The NVR Podcast

Hello and welcome to PartnershipProject's first Parent Podcast.   This year we are focusing on Parental Presence in the form of monthly podcasts and blog posts.  These voices will be from current or past parents who have been referred to PartnershipProjects via a local authority or agency to work with our accredited NVR practitioners.  Here, they are permitting us to host their stories, their...

A special edition by Peter Jakob and Joanne Buchmüller, writer and Specialist Family and  Systemic Psychotherapist in which they discuss the dilemmas in how NVR can be used to support parents and their children with  Neurodivergence.  They highlight how the exploration of parental erasure and not mattering are the starting points and that resistance methods such as announcements are secondary ways...

Shila Desai and Peter Jakob discuss some additions to  Child focused Practices in NVR . Unmet needs were categorised  in four ways which included the need to belong, to feel safe and secure, the need for autonomy with a sense of accomplishment and fourth the need for a coherent and benign narrative of worth and being loved. This podcast throws up a fifth need which is the 'Need for Justice&ap...

In this episode Jill Lubienski and Dr Peter Jakob discuss the wider applications of NVR, focusing on areas of practice not originally considered within the NVR family approach developed by Haim Omer. Discussion includes how NVR could be used for example in situations where a young person refuses to comply with diabetic medication; in communities where there is gang-related violence; how practition...

In light of recent events (war) taking our focus, we felt strongly to reflect on what builds peace. This is an emotional piece that we were compelled to speak about. With Shila Desai & Peter Jakob. PartnershipProjects is the UK's leading NVR (Non-Violent Resistance) Training provider for professionals and parent coaching. Our professional Podcasts are hosted by highly qualified trainers a...

In this episode Shila Desai speaks to Vasiliki Loumpa- a Family and Systemic Psychotherapist/ NVR Accredited Practitioner about how she uses NVR and its adaptations in working with young people's mental health. We explore how de-escalation in symptoms is possible and how practitioners create space to re-connect with for parents unheard needs. Don't forget to check the PartnershipProjects...

In this podcast, Shila Desai and Peter Jakob explore the difficult impact of situational mutism, social withdrawal and shutdown faced by parents and carers when young people are no longer engaging with the world. The conversation explores the needs of young people and their withdrawal being situated within an attempt to find a solution. Peter and Shila explore how resistance by parents and a carin...

In this podcast, Jill Lubienski and Peter Jakob consider the position of women and NVR. Many of our clients are women in situations of distress, who are left alone to cope in often dangerous family situations and then frequently blamed by agencies and others for not being 'good enough' parents. Peter and Jill explore NVR's lack of consideration as a whole of issues of gender and vio...

In this episode, Jill Lubienski and Peter Jakob discuss possibilities for how to keep going in tough times. Peter and Jill elaborate on a metaphor of climbing a mountain -  how our work in NVR and within the systems in which we are located, can be akin to such an experience, where we have to find ways of coping in unfamiliar locations and in inclement weather, employing various resources and survi...

Peter Jakob introduces Shila Desai and together they discuss the idea of how to cultivate stillness in the demands and uncertainties that families and practitioners face.  The idea of a First Aid Still Box is explored and how both physical supplies and mentalising practices   can be included in such a box  to create a halt before taking action.  PartnershipProjects is the UK's leading NVR (No...

Peter Jakob and Jill Lubienski take inspiration from Martin Luther King Jr. in exploring the theme of connecting heart and mind and taking action in an NVR frame. PartnershipProjects is the UK's leading NVR (Non-Violent Resistance) Training provider for professionals and parent coaching. Our professional Podcasts are hosted by highly qualified trainers and practitioners, including Shila Desai...

Peter Jakob and Rachael Aylmer have discussions about practitioners working on cases that are tough.   It is farewell from me (Rachael) as I hand over to my colleagues Shila Desai and Jill Lubienski for season 3.    Thank you for listening to my ramblings.   Please check out the PP website for info on:  Eli Lebowitz  who is coming to the UK to deliver the first face-to-face training in the S.P.A.C...

Peter Jakob & Rachael Aylmer talk about "The Struggle" between caregivers in NVR and practitioners in NVR.   Note * this is a 50-minute podcast  We ask the listeners in this podcast to consider a question: What helps generate "hope"  ??  From a parental position..... how do you as a parent/caregiver grow a sense of hope in the NVR work/process?   From a practitioner's...

Peter Jakob and Rachael Aylmer talk on this week's podcast about the "Language of Love".   reference:  Carl Rogers -  https://counsellingtutor.com/biography-of-carl-rogers/ Unconditional positive regard (UPR)      PartnershipProjects is the UK's leading NVR (Non-Violent Resistance) Training provider for professionals and parent coaching. Our professional Podcasts are hosted by...

Peter Jakob and Rachael Aylmer talk about resistance in our practice.   How do NVR practitioners challenge other professionals with different scripts and narratives in our family work which may cause distress and /or harm to parents?   PartnershipProjects is the UK's leading NVR (Non-Violent Resistance) Training provider for professionals and parent coaching. Our professional Podcasts are hos...

Peter Jakob and Rachael Aylmer discuss how a diagnosis in a young person can affect how parents and caregivers utilise NVR.   Referenced: The National Autistic Society - https://www.autism.org.uk/ Haim Omer - https://www.haimomer-nvr.com/ PartnershipProjects: - www.partnershipprojectsuk.com    PartnershipProjects is the UK's leading NVR (Non-Violent Resistance) Training provider for professio...

Peter Jakob and Rachael Aylmer talk about "Clarity" on this week's podcast.   A short and sweet conversation about how practitioners gain a sense of clarity in their work with parents/caregivers.   PartnershipProjects is the UK's leading NVR (Non-Violent Resistance) Training provider for professionals and parent coaching. Our professional Podcasts are hosted by highly qualified...

The vulnerability of parents was today's discussion between Peter Jakob and Rachael Aylmer.    PartnershipProjects is the UK's leading NVR (Non-Violent Resistance) Training provider for professionals and parent coaching. Our professional Podcasts are hosted by highly qualified trainers and practitioners, including Shila Desai, Jill Lubienski, Dr Peter Jakob, Rachael Aylmer, and influenti...

Peter Jakob and Rachael Aylmer talk about young people's disabilities and diagnoses and how aggression can be normalised.   PartnershipProjects is the UK's leading NVR (Non-Violent Resistance) Training provider for professionals and parent coaching. Our professional Podcasts are hosted by highly qualified trainers and practitioners, including Shila Desai, Jill Lubienski, Dr Peter Jakob,...

Welcome to the first NVRA community podcast.   This month:  Rachael Aylmer talks to Warren Matofsky Clinical and Community Psychologist from West Sussex CAMHS who has developed the S.P.A.C.E model in his service using the New Authority Model NVR with children and young people suffering from severe anxiety problems.     PartnershipProjects is the UK's leading NVR (Non-Violent Resistance) Train...

Peter Jakob and Rachael Aylmer talk about Inequality and the fear of Social Control and how NVR practitioners' roles can be portrayed ad misunderstood within parent groups.    PartnershipProjects is the UK's leading NVR (Non-Violent Resistance) Training provider for professionals and parent coaching. Our professional Podcasts are hosted by highly qualified trainers and practitioners, inc...

Peter Jakob talks in detail about the interaction between parent and child and parent to parent.  How mutual blaming can make life difficult.  How can parents interrupt this?       PartnershipProjects is the UK's leading NVR (Non-Violent Resistance) Training provider for professionals and parent coaching. Our professional Podcasts are hosted by highly qualified trainers and practitioners, inc...

Peter Jakob and Rachael Aylmer muse over the understanding of heroes and role models in today's society and our history.     Please contact us on: info@partnershipprojectsuk.com  PartnershipProjects is the UK's leading NVR (Non-Violent Resistance) Training provider for professionals and parent coaching. Our professional Podcasts are hosted by highly qualified trainers and practitioners,...

Tony Meehan and Rachael Aylmer talk more about NVR in schools and education settings.   Please see Haim Omers Book Courageous Teachers:  Courageous teachers: Developing a new authority to cope with violence and chaos Should a listener want more information about how to start NVR in a school setting please email: info@partnershipprojectsuk.com Should a listener be interested in NVR Association plea...

Peter Jakob deconstructing the term "nag".   PartnershipProjects is the UK's leading NVR (Non-Violent Resistance) Training provider for professionals and parent coaching. Our professional Podcasts are hosted by highly qualified trainers and practitioners, including Shila Desai, Jill Lubienski, Dr Peter Jakob, Rachael Aylmer, and influential guests. Listen in as they discuss current...