by Aimi Willmer | Jun 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
Non-Violent Resistance (NVR) is a form of family therapy helping to address aggressive, controlling and self-destructive behaviour in young people. Despite the promise of positive outcomes, when you first hear about the methodology behind the work, it can sound... 
by Justin Claxton | Nov 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
Our last day together was spent with 2 families who had kindly agreed to share their story. I felt this was an incredibly brave thing to do. Think about it: sit in front of a 40+ people you don’t know and answer intimate questions about your family in a... 
by Justin Claxton | Nov 4, 2016 | Uncategorized
Today, Dan shared a story he’d been told by one of the fathers he’d recently worked with. It went something like this: ‘The golden eagles of Colorado mate for life and build a nest together. First they start by gathering up long sharp thorns which... 
by Justin Claxton | Nov 3, 2016 | Uncategorized
Wow, what a day. Where to begin? Well, firstly I really appreciated the personal welcome extended to all of us by the workshop organiser, Jan Olthof, and later our facilitators, Michaela Fried and Dan Dolberger. Introductions over coffee followed in the striking... 
by Justin Claxton | Nov 2, 2016 | Uncategorized
Fortunately, everyone here speaks English and is willing to help out a lost looking middle-aged English man wandering the back streets of Maastricht. My name is Justin Claxton and I work for Ormiston Families, one of East Anglia’s leading children’s... 
by Justin Claxton | Oct 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
Dorota Rospierska, a Polish speaking, experienced NVR practitioner undertook to offer this first NVR group specifically for a Polish speaking parent base. This was an innovative and new group. It was presented in a way that Dorota had never done it before. In a... 
by Justin Claxton | Oct 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
“Back in October 2014 I had written an email requesting the law to be changed tailored for Young People Exploited to Traffic Class A Drugs as they repeatedly go missing. I had submitted my campaign as a coping mechanism to a contact in the Home Office and to the... 
by Justin Claxton | Oct 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP) will be hosting a Non Violent Resistance and Reconciliation workshop led by Dr Peter Jakob on Wednesday the 30th of November in Brighton, UK. This workshop is designed for professionals in child and adolescent mental... 
by Justin Claxton | Oct 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
“Dear all, I am a Graduate Parent Facilitator who has been actively involved in Non-Violent Resistance (NVR) since 2013. My passion was to support other parents who have also had their child(ren) exploited into selling class A drugs. He was a gang victim, and I... by Justin Claxton | Jul 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
NVR UK Conference 2017 -London, UK The 2017 NVR UK Conference will be held in London on 23rd June 2017. The theme of the conference has yet to be announced but pencil the date in to your diary. Go to Events to download all the conference information as and when it...