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by helenbonnick | April 11, 2014 · 8:54 am

Child to Parent Violence: the Learning Issue

I offer you a round up of various items that have cropped up in the last weeks, all with something of a learning theme, hence the title of the post.

A third year postgraduate Clinical Counselling student at the University of Chester, Jennifer Thomas, is looking for participants for her dissertation research, title: Exploring the place of counselling for parents who have lived with child-to-parent violence. This is specifically with reference to individual counselling for parents, rather than programmes working with the family. If you would like to know more, or know any one else who can help, I will be happy to pass on your details to Jennifer. Continue reading →

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Tagged as Adolescent to parent violence, Calvete Orue Bertino Gonzalez Montes Padilla and Pereira, Child to parent violence, Family violence, Parent abuse, Who's in charge

by helenbonnick | June 27, 2013 · 12:17 pm

Understanding is everything

You may have caught the controversial coverage of comments made a few weeks ago by a mother of 4 children with ADHD, the youngest of whom is violent to her on a daily basis. (Here and here) Jenny Young, herself diagnosed with ADHD, stated that if her husband had been violent in the same way she would have left him, and if her son were a dog she would have had him put down. But for parents like her there is no choice: “There isn’t a refuge for battered Mums”. Cue national outrage. Continue reading →

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Tagged as ADHD, Annie Clements, Autism and ADHD, autistic spectrum disorders, battered mums, Child to parent violence, David Mitchell, Eddie Gallagher, Fiona Barakat, Jenny Young, Philip Schofield, Respect National Practitioners Seminar, The Reason I Jump, We Have a Voice, Who's in charge, Yuva

by helenbonnick | June 7, 2013 · 10:24 am

Teens see violence as normal

Eddie Gallagher has drawn my attention to an article in www.dailylife.com.au, commenting on an apparent rise in domestic violence crimes in New South Wales involving juveniles as the aggressor. (A 6.5% increase between 2008 and 2012 in the 10 -17 age group) This increase comes at a time when overall figures from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research show a decline in juvenile crime in every other area, and has sparked concerns that teens now see aggression as a normal part of life. Continue reading →

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by helenbonnick | April 30, 2013 · 5:45 pm

Who’s in Charge?

You can find more details of this conference on June 26th, and the accompanying training workshops on June 27th and 28th, on the Events and Training page – but the flyer is so colourful I wanted to put it here as well. Enjoy!

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by helenbonnick | December 4, 2012 · 7:32 pm

Responding to parent abuse in Hillingdon: safeguarding adults as well as children.

I was privileged to speak last month at the London Borough of Hillingdon Safeguarding Conference, where I gave a presentation on parent abuse to around 160 delegates from health, social care, education and youth justice, as well as council members. Before I’d even started, I was excited to hear from the chair of the Children’s Safeguarding Board that they have developed a cross-over with the Adults Board, where shared issues are brought to attention, such as substance use and mental health. There seemed a real possibility that parent abuse might also be discussed here in future – more of that later. Continue reading →

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by helenbonnick | November 8, 2011 · 9:52 pm

Parent abuse: a psychological perspective

To what extent is it important to frame the understanding of parent abuse within a particular discipline?

Currently within Britain, and indeed around the world, different models of support have grown up as practitioners have identified the problem within their own working practice. Arguably, parents don’t care what it’s called so long as it works. So child and adolescent mental health services, youth offending teams, family assessment and support arms of children’s services, education officers and domestic violence practitioners have all variously developed their own programmes of advice and support which centre on allowing parents to share experiences, build strength in alternative ways of interacting as a family and rebalancing the power relationships. Continue reading →

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by helenbonnick | September 8, 2011 · 7:31 pm

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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Tag Archives: Who’s in charge

Child to Parent Violence: the Learning Issue

Understanding is everything

Teens see violence as normal

Who’s in Charge?

Responding to parent abuse in Hillingdon: safeguarding adults as well as children.

Parent abuse: a psychological perspective

Bournemouth training day, and a discussion about involving the police

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