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Tag Archives: Group work
Key activities in our trial of the Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) open group
We’ve been asked what are the key activities that we make sure are included regularly in our trial of an Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) Basic workshop as an open group (weekly 2-hour sessions where people can join any week). … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternatives to Violence Project, AVP, Group work
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More details of our trial of a weekly, open AVP group
As discussed in a recent post, our local Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) group has been trialling a Basic AVP workshop as a weekly open group (in partnership with the Samaritans Recovery Point) where people can join any week. In this post we will discuss some of the finer detail of this approach. Continue reading
Trialling an open AVP group with people recently out of prison or rehab
Reflecting on a trial of Basic Alternatives to Violence Project workshops as a weekly open group (where people can join any week) after 35 sessions. Continue reading
Reflections after Week 3 of an open AVP Basic workshop
We’ve completed 3 sessions of our experiment with an open Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) Basic workshop. Unfortunately, a COVID outbreak in Newcastle meant we had to cancel tomorrow’s session so we won’t be back until 11 January 2022. The … Continue reading
Offering Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) workshops as an open group
We have started a series of weekly, 2-hour Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) workshops in partnership with the Samaritans’ Recovery Point. The main difference is that it is an open, rather than a closed, group. Continue reading
Moving Experiential Peace Workshops Online
Some reflections on how we transformed face-to-face Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) workshops into an online context. Continue reading
Creating a safe space for a workshop on Zoom
Reflecting on strategies for creating a safe space for an Alternatives to Violence Project workshop we are offering via Zoom Continue reading
The Alternatives to Violence Project: Reflections on a strengths-based approach to nonviolent relationships and conflict resolution
This is the text of a peer-reviewed paper that Gener Lapina (from AVP and Family Support Newcastle) and I had published as part of the 2018 Family and Relationship Services Association conference. The citation with a link to the published … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternatives to Violence Project, AVP, Domestic violence, Group work, My publications, My work, Strengths-based approaches, Strengths-based practice, Working with families
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Voluntary participation in group work – the example of Alternatives to Violence Project
An important foundation of AVP is that it is based on voluntary participation [1, 2]. We expect that workshop participants have made a choice to come to the workshop and generally do not accept mandatory referrals (e.g., court orders). At … Continue reading
Bringing Alternatives to Violence Project workshops to parents and partners
One of the strengths of Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) workshops is that they can be easily be adapted to many contexts. Rather than being a set, inflexible program, AVP is based on a number of broad principles and practices … Continue reading
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