PDA NVR Course
Group Course / 7 sessions / 1.5 hrs per session / online
The course offers a therapeutic approach to NVR (Non-Violent Resistance) parenting, and has been designed specifically for parents of children with Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA). The course is designed to deepen parents' understanding of the PDA profile, offering tools to support themselves through challenging and difficult times
Cost:
We are in the remarkable position to have received some funding to support families with PDA. The course is typically £450.00 but with the funding received it is subsidised to £200.00.
Course overview:
Understanding PDA: To educate parents about PDA as a profile, including its characteristics, causes, and impact on behaviour and family dynamics.
Effective Communication: To teach parents how to communicate effectively with their child using approaches that reduce anxiety and resistance, creating positive interactions.
Emotional Regulation: To support parents with managing their own emotional responses in challenging situations, as well as supporting and understanding your child’s emotional regulation, particularly during challenging episodes.
Flexibility and Adaptability: To encourage parents to adopt flexible approaches that can reduce demands placed on the child, thereby minimising resistance.
Building Trust: To focus on creating a trusting and safe environment in which the child feels understood and supported, which can reduce avoidant behaviour.
Developing Routines: To guide parents in establishing consistent yet adaptable daily routines that help their child feel secure without overwhelming them with demands.
Enhancing Parental Support: To create a supportive community among parents, allowing them to share experiences, strategies, and encouragement. Coping Strategies: To equip parents with coping strategies for themselves, helping them manage the stress and challenges associated with parenting a child with PDA.
By the end of the course, parents should feel more knowledgeable and competent in handling the complexities of PDA, equipped with practical tools to create a supportive and understanding home environment for their child.
Up-coming Courses
PDA NVR Course -
January (1) 2025
Tuesday, 14 Jan I Zoom
PDA NVR Course -
January (2) 2025
Tuesday, 22 Jan I Zoom
PDA NVR Course -
April (1) 2025
Tuesday, 1st April I Zoom
DATES: April Course 1
Tuesdays 12-1.30pm
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April 1st - pre-meet session
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April 22nd - session 1
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April 29th - session 2
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May 6th - session 3
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May 13th - session 4
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May 20th - come as you are session
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June 3rd - session 5
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June 10th - session 6
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July 8th - wrap-up session
PDA NVR Course -
April (2) 2025
Wednesday, 2nd April I Zoom
DATES: April Course 2
Wednesdays 10-11.30am
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April 2nd - pre-meet
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April 23rd - session 1
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April 30th - session 2
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May 7th - session 3
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May 14th - come as you are session
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May 21st - session 4
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June 4th - session 5
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June 11th- session 6
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July 9th - wrap-up session
Why Raising a Wild Child?
I am one of the wild children, diagnosed at 40 as Autistic with a heavy sprinkling of PDA and hefty dose of ADHD to complete the potion. School stopped being an option for me at 11, I was angry and afraid, but most of all, utterly exhausted by it.
What do you do?
I am the CEO at Raising a Wild Child. I work alongside families to navigate the journey of discovering and understanding their child’s neurotype… finding ways together to ensure that every member of the network around the child feels understood and empowered to create a harmonious home.
Could you sum up the course in one sentence?
It's NVR done as a relationship building, connection building, collaborative strategy with your child.
What would you say to someone who is not sure whether this is right for them?
This course is not about shame or blame. There are limited spaces available to ensure a small community of families with the opportunity to support each other.
We are all here to achieve our own version of success.
We're still allowing our children the space to be autonomous human beings that they have every right to be and we're just there to guide them along the way. So, they don't get hurt and nobody else gets hurt in the process.
“Things are really really good. Like we’ve turned a significant corner. She is back in school and it’s going well. Thank you for everything. There are a million other smaller wins, too many to mention but I wouldn ’t be where we are today without you.”
"We all know that parenting our wild spirits can be a crazy, challenging, adrenalin fuelled rollercoaster of a ride and you appear to have developed a unique, compassionate, intelligent and effective approach which is robustly underpinned by neuroscience and psychology - and it works! It really work"
Thank you for the training this morning, I have learned more from you than any other book or training session in the last 8 years. Not only for my future patients, but also for me and my family!