Wrongful arrest prompts call for change
As a new year begins most of us hope for better things to come. The last year was considered by many…
Posts by nrutter
Mutual Expectations – a charter for parents and local authority services
Always worth reminding ourselves about the hopes, expectations – and entitlements – of those we work with as professionals. This…
Who’s in Charge? Practitioners speak!
Who’s in Charge? is a nine week programme developed specifically to support parents who are experiencing violence and abuse from…
Book review: Anger is my friend
Why can it seem so difficult to engage young people in addressing their violence? Sam Ross suggests that we are…
A PhD in Child to Parent Violence
Manchester Metropolitan University are offering a PhD scholarship, beginning in September 2017. The project will explore the context and impact…
CPV: have you or someone you know been affected?
Over the last weeks I have been involved in a number of long conversations with people about the harsh realities…
A Home For Maisie – Video Dailymotion
Watch the video «A Home For Maisie» uploaded by wynharlow on Dailymotion. I know I’ve banged on about adoption for…
Adoption and Fostering Podcast, child to parent violence
I was privileged last week to have a conversation about child to parent violence (CPV) with Al Coates, adoptive parent,…
Beyond Parental Control: no attribution of blame.
What happens when it is no longer safe for a child to remain at home? Sometimes children go to live…
A story of knives and cuts – with a little bit of hope at the end.
What is it with knives? (I’m sure someone will answer that for us!) So many parents report the use of…