A one-day workshop for practitioners and teachers
Friday 11th December 2009
9.30 am - 4.30 pm**
Level 5, 55 Gawler Place, Adelaide, SA 5000
Fee: $300 (including GST)
$250 per person if three or more attendees are from the same workplace
Certificate of attendance provided for 6 Generalist PD points
Presented by Catherine Sanders and Malcolm Robinson
In August we presented Omer\\\'s NVR approach to working with very difficult, violent, oppositional/controlling children & adolescents in fractured & chaotic circumstances.
Intensive application across a broad range of home, school & other situations has allowed us to develop NVR further. This workshop will set out
The theory & practices of NVR
Strategies for managing cooperation & fracture between people & systems
The importance of relationship fracture in understanding violent, oppositional/controlling children & adolescents
The link between NVR and change
The ownership of problems & location of responsability for self-management & change where it belongs
Demonstrate NVR in a range of settings using DVD interviews & case studies
NONVIOLENT RESISTANCE (NVR)
Developed by Associate Professor Haim Omer (Department of Psychology, University of Tel Aviv) applying principles of non-violence to work with angry, oppositional, controlling & aggressive children. NVR has been applied to multi-stressed families, children in care, child abuse, child protection, parental mental health, substance use problems, domestic violence & trauma. NVR is premised on the idea that it is possible to resist control & remain peaceful, non-controlling & respectful toward the person who is violent or oppressive. It recognizes that anger & aggression often mask the needs of children, & violence alienates them from parents, carers & teachers. NVR supports parents, siblings &carers to address problems in effective & peaceful ways.
CATHERINE SANDERS
Catherine is a clinically trained & registered psychologist & family therapist with 30 years public & private sector experience as a clinician &clinical teacher. She is a seasoned family therapist with an enduring interest in work with children & their relationship with family, friends & the wider world. Catherine has been successfully using NVR with children &families in recent years. Widely published, she has presented more than 300 conference papers, workshops, seminars & lectures in Australia, New Zealand, UK.
Catherine is a Director of Bower Place Psychology, Psychiatry & Family Therapy.
MALCOLM ROBINSON
Malcolm is an accredited social worker, family therapist & mediator with 38 years clinical, teaching & management experience with families across the mental health, welfare, education, disability & justice sectors. He is recognised for his work in the clinical management & treatment of complex co-morbid matters in intersecting family, education & professional systems. Malcolm has applied his knowledge of NVR extensively at the family-school-mental health interface. He has presented more than 300 conference papers, presentations & workshops in Australia, New Zealand, UK & the USA which reflect his diverse work & interests. Malcolm is also a Director of Bower Place psychology, psychiatry, family therapy, counselling & dispute resolution teaching practice located in Gawler Place Adelaide
Bower Place has a unique live approach to teaching systemic practice & dispute resolution. Bower Place is an RTO & conducts programs for the VET & Higher Education sectors.
A workshop suitable for psychologists, social workers, medical practitioners, psychotherapists, counsellors, teachers & those who work with children & families
* Please note that there are limited places available for this workshop. Book as soon as possible.
**Payment is required 5 days prior this workshop, and a 3 day cancellation is also required for full refund unless we are able to fill your seat.
ENQUIRIES
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Level 2, 55 Gawler Place, Adelaide SA 5000
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