Are you struggling with a child’s challenging or aggressive behaviour? Or are you witnessing a child’s deep emotional distress, self-harm, or suicidal tendencies?
We have seen how these situations often leave parents, carers and educators feeling alone, frustrated, and helpless. We understand the fear and heartache you may be experiencing. There is a way to improve the situation for the child and yourself.
Our secret?Non-Violent Resistance courses
Non-Violent Resistance (NVR), founded by Professor Haim Omer, is a therapeutic and practical approach designed to help parents, caregivers, and professionals to manage and reduce challenging or concerning behaviours and emotional distress in children. It is rooted in the principles of non-violence, originally inspired by people like Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr., but adapted for parenting situations.
Welcome to ‘learn NVR’: Professor Haim
Omer’s platform for NVR training
About Us
It is the mission of ‘learn NVR’ to help not only the child but to improve the situation for parents, carers and educators. We empower individuals and communities to foster the emotional and behavioural well-being of children and young people through evidence-based NVR practices.
Our courses are led by internationally recognised experts such as Professor Haim Omer, founder of the NVR approach, Dr Peter Jakob who brought NVR to the UK, and Kathelijne Van Dongen, who founded the NVR Suicide Prevention program which is accredited and widely used in The Netherlands.
Our Courses
For School
Our school course empowers teachers with proven strategies to reclaim their caring authority, develop their presence around the school, and manage challenging situations in the classroom.
For Professionals
This course is aimed at professionals who wish to incorporate NVR into their practice. You will learn how to coach parents through their NVR transformation
For suicide and self-harm risks
Specialist training for parents, professionals, hospitals, schools, and caregivers, in combatting self-harm and suicide risks, delivered jointly by Professor Omer and Kathelijne Van Dongen.
Our evidence-based journey
Our story is not just one of giving hope. It is firmly grounded in evidence. NVR is a well-established intervention with a solid research foundation. Studies have shown that NVR significantly reduces aggressive and violent behaviour, improves parent-child relationships, and improves behaviour at schools.
Empowering control
Parents who have embraced NVR principles report greater emotional regulation, fewer incidents of self-harm, and an empowering sense of control over challenging situations.
Positive and lasting change
This evidence base guides us as we develop and deliver our courses, ensuring that every technique and strategy you learn is proven to make a difference. We are committed to bringing the best of NVR to you, so you can make lasting, positive changes in the lives of the children and young people you care about.
Get on board!
Embark on this journey with ‘learn NVR’ and transform problems into opportunities. Just choose the course that suits your needs. Our courses have the lowest dropout rate of any parenting program. Extensive research shows that NVR brings about a steep reduction in violence and aggression, steep reduction in risky behaviour, and in a recent study every one of the 20 children in the program stopped self-harming. Join today to begin your own success
story.
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About Us
At learnNVR, we offer fully online, on-demand training in Non-Violent Resistance (NVR)—empowering parents, teachers, and professionals to handle challenging behaviours with confidence, clarity, and compassion. Founded in 2023, our mission is to make expert NVR guidance accessible anytime, anywhere. LearnNVR is proud to offer the only training delivered directly by Haim Omer, the founder of NVR.
Non-Violent Resistance (NVR) isn’t just a theory—it’s a method grounded in years of rigorous academic and clinical research across the globe.
Extensive studies have shown NVR’s effectiveness in a wide range of settings, from families and schools to mental health services and youth justice programs.
Currently, Leiden University Medical Centre in the Netherlands is leading a groundbreaking research project on the use of NVR in suicide prevention, exploring how the use of NVR alongside DBT can support individuals and families in some of the most critical and complex situations.
Meanwhile, RiSE Mutual in the UK is actively implementing and studying NVR in real-world contexts, adding valuable insights to the ever-growing evidence base.
Over the years, numerous respected institutions and researchers have contributed to the development and validation of NVR. Their work continues to shape how professionals, caregivers, and communities engage with challenging behaviour in compassionate, effective ways.
👉 Explore published research and ongoing studies here:
haimomer-nvr.com/publications-and-research
Our Suicide Prevention Course is now live, with tailored options available for both parents and professionals.
To bring you the highest-quality experience, delivered directly by world-leading experts in the field, we’ve made this course available on our sister platform 'learnNVR.org'.
Please note: at this time, the course is not available in a purely 'heimish' version. For that reason, it is not being offered directly on this site.
You’ll now be redirected to LearnNVR.org to access the course.