This workshop aims to offer an understanding of why relationship difficulties between family members remain or escalate, despite now being in a safe environment. This workshop focuses on working systemically with families (non-offending parent, children, grandparents, and so on) in the aftermath of domestic and family violence. Once the safety of non-offending clients and their children has been established there is usually a sense of relief on the part of clients and workers. In many instances there is also disappointment…