who can feed in their experience. I learned many things, but something that comes to mind is the importance of taking things slow and remembering how to be patient, both with myself and my cases.

Good thinking about how to apply in other contexts and roles, particularly thinking about coregulating shame

I feel mire confident liasing with troubled parents who have challenging children. I have a framework of strategies that I can offer them now

Great to have time to be in groups with colleagues from different backgrounds who are also on their NVR journey. Gained more confidence with NVR and incorporating it into my own therapeutic style and practice

Enjoyed sharing ideas with the group and hearing their experiences.I think as a family therapist there were some concepts that I am very familiar with such as Social Graces, although it is always helpful to re-visit concepts I do think for me this time felt less helpful. I did enjoy the new ideas about flexibility in delivery

Fantastic, really enjoyed it, thank you

Really enjoyable, thanks!

thank you, it’s always helpful to reengage with other professionals in nvr setting

I could do the training around a knee operation and not have to travel . We packed a lot in , but I guess it is always slightly more meaningful to have conversations in person. A renewed commitment to ‘being’ non violent in my approach with clients – compassionate witnessing of their struggles, appreciatively witnessing their strengths, resisting difficulties, and helping them to reconnect to how they want to parent. All of the trainers were incredibly knowledgeable and shared their experiences generously with us – very inspiring

Strong networking with others in many different professions who were all really engaged with NVR

Enjoyed the opportunity to connect with other Practitioners and to share challenges. Good ideas & thoughts around regulating shame.

It was really nice to have a reflective space for case discussion. Gained confidence in utilising NVR principles and how to flexibly adapt NVR ideas for the needs of different parents/families. Thank you very much for a really helpful 2 days!

Very engaging and informative and sharing knowledge and information with peers. Wonderful and Sarah especially inclusive, knowledgeable and down-to earth. Learned A LOT!!!!

Interactive, shared focus, opportunity to reflect and practice. Gained confidence and readiness.

The ELM training was in my own time and I liked how it enabled me to be able to go back if I had missed something as I could pace myself. Today has really supported me in feeling confident about the pacing and how I get started with doing NVR as the principle approach rather than adding it in

Flexibility with the online modules and diving into concepts deeper with the consolidation day was a good way to balance time and also become knowledgeable about key concepts of NVR. Consolidation day gave more practical experience

NVR being a powerful way for creating change by challenging injustice through peaceful means

I did the ELM so it was good to have someone experienced in NVR give more in-depth information and also alternative ways of using NvR in the real world

Flexibility with the ELM to work round other commitments and family. Lots of specific examples and chance to practice in role play. Systemic and integrative thinking. Responsive trainer on consolidation day. Learned so much, but in short, putting NVR into personal and professional life

It opened my eyes to NVR. Especially the aspect of Announcement, sit in etc

Good ease of access and cost

Wouldn’t change anything, fab course

Really well delivered

Today was a very useful day. Rachel provided many examples. This made NVR skills and techniques real, not just a theoretic concept.

Enjoyed meeting other professionals and how they deliver NVR

I really appreciated the real world case examples from the trainers about their own experiences and practice, as these helped me to imagine delivering it myself, and made it more tangible, real and feel more possible and comfortable (with the tricky topics). I will be delivering nvr in my systemic family practice sessions and will be shadowing and then delivering nvr groups.

The trainers really embodied the NVR philosophy and used examples to bring this Alive

It’s gives us other ways to support different families

The consolidation day really brought NVR to life for me and listening to Rachael’s case studies was hugely valuable. She showed how the concepts can be individualised and used creatively depending on the context. I feel more equipped now to apply to my own practice. Feel better equipped to support parents with announcements, resisting violent behaviour

Good that more examples where given and where the strategies can fit in

Knowledgeable practitioners leading the course with excellent real life examples to back up theory.

Rachael was brilliant at sharing real life examples which strengthened the learning experience

Really good training for reflection and sharing knowledge. NVR is more fluid and less manualised than I originally thought.

The examples and case studies discussed were very rich and helpful in painting a picture. I especially enjoyed how real and telling Rachael was in her delivery- I appreciate the humanness.

The practical methods are brilliant. I love the basket method.

The non violent resistance approach is great! Beneficial in my life and in my conversations with families. Particular focus on what the adult can do and what support

Enjoyed the restorative, relational, and consistency involved in th NVR approach, which all means parents are more empowered and capable to parent confidently, despite hard situations at home

It is very useful because it can be used for externalities and internalised behaviours. A key strength is also the fact that it is a philosophy and can be applied from undesirable to down right dangerous behaviour. It values connection and empowers the parent/person applying it.

Thank you for the incredible training. I feel it can be powerful in my work and in personal situations.

Inclusive, informative, interactive and applicable to on the ground practise. Thank you so much

Interesting and direct practical skills given to get started. A whole new approach and confidence in working with parents (as a non parent)

Practical and thoughtful solution to common social care issues

Lots of new tools and ideas

It is more clearer how to implement NVR to families that can use non violent within and outside of the home.

NVR as an overall approach to my practice and not a prescriptive model is great

Very knowledgeable trainers, a good group size and lots of opportunities to ask questions. The learning was very practical which I appreciated and was helpful

Learnt SO MUCH – the importance of relation being the highlight between parents and children. Techniques to use to support parents, how helpful NVR is

Thank you so much for such brilliant training, I’ve taken a lot from it and really enjoyed it

Help me in my work, How to support families better

New knowledge and understanding of a approach that practices a peaceful approach. Thank you. Resources were useful before the course and the course brought it to life

Good reflective discussions. New knowledge and practical interventions to use

Lots of opportunity for case discussion, questions about the approach. Have a renewed enthusiasm about my ability to offer NVR-permission to get some aspects wrong!

Lots of information sharing and advice. Another approach to consider when working with families

Refreshing on what we are already dong, keeping NVR methods alive in practice, knowing when to use NVR. Improved knowledge on how to deliver the NVR pre work

a good hybrid approach to training, will takeaway to make use the skills and techniques in a way that works for me in my practise

useful to see it in action in video and to have time to think about next steps to implementation

to use NVR confidently and share our learning

Great for stuck presentations; presenters willing to share their own work to model and offer live supervision for case discussion. enjoy the reflecting team involvement of the full group

NVR will work well with majority of young people we will see and their parents

Interactive training. Really helpful having breakout facility, and working with colleagues in a different capacity/environment

today’s session will help consolidate my learning and look at developing NVR as part of our practice.

Appreciated the case discussions. Learning from and with others. Space for questions and reflections. Learnt to go for it! practice and experiment more. If you expect the families we work with to do that, do it yourself.

Helping parents develop skills and strategies to improve their relationship with children. New skills, looking forward to using NVR in the near future

Good group discussions led by trainer, chance to hear from other teams

clear model with a developing evidence based fits well with maudsley and attachment theory. There were some aspects of the face to face i would have changed ie learning more about the overall model rather than the mango exercise

Bespoke nature of the training was really helpful – ability to consider own case material really useful

A useful overview of NVR principles. Helpful to have seen a video of practice to bring these ideas to life more so they can feel more transferrable

Jill and Shilla were very experienced practitioners which shined out throughout the training. They gave the right amount of time for our responses.

Interactive training helps you get a better grasp of the information. I will use the principles to support parents I see to better empower them to support their children with their eating difficulties

I liked the role play videos where scenarios were played out, they were relevant and made it easier to understand the approach

Thank you, NVR will be beneficial to my development and using this with my families will be an amazing opportunity to provide the help and support they are searching for.

Loved, all the new and updated videos 🙂

Enjoyed taking the learning at my own pace, a mixture of reading and videos. Being able to pause and go back over material. All of the examples given and mock scenarios were really helpful.

I liked the role play videos where scenarios were played out, they were relevant and made it easier to understand the approach

I thought there was a good balance between teaching and opportunities to practice. The pre-workshop learning was also really valuable and helped focus the content of the workshop itself onto the nurances of facilitation

Thank you for the generous sharing of resources. I always think it’s such a shame that individual organisations often spend resource developing materials that have already been produced and refined by other organisations; particularly when those organisations are tax payer funded.

Trainer was brilliant. Thank you

It has given some insight in to how to tweak NVR for families where there is anxiety and OCD

Enjoyed getting in contact with other professionals and getting access to the working materials. It is possible to do a group intervention around SPACE! Thank you very much!

Learned practical ways of supporting families with this approach, also liked the New Authority model and parents as an anchor metaphor. it was really informative and well presented by knowledgeable trainer

I liked the gentle approach and experience of learning reflecting on families we work with and using parts of the model and going through group process. Really enjoyed the training

Thank you Warren

Learnt loads – especially the intricacies of facilitating NVR parenting groups. Thanks for today, very interesting and informative/useful

I enjoyed and appreciated the structure approach of the training. It was informative and personalised.

Lots of information on running a group – very generous trainer sharing all of materials.

Employing NVR for anxiety

Good resources and opportunity to become familiar with these prior to the session

I appreciated that we were kept in the same break out room as this made it much more accessible. Online can be tricky but this felt well structured with well planned breaks and the pace was generally good.

I felt that the mix of knowledge sharing, role play and breaks was well managed. Thank you Warren

strong knowledge of subject matter and experience

I like all the resources available to us as practitioners and the set out of each session. it was good to do the role plays to keep parents in mind

good access to the platform before the training and access to the trainer’s platform as well. the trainer was knowledgeable and the pace was good. there was a lot of focus on anxiety and ocd was not mentioned as much ( know they are linked), are their adaptions specifically for ocd?

A lot of information in one workshop. Given me more confidence with working with anxiety and NVR

i have come away with a group to implement in my service

This training was really easy to follow, informative and enjoyable. I’ve loads of ideas AND the tools to be supported and send to parents – very refreshing, thankyou

This training was well paced, useful and enjoyable. Warren lead by example and gave examples, demonstrated the skills and shared his experience and knowledge. He kept the group engaged

Very good training for thinking and working with Anxiety.

It is really practical in terms of supporting facilitators of anxiety groups like this. Also the flow of the presenter and the experience that was brought to the workshop made it really helpful and realistic. Also there was NO waffle

The training was incredibly well resourced with access to the PACMAN padlet as well as the padlet specific to the training. I learnt so much from working through the PACMAN padlet prior to the training.

Interactive, dynamic and engaging. Keep up the fantastic work. Overall it is a brilliant training course and l have truly learned so much!

NVR is great. Both trainers we friendly and approachable and very knowledgeable

NVR understanding is now much improved, feel i have gained skills to use with families in managing all levels of behviour displayed by their children thats causing distress and feel its going to really be of great benefit.

NVR Strategies to use with clients and my children

Understanding recognition of early escalation and importance of deescalation. Being able to remind the parent of the choice and benefits of NVR practice.Excellent tool to have as a practitioner.will combine the importance of NVR skills withPBS skills to enhance the quality of life of families and young people I work with.

Interactive, practical, immediately applicable to work we do with families, supports my own challenges with relationships with my own children that I can see will benefit me as a mother. Some valuable tools to instil in my own life to have some lived experience and faith as to how much it really works within the family home

Delivering it via Zoom made it much less stressful to attend. Lots of different ways of delivering information for different learning styles. I am excited to use the full NVR programme with some of my families, but will also be taking different sections for my whole caseload

Liked getting to practice some of the methods of NVR. The flexibility of the material within the programme. Gave me reassurance that some of what I already do encompasses NVR techniques.

Zoom breakout rooms were great for more in depth discussions and role play type activities. Great to hear other professionals opinions and ideas, widened my perspectives.

The whole approach when working with parents and families. Lots of strategies and approaches to help parents feel more empowered in supporting and managing their children who have difficulties. A different personal perspective in supporting parents.

Great training, really informative and will be impactful on my practice going forwards. Looking forward to implementing in my sessions with families!

Supportive, informative, facilitators were able to respond to questions and provide practical examples. Convenience of online delivery.

I have enjoyed the course and found it beneficial for my job role. Thank you.

Embedding skills of NVR

A whole new technique for parents to create a positive supportive home for their young person. Enjoyed learning and understanding different approaches to supporting parents.

Lots of knowledge shared by facilitators. Very well structured.

A good understanding of the principles and NVR and how it looks in practice.

Very knowledgeable and like they give examples including the role play videos

Really enjoyed

Online feels a better way for me. The breakout rooms were a lovely way to connect on a closer level with similar minds. The pace felt sustainable and the content was varied( videos, slides, breakouts).

It has been a very enjoyable journey, lots of lovely people. I have deeper questions that perhaps transcend the foundation level course.

Trainers are extremely knowledge and offer a non judgemental space for any question, thought and ideas. Been offered 10 mins break after each hour was super! (I am hoping I have answered correctly and it wasn’t about NVR training in general! 😉 (which I can see the benefits of supporting families using the approach). Compassion, mindfulness, non violence check in, grounding and baskets! 😉 Oh and self care!!!! Thank you

Really knowledgeable trainers, thank you

Good intro to theory and principles, alongside practical examples and skill building! Tom and Vasiliki have been amazing, great question fielders and lots of well structured info, as well as breaks built into both days. A really useful session overall, thank you both!

Enjoyed everything! Really useful tools/ techniques and ways of operating from a place of peaceful strength and reducing struggle/striving in families, as well as ways of being as a practitioner. I feel the principles of NVR align with my personal and professional beliefs and values

NVR is a very interesting and valid approach/intervention, so highly relevant to my practice. Thanks to Vasiliki and Tom, it was great!

The trainers. Fantastic. The structure. The breaks. Ita relaxed and calm nature. Learned skills to help both my personal and work life. Thank you. It’s been fantastic.

I really enjoyed the quizzes at the end they made me think and test how much of the content I really understood. The videos throughout were also very stimulating and thought provoking. I really enjoyed engaging with the training and feel I have a good foundation to take this forward in my practice. Thank you!

I appreciated the mix of large and small group discussions, hearing about others cases, videos

doing the 1st modules independently was helpful. loved the trainers contributions, case examples and knowledge and approach

Good introduction to nvr. Will listen to podcasts as suggested to keep knowledge going

enjoyed meeting other professionals across other services/areas of work coming together to learn the same thing to better care and support offer for parents. All services should be trained in NVR and work collaboratively. Looked forward to the advanced training!

Appreciated the expertise of the trainers. The language i gained to feel confident in using these strategies with parents. The balance in strategies to empower parents in their parental role and maintain the connection/ relationship. Thank you Sarah and Jill for the gems/ language i can use with parents

I came away with a lot to think about. I learned so many things. I apologise I can’t be more specific but I’m going to ask my manager if I can do the advanced course

I just need to jump in and do it now

Appreciated being online with the accessibility and savings on travel/accomodation. Thanks 🙂

Very knowledgeable trainers with lots of experience and real life stories to share. Lots of techniques I can start to try to use with parents. An understanding of the approach I didn’t have before and a good understanding of how it might be applied in varying contexts.

Knowledgable trainers, good teaching material, interesting videos

It was so well Informed and a clear passion came from the presenters about the approach which helped hugely with engagement. I learned so much! I will reflect on my own practice and weave NVR into my work with families. Thank you for your time and sharing your passion with us

Enjoyed providing a different way to support parents and hopefully getting the best outcome for our YP’s. fab training, delivered well with experienced NVR pratitioners

Learn and understand the basic principles of NVR. Great training thankyou 🙂

I liked being able to have a paper copy and the opportunity to take notes and work through at my own pace very positive.

all the facilitators were very knowledgeable and brought NVR to light. i have learnt so much!

enjoyed case discussions

I liked the compassionate discussions and systemic appreciation.

Thank you for the training and sharing your knowledge

Enjoyed group work and discussing nvr approaches seeing how it fits

Loved the exercises in small groups, they really helped to put things into practice and expand the context

Really good idea, learning and reflective space to talk about current clinical work

Loved the discussions

I really liked the case study reflections. but to be honest there was nothing i did not like.

Great course, learned so much.

The way the group exercises were structured allowed focus on specific aspects of NVR

Really enjoyable, thanks!

enjoyed case study discussion and the appreciations gestures. would prefer face to face training.

Thank you. Very thought provoking

New ways of working- I thought the sit with was a powerful intervention.

Really helpful to reflect upon the process of using different ways of working which stimulated thoughts about how I work now.

It’s given me an extra tool for my toolbox!

Being able to deliver new skills for parents to be able to support their children and thinking about my own parenting and how to apply to practice to being able to teach the parents NVR.

Liked using examples demonstrates skills of trainers and makes real the principles. Role play and group work was really helpful in allowing ideas to be related to own field

New authority idea. Parents taking active stance and results do not depend on the engagement of the child feels liberating.

Lots of opportunity to see what the approach looks like in practice. Very practical so it is more useful in the field.

learned to be more aware of the various stages of dealing with the problem. Preperation, beginning, after, after afterwards from the mango.

Very interactive which was so helpful in applying nvr in my practice

Great introduction, really practical to use with families. Really great, thank you

It was good for everyone to get together for the training, as this facilitated discussions. It will be helpful to try and implement this approach in practice.

I really enjoyed the training – thank you!

It taught me a completely new way to think which was good. Added strings to my bow

Great trainers! Shila and Jill were very helpful, nice and full of knowledge

Expanding skill knowledge and skill base. Aim of attending was to identity an alternative form of intervention for YP and their families. Great resource to find alternative way of engaging parents and to give them confidence back in their parenting skill and ability

I really enjoyed this training. The trainers were really knowledgable and passionate about NVR.

Useful approach alongside FT-AN

I will be abe to utilise NVR confidentaly within my own training. I have a good understanding of what is the purpose of NVR following on from training.

The training was clear and precise and has allowed me to use the intervention within our service.

Fabulous trainers and training. They were friendly insightful and involved us throughout the training through role plays etc to give us a better understanding of learning.

Offers a step away from push me/pull you stuckness

Very sufficient and presented in very friendly and easy to understand. Would definitely use in future with families

Thank you very much for your time. Highly recommend

Very interactive/experiential. Informative and approachable facilitators

lots of examples how to apply nvr to eating disorders

Really knowledgeable trainers, really well delivered, paced well. Mix of methods. Interesting how to help parents to consider their approach to violent and aggressive behaviour

The training in all areas was amazing and informative, my attention was kept at all times and the trainers were very inclusive.. it was interesting and informative. I would like to carry on my training and gain my certification

I liked the feedback from parents. enjoyed the different approach and opportunity to try something new

Practical examples made it easier to understand the concepts behind the intervention. I like concepts of baskets ,makes it easier to concentrate on resisting behavior if it’s just a few at a time

Great to use with parents where the young person won’t engage, gives parents practical skills. Video roleplays were brilliant!

Interactive; responsive; engaging. Thanks so much! Really great training 🙂

Lots of examples given which were really helpful.

A new way to approach challenging behaviour in the home. Really informative. Thank you

The trainers were incredibly knowledgable and passionate which made the training more believable.

I really enjoyed the training and it is the most enjoyable training I’ve had.

Liked all of it, I was completely new to it. I think that there are parts that are easy to use in sessions.

The trainers were brilliant and very knowledgeable. There was a really good balance of activity, sharing stories, playing videos (when sound worked!). There were also a good number of breaks to facilitate learning and we were encouraged to use the room as needed to be comfortable.

It’s been fantastic training, thank you. The Venue was awful – awful lighting, locked outside, toilets didn’t flush, not enough tables/seating, no snacks or drinks.

Enough time to facilitate good discussion and thought and good signposting to specific resources for my area of work

The way the training was delivered was really helpful. Role-playing observed and taking part. Videos were helpful.

Great new approach that I hope to find incredibly useful, if we had more time. Good to have the drier material in the online modules first, then the face to face enabled further exploration, questions and role play

The trainers are key to the training, but also the group was keen and interested. Group work, role play and discussion about example cases all really important. The more case examples the better

Practical activities were helpful to understand principles and how it works in practice. Hybrid delivery

Face to face training gave the opportunity to actively engage with the trainer’s and other colleagues.

I really enjoyed the engaging and informative content. The role plays were helpful, the videos made a difference and the real life case examples made it relatable

A different approach to address childrens harming behaviours

The trainers were clearly very knowledgeable and able to share real life examples which was really beneficial to learning. This training is something to use in both a personal and professional capacity

This was great training. The trainers were clearly knowledgeable and this made it much more relatable. I like the combination of learning methods, which made it engaging throughout.

Good to connect to other professionals and share similar values. I feel the Principles of NVR can be used at micro and macro levels.

Really enjoyed it. Thank you

Personable facilitators, real life examples, space to ask questions / reflect

Thank you for engaging training

I was able to join even though I was unwell in person would not have worked for me today. great to speak to others to be able to share further knowledge and understanding and implementation of how NVR can be used in day to day with families