Uncovering Disguised Compliance: Keeping Children at the Centre

This one-day course supports professionals working with families where behaviour may be ambivalent, avoidant, confrontational, or violent. It offers practical strategies for managing challenging dynamics while keeping the child at the centre of practice. Participants will: - Understand types and causes of uncooperative behaviour - Learn how to identify and respond to disguised compliance - Explore safe responses to hostility, including dynamic risk assessment - Strengthen multi-agency collaboration and safeguarding practice - Apply a child rights-based approach to interventions Who Should Attend: Ideal for social workers, family support workers, health visitors, early years practitioners, and others working with families where parental behaviour raises concerns.