• Children's Social Care and Preventative Services

    NVR Foundation Level 1 Training

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    Course overview

    Eligibility: This course is only open to those staff members who have been directly invited.

    The Partnership Projects CPD accredited Non Violent Resistance (NVR) training course develops the core knowledge and practical skills needed to confidently use NVR to address violence, aggression, and controlling, destructive or harmful behaviour across family, school and community settings.

    The course offers a comprehensive and in depth learning experience, covering both the core NVR model and integrated approaches for working with trauma and multi stressed families. It supports practitioners to build effective, compassionate responses while strengthening safety, relationships and resilience.

    The NVR Certificate programme is structured in three stages.

    1)    Completion of the NVR Foundation Level (Level 1) involves finishing the eLearning modules alongside the final consolidation session. Participants who wish to progress further may be able to do so, following discussion with their team and service manager.

    2)    The second stage includes NVR Advanced Level Training (Partnership Projects Level 2a), 5 days of online learning.

    3)    Followed by Coursework Certification (Level 2b). Submitted within a year of the Advanced Course, 2 x case studies and a reflective log.

    Successful completion of all three stages leads to an Advanced Certificate in NVR Practice (NVRA Level 2). Participants also receive confirmation of attendance for completing both the Foundation and Advanced Level training.

    Learning outcomes

    As a result of this course, you will have knowledge and skills in the following areas:

    • Understand the theoretical and socio political underpinnings of  the Non Violent Resistance (NVR) framework.
    • Explain the principles of New Authority and apply them appropriately when working with families.
    • Apply the six core principles of NVR in direct work with families experiencing challenging or harmful behaviour.
    • Identify escalation patterns and support parents to use effective de escalation strategies to reduce risk and conflict.
    • Coach parents to prioritise behaviours, focusing on the most harmful one or two to promote safety and change.
    • Apply the concept of presence and support parents to strengthen their parental presence both within and beyond the family home.
    • Use vigilant care as an intervention, coaching parents to monitor risk and keep young people safe without escalating conflict.
    • Support parents to build and use support networks, addressing barriers to recruiting and sustaining support.
    • Guide parents to plan and safely deliver NVR interventions, including announcements and sit ins, in line with safeguarding principles.
    • Embed NVR as an approach in ongoing social work practice, confidently using it with individual families as an NVR informed practitioner

    This course is fully funded. When you sign up you'll be able to book your place for free.

    Please refer to our terms and conditions for more information.

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