1st Edition
Understanding Child to Parent Abuse Recovery through Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
Introduction 1. Why We Must Talk about Child to Parent Abuse 2. The Roots of Harm: Domestic Abuse, Trauma and Silenced Children 3. When a Child Becomes ‘the Abuser’ 4. Breaking the Cycle: The Family as a System of Change 5. Blame, Shame and Relational Distance 6. Navigating the System: Social Care Missed Moments 7. Working with Silence: When Young People Do Not Speak, but Think 8. Neurodivergence and Misunderstood Behaviour 9. What Helped? Solution-Focused Techniques in Action 10. What Progress Really Looks Like in CPA Work 11. Holding Hope in Complex Practice 12. Conclusion: Holding Families in Complexity
Biography
Ayse Adil is a practitioner and trainer and co-founder of Family Based Solutions
with over a decade of specialist experience working with families affected by
child to parent abuse. For over two decades, she has supported families through
and beyond domestic abuse, utilising her previous professional experience in
education and family support.
Joseph Lettieri is a practitioner and trainer and co-founder of Family Based
Solutions. He has over a decade of specialist experience working with families
affected by child to parent abuse and domestic abuse, informed by a broader
professional background in education and family support.
