1. Non violent resistance in a reflecting team
Bev (Mum), Christian Elliott (Family Therapist), Laurette Grace (social worker and Systemic Family Practitioner in training), Esther Robinson (Cognitive Behavioural Therapist).

2. (2) The context and what we did…..
Declan referred to Derbyshire CAMHS by School Health
Assessed and placed on Recovery Pathway
Referred to FT
Declan offered CBT by Esther
Family offered Family Therapy with Reflecting Team and NVR approach (12 Meetings in total)
Joint approach Family Therapy NVR & CBT
Goals Achieved

3. (3) What we thought you might take away from this presentation…..
Bev increasing her ‘parental presence’ has been a significant factor in creating positive change for the family.
Declan feeling he is listened to in his family and by the professionals working involved has been significant in this progress. Declan’s relationship with Esther and the joint working within the CAMHS team has been an important part of this process.
The use of a reflecting team in this work offered difference for family members contributing to the generation of new perspectives and reinforcing the benefits of the NVR model.

4. (4) Why NVR in a family therapy reflecting team?
Research suggests NVR effective with challenging adolescent behaviour:
Weinblatt & Omer (2008): NVR has ‘equal effectiveness for adolescents’, led to reduced parental helplessness, improved parent mental health, improved perception of social support in parents. Ollefs, Von Shielpe, Omer & Kriz (2009): NVR lowered parental helplessness, depression and improved external problem behaviour. Fagan & Webb (2013) found NVR lowered difficulties and impact score, contributed to an improvement in parental goals and general functioning of the child.
Research suggests efficacy of reflecting team processes:
Gurman et al (1986) Griffith et al. (1992), Hoger et al (1994) all suggest symptom improvement and global satisfaction. White (1995) suggested RT’s as ‘definitional ceremonies’ are equivalent to ‘4.7 sessions of good therapy’. Williams and Auburn (2016) ‘the reflecting session is oriented towards producing a particular version of the family’s problems; one which offers the hope of a resolution’.

5. 5) Exercise: bev sharing her perspectives within a reflecting family therapy team
Interview with Bev
Team reflections
Post reflection conversation between Bev and Christian
Thoughts, feeling, questions from the audience……..

6. (5) Bibliography Context Magazine April 2014 NVR Issue.
Newman, M., Fagan, C. & Webb, R. (2013) The Efficacy of Non-violent Resistance Group in Treating Aggressive and Controlling Children and Young people: A Preliminary Analysis of Pilot NVR Groups in Kent.
Ollefs, B., Von Schlippe, A., Omer, H. & Kriz, J. (2009) Adolescents showing externalising problem behaviour. Eff ects of parent coaching (German). Familiendynamik, 3:
Weinblatt, U. & Omer, H. (2008) Non-violent resistance: A treatment for parents of children with acute behavior problems. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 34:
Williamsa,. L & Auburn., T (2016) Accessible polyvocality and paired talk: how family therapists talk positive connotation into being. Journal of Family Therapy (2016) 38: 535–554
Willott, S. , Hatton, T., & Oyebode, J (2012) Reflecting Team processes in family therapy: a search for research. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy (2012) 34: 180–203.