A couple of weeks ago I was talking with a colleague about our separate work around child to parent violence (CPV). As we rounded things up, a third person, who had been listening in, asked if they might make a comment. They told of a friend’s difficulties with their child, and commented that they had not thought about it in these terms before. I wasn’t surprised. Almost without fail, when I talk about my interest and work, whether at a conference, a party, to someone I know or a complete stranger, someone will seek me out later – ask for my contact details, request a private conversation, or perhaps share their own experience there and then. Barbara Cottrell first recorded this same experience in her book, When Teens Abuse their Parents. I have heard of similar experiences when a media outlet has covered this or another aspect of family violence. Suddenly there is much to-ing and fro-ing in the corridors, as reporters or other staff find someone safe to disclose their concerns to. Continue reading
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Child to parent violence: the voice of the young person
I am very aware when writing and collating material for training purposes, that while we have significant contributions from parents affected by abuse and violence from their children, there is much less attention given to the voices of the young people concerned.
We are not without this completely. Interventions such as Break4Change specifically video young people as part of the programme, using their voices as part of a conversation with parents. Some of this material has been available in training and research reports. Television shows, such as My Violent Child, have at times included direct interviewing of the young person concerned. Books such as Anger is my Friend mediate the teenage voice though years of practice experience. Research reports may include testimony from young people, though often it will be as reported or interpreted by their parent. But Barbara Cottrell is unusual in devoting a whole chapter to the actual teenage voice in her book: When Teens Abuse Their Parents. Continue reading →
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Tagged as Barbara Cottrell, Break4Change, Child to parent violence, Dr Catherine Hamilton-Giachritsis, Dr Elly Hanson, NSPCC, Pat Branigan
Happy Birthday, Holes in the Wall!
Please allow me a moment of self-indulgence as I celebrate 5 years of this website, Holes in the Wall, ‘born’ in May 2011 out of a desire to make a contribution to the understanding of children’s violence to parents, known sometimes as parent abuse. As a present to myself I have ordered shiny new postcards to leave with people at conferences and events, explaining how ‘Holes’ came about and how you can be part of the community!
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Tagged as Barbara Cottrell, Child to parent violence, children's violence to parents, Holes in the wall, Parent abuse
Working with Adolescent Violence and Abuse Towards Parents: book review
With many papers and now two books to her name, Amanda Holt is a leading voice in the field of adolescent to parent violence and abuse (APVA), not just in the UK, but also around the world. APVA is a small but developing field, where networking provides a key method of information exchange, and it was through discussions with other academics and practitioners that the idea for this book was born. Working with Adolescent Violence and Abuse Towards Parents: Approaches and contexts for intervention explores both the different theoretical bases and approaches to the work, and the very different contexts in which it takes place. Continue reading →
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Tagged as adolescent violence and abuse towards parents, Amanda Holt, Barbara Cottrell, Cathleen Jordan, Dannielle Wade, Eddie Gallagher, Ester McGeeney, Fiona Barakat, Gjori Langeland, Gregory Routt, Haim Omer, Jane Evans, Jo Howard, Kathleen Daly, Kristin Whitehill Bolton, Latesha Murphy-Edwards, Lily Anderson, Peter Lehmann, Roberto Pereira, Shem Williams
Child to Parent Violence: Insights from Spain
Over the last few months I have been conscious that this blog has focused very much on events in the UK, with some coverage of Australia and the US and little from elsewhere. But I am also aware that the readership spreads right across the world; and so I would like to try to bring some broader content to “balance” things out a little. I know that there is important work going on in many other countries, from reading bibliographies and from following news and events, through colleagues attending international conferences as well as from a google alert.
In this post I want to bring together some information regarding work on child to parent violence (CPV) in Spain. I would value any comments or contributions on this to further expand my knowledge. Similarly, I hope that practitioners and researchers from around the world will take the time to let us know what is going on where they are. We can all be encouraged in hearing of the progress and developments of others. Continue reading →
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Tagged as Barbara Cottrell, Brighton University, Calvete Orue and Gamez-Guadix, child to parent violence in Spain, CPV, domestic violence, Family violence, GAllagher, Gamez-Guadix and Calvete, Garcia and Gracia, Ibabe and Juareguizar, Ibabe Juareguizar and Bentler, Ibabe Juareguizar and Diaz, Irene Monsonis
Bournemouth training day, and a discussion about involving the police
An excellent training day in Bournemouth on Tuesday, attended by around 70 practitioners from around the Bournemouth and Poole area. Eddie Gallagher presented findings from his extensive research into child to parent violence (CPV). Lots of thought about the issue of parent blaming and specific reference to his Who’s in Charge Groups, a programme that he has developed in Melbourne, Australia. The group for parents runs for 8 weeks, with a ninth follow-up session, and aims to bring about a decrease in CPV, and improvement in family relationships, as parents start to become more assertive. Eddie also counsels both parents and teens as individuals – and occasionally together if they agree! Continue reading →
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Tagged as Barbara Cottrell, Child to parent violence, CPV, criminalisation, Eddie Gallagher, Parent abuse, Who's in charge
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