You meet two separated parents. Each describes a child you would struggle to recognise as the same person. One parent talks about a calm, capable, easy kid who never gives them any trouble. The other describes daily meltdowns, exhaustion, and a child barely holding together by the end of the afternoon. Both are telling the […]
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I recently came across a blog post from The High Conflict Institute titled Autism Spectrum Disorder and High Conflict Personalities: Working with Cultural Differences. It is presented as practical guidance for conflict professionals working with autistic parties. It is well-intentioned. It is also, in significant ways, harmful, and the harm is not incidental to the
I recently ran a REAL Masterclass exploring the concept of High Conflict Personalities (HCPs). Many of the participants were looking for some quick fixes and easy tools to use when they came across HCPs in their practice. What they instead discovered was that this desire for a simple solution is in fact one of the
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What is trauma informed practice? There is a lot of talk at the moment about trauma, and the need for a broad range of practitioners to ensure that their practice is “trauma-informed”. This includes anyone who works with people who may have experienced trauma, not just those who provide therapeutic services to survivors of trauma. Having a
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