Non-Violent Resistance – for adoptive parents of children with challenging behaviour
Amended start date of Thursday 5 June for the 11-week online course, with a follow up session, through Zoom
Non-Violent Resistance (NVR) is a simple and non-physical empowering method for families to connect with children of any age, with the aim to support parents who might be starting to see challenging behaviour.
This 11-week course is for adopters of children who might have had difficult or traumatic early experiences. Do you see physical or verbal aggression from your child? Or control or self-destructive behaviours? Is family life made more complicated by drug use, self-harm, school-refusal, anxiety, or oppositional behaviours? Our NVR group offers an opportunity to work alongside other parents with similar experiences and issues to develop confidence and new skills in managing challenging behaviours and creating stronger relationships with your children – for a brighter, more harmonious future.
Bookings are now being taken for the next Non-Violent Resistance online course with Rowan Stewart – NVR Practitioner supported by Adopt South West.
This course is eligible for Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF) support.
- 11-week online course (group sessions), via Zoom
- Families already booked onto the course have been notified of the of date change. Please book by Friday 9 May 2025.
(Updated course dates below) - Thursday 5 June 2025 to Thursday 16 October 2025, 10am to 12.30pm
- Please note: we have a short deadline for Adopt South West to complete all relevant paperwork to book adopters onto this course, if we are unable to complete it we will add your name onto a waiting list for the next course.
| Week 1 | Thursday 5th June 2025 | 10am-12.30 |
| Week 2 | Thursday 12th June 2025 | 10am-12.30 |
| Week 3 | Thursday 19th June 2025 | 10am-12.30 |
| Week 4 | Thursday 26th June 2025 | 10am-12.30 |
| Week 5 | Thursday 3rd July 2025 | 10am-12.30 |
| Week 6 | Thursday 10th July 2025 | 10am-12.30 |
| Week 7 | Thursday 17th July 2025 | 10am-12.30 |
| Thursday 24th July 2025 | Summer Holidays | |
| Thursday 31st July 2025 | Summer Holidays | |
| Thursday 7th August 2025 | Summer Holidays | |
| Thursday 14th August 2025 | Summer Holidays | |
| Thursday 21st August 2025 | Summer Holidays | |
| Thursday 28th August 2025 | Summer Holidays | |
| Week 8 | Thursday 4th September 2025 | 10am-12.30 |
| Week 9 | Thursday 11th September 2025 | 10am-12.30 |
| Week 10 | Thursday 18th September 2025 | 10am-12.30 |
| Week 11 | Thursday 16th October 2025 | 10am-12.30 |
The unique programme, NVR combined with neurolinguistic programming, and stress management, will teach you to:
- de-escalate conflict during emotionally charged incidents
- prioritise problematic behaviours with a view to changing them
- break the ‘seal of silence’, overcome your isolation and develop support networks within your community
- raise your authority through organised protests
- repair your relationship through reconciliation gestures, repair and relationship-based play
- desist in engaging with the behaviour, to disrupt the learnt and patterned negative behaviour of your child
- ensure extreme self-care, practice self -regulation and meet your own needs
- develop reflective forms of communication and non-verbal communication
- apply the NVR approach to discipline and natural consequences
- apply NVR principles in a trauma-informed manner
How to book: To register your interest, please email us: adoptsouthwestsupport@devon.gov.uk
Please include your children’s names, their date of birth, the named social worker, telephone number and confirmation of your email address.