Systemic parental coaching of nonviolent authority toward violent or self-destructive behavior in children and adolescents serves to re-establish parental presence and is based on a concept by Haim Omer. This path to deescalation speaks to therapists and counselors as well as to concerned parents. In professional contexts there are a number of questions surrounding its use; this workbook addresses these questions in 14 contributions concerning the fundamentals of this method, disorder-specific practical and applied aspects as well as research perspectives.

Since the concept was first created in the late 1990s, the New Authority has found its application in various fields of activity. For the first time, the NeNA (Network New Authority) publisher's network is placing the tried and tested concept clearly in the focus of the pedagogical, therapeutic, leadership-related and overall social context. The book thus fulfills the criteria of a manual, which makes the current status of the discussion and practice visible. In addition, it should stimulate thinking about further developments and meanings. So it should also be a sociopolitical book in which we act and respond appropriately to questions and requirements of our time. The new standard work of the New Authority is introduced by a foreword by Arist von Schlippe and Haim Omer.