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thursdays: 11th & 18th September and 2nd & 9th october 2025

We will introduce you to the concepts and principles of this evidence-based parenting approach and give you practical strategies to introduce NVR to parents and carers.

Over the 4 days, you'll learn how to help parents and carers:

Become a positive, authoritative presence in their children’s lives
Improve relationships with their children
De-escalate challenging situations
Develop a robust network of supporters
Take a firm stance against behaviours of concern

Our teaching style is diverse, using presentations, group discussions, and role-playing to keep things interesting. The course is accredited by NVR UK.

Facilitators

All our courses are facilitated by a parent, who has used NVR to transform their family life, alongside an experienced professional. All our facilitators are trained and qualified NVR practitioners.

Cost - £606.00 per person (£505 plus VAT)

what practitioners say about our level 1 course

Excited and hopeful about bringing about change for families

"This is the parenting approach and course I have waited for. In my 30 plus years of community development work this is the first course that has made me excited and hopeful about the changes it would bring to families and the difference it would make."

Accessible delivery and a positive impact

Excited and hopeful about bringing about change for families

"The way the NVR course was delivered was very accessible and you can see how you can share and impart the NVR principles to carers and parents. The ethos and approach is key and this is why I can see it having such a positive impact."

Facilitator's testimony brings principles to life

Excited and hopeful about bringing about change for families

Facilitator's testimony brings principles to life

"The testimonies of one of the facilitators really helped bring this approach and the principles to life, which was helpful. The principles seem simple, but effective, which is what you want as a practitioner. I would definitely recommend the NVR programme to parents and professionals. "

LEVEL 2 NVR PRACTITIONERS ONLINE COURSE - November 2025

Course Dates: 6th, 13th, 20th & 27th November

Course Details

This 4 -day training course builds on the NVR principles taught at Level 1. Participants will deepen their knowledge and application of the NVR parenting approach within different settings and with families with more complex presentation, and therefore increase their confidence in delivering the approach to clients.

Topics covered are:

NVR in Action - guidance and practice for introducing the NVR principles to individual families and to parent/carer groups;
Review of practice and experience - ethics and values, self-reflexivity, reflective writing and supervision;
Advanced clinical applications - multi-agency working, safeguarding, building networks and integration within diverse settings;
Bespoke approaches - devising programmes for particular cohorts of parents/carers, working with parent practitioners, research and accreditation.

Participants will need to have completed their Level 1 NVR Training either with us, or another NVR-UK Training Organisation.

Certification

On completion of this course (with at least 80% attendance) and evidence of the associated supervised clinical hours, participants will receive an NVR-UK Certificate of Completion for Level 2 Training in the Non-Violent Resistance Parenting Approach for Professionals.

They will also be able to call themselves NVR-UK Credited Practitioners and co-facilitate NVR parent groups under supervision of an NVR-UK Accredited Supervisor.

Book your Level 2 place here

what practitioners say about our level 2 course

Challenging thinking and deepening knowledge

In-depth discussions and sharing good practice

Challenging thinking and deepening knowledge

"Four days of being surrounded by people who want talk and learn about NVR has been a real treat. The course has challenged my thinking, deepened my knowledge, allowed me to be creative about NVR and put me outside my comfort zone, which is where we know the magic happens. And hopefully I will have gained a network of brilliant NVR practitioners to boot."

Knowledgeable and experienced trainers

In-depth discussions and sharing good practice

Challenging thinking and deepening knowledge

"I have completed level 1 and 2 NVR Practitioners Consortium. I feel confident that I am skilled in the approach going forward to give the best service to clients. Both tutors were very knowledgeable, experienced & open to sharing their experiences to support development. They were well-grounded and approachable. It was a safe, and productive learning environment. "

In-depth discussions and sharing good practice

"The course was great to be able to have in-depth discussions with people who are passionate about NVR and healing families who experience CPV. Sharing good practice with each other and having the opportunity to read research in this growing field."

Course details

What is Contactivity

Avoidance in young people is increasingly visible – in school refusal, social withdrawal, anxiety, low motivation, and disengagement. Contactivity is a powerful new therapeutic and educational model, developed by clinical psychologist and NVR pioneer Dr Uri Weinblatt, to meet this growing need.

Drawing on and extending the principles of Nonviolent Resistance (NVR), Contactivity offers practical, relational interventions for reconnecting with young people who seem unreachable or unwilling to engage. This two-day training provides a comprehensive introduction to the Contactivity model and its application in therapy, education, and caregiving.

The course will cover:

The three levels of avoidance: self, other, and group
Avoidance and its links to anxiety, ASD, OCD, school refusal, BPD, and addictions
The "demand–withdrawal" cycle and how to break it
Technology’s role in avoidance—and how to harness it for reconnection
The ten core principles of Contactivity
Shame, disconnection, and the emotional roots of avoidance
Video games as bridges to connection
The Connecting Sit-In and Systemic Mirroring as practical interventions

Who is it for?

Practitioners already trained in NVR and professionals working with avoidant young people in therapeutic, educational, or care settings. No prior Contactivity training is required.

About the Trainer

Dr Uri Weinblatt is the developer of Contactivity and co-author (with Professor Haim Omer) of the original NVR parent manual. He has conducted foundational outcome research in NVR and is internationally recognised for his work with avoidance, school refusal, and personality disorders.

next Level 1 course starts in september - book now!

thursdays: 11th & 18th September and 2nd & 9th october 2025

Certification

what practitioners say about our level 1 course

Excited and hopeful about bringing about change for families

Excited and hopeful about bringing about change for families

Excited and hopeful about bringing about change for families

Accessible delivery and a positive impact

Excited and hopeful about bringing about change for families

Excited and hopeful about bringing about change for families

Facilitator's testimony brings principles to life

Excited and hopeful about bringing about change for families

Facilitator's testimony brings principles to life

next Level 2 course Bookings open

LEVEL 2 NVR PRACTITIONERS ONLINE COURSE - November 2025

Course Dates: 6th, 13th, 20th & 27th November

Course Details

Certification

what practitioners say about our level 2 course

Challenging thinking and deepening knowledge

In-depth discussions and sharing good practice

Challenging thinking and deepening knowledge

Knowledgeable and experienced trainers

In-depth discussions and sharing good practice

Challenging thinking and deepening knowledge

In-depth discussions and sharing good practice

In-depth discussions and sharing good practice

In-depth discussions and sharing good practice

Bookings now open! Contactivity 1 – Reaching the Unreachable: An NVR-Informed Approach to Avoidance

A Two-Day Training with Dr Uri Weinblatt

The NVR Practitioners Consortium is proud to bring Contactivity training to the UK.

Course Dates: Tuesday 25th & Wednesday 26th November 2025

EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT AVAILABLE UNTIL 16th September: £315 + VAT (NORMAL PRICE £350 + VAT)

Course details

What is Contactivity

The course will cover:

Who is it for?

About the Trainer

EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT AVAILABLE UNTIL 16th September: £315 + VAT (NORMAL PRICE £350 + VAT)

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