Training in Non-Violent Resistance (NVR)
An Integrated, Structured, and Systemic Response to Child to Parent Violence and Abuse
Date: Tuesday, November 19th & Wednesday, November 20th 2025
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Location: Online
Register: nvrtrainingworkshops@gmail.com
Registration Deadline: Friday, 7th November 2025
About the Training:
This 2-day training is provided by Dr. Tara Kelly and Madeleine Connolly (See bios below) and aims to support Practitioners, Supervisors and Trainers to understand, identify and respond to Child to Parent Violence and Abuse (CPVA) – an increasing concern in child and family work.
By completing the training, you will:
Have an understanding of CPVA and will be ready to use this model with parents /carers who have lost their authority in the relationship with the child / young person in their care.
Why NVR?
There is growing evidence that building or restoring parental authority through NVR is also proving to be successful in addressing other parenting challenges - child and adolescent anxiety, adolescent substance misuse, and threats of suicide.
Evidence based practice has shown that NVR has also been effective as a response to address conflict in Schools, Foster Care and Residential Settings.
Slides, articles and resources will be forwarded to those who attend within one week of training.
This training is open to Practitioners, Supervisors and Trainers and is accredited by NVR Ireland. A certificate of attendance will be given to participants who attend both days in full.
Please note that spaces are limited so please secure your place as soon as possible.
Deadline for registration is Friday, 7th November 2025.
Madeleine Connolly
Madeleine is a Systemic Family Psychotherapist specialising in relational
family and parenting with child and adolescent mental health and well
being. She has over three decades of working with children, parents and
families. Parent education and support with responding to challenging
behaviour, working with neurodiverse families, parenting when
separated/divorced and child-to-parentviolence and abuse are areas of special interest for Madeleine. In addition to qualifications in Social Work , Family Therapy & Early Childhood Care and Education, she has trained in evidence based parent education programmes and provides training, lecturing and consultation in her areas of expertise.
Dr Tara Kelly
Tara holds a Diploma in Applied Social Studies (TUD), a MSc in Child
Protection and Welfare (Trinity College, Dublin) and a PhD from the
University of Galway. Her research focused on parental experiences of
both Child to Parent Violence and Abuse and Non Violent Resistance as
an intervention. Tara has worked with children and families for thirty years –
in residential care, foster care and the wider community. She currently
manages a Family Support Service in Tusla and is co-founder of New
Authority Parenting. Tara has extensive experience of working with parents
who feel they have lost their authority and would like to build a better
relationship with their child. She is an NVR practitioner and trainer, and
provides supervision and consultation in this work. . Tara is the current chair of the NVR Ireland Committee.
New Authority Parenting
Building Stronger Families
E: tara@newauthorityparenting.ie
E: madeleineconnollytherapy@gmail.com
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