Introduction: 

Those of us who support children and young people who hear distressing or difficult voices are constantly developing, finding new ways to approach voice-hearing with young people and support them towards their self-defined recovery.

Each young person and family is unique - one size does not fit all.

About This Workshop: 

This workshop builds upon the principles explored in our ‘Supporting Children & Young People who Hear Voices’ training, and our 'Voice Collective Group Facilitation Training'.

Using examples drawn from attendee’s prior experience of working with young voice-hearers, the workshop explores the following topics:

• Developing trust and therapeutic relationships with young people who may not trust easily
• Understanding ‘taboo voices’ (voices that talk about things the young person - and society - find very difficult, including violence & sexuality)
• Finding safe ways of talking about voices and visions with young people in distress
• Working with different, and often conflicting, perspectives on a young person’s experiences
• Working with alternative belief systems (e.g. cultural or spiritual perspectives)
• Applying this learning within the workplace

We keep class sizes small to maximise the opportunity for discussion & reflection.

We require applicants to have attended either our 'Supporting Children and Young People who Hear Voices' training course, or our 'Voice Collective Group Facilitation' training course.

Fees: 

This course is FREE to people within Greater London.

Those outside Greater London can book a place for either £90 (reduced fee for voluntary sector organisations) or £120 (full fee for NHS, statutory and/or commercial organisations).

If you are from a small voluntary sector organisation outside of Greater London, are committed to providing support for young people who hear voices and cannot afford a place, please e-mail us to discuss this. If we can help, we will.

Important Information: 

• This course is open to those who support children and young people (in a variety of settings) and who have attended a previous 1-day our 3-day training with us (listed above).

• Please only book a place if you are confident that you can attend the course. If you can no longer attend the training, please inform us in writing on info@voicecollective.co.uk, and your place will be offered to someone on our waiting list.

• Please complete as much of the booking form as you are able to. This information is helpful to us, and is kept confidential within the service. 

• Certificates of attendance will be given out on completion of the workshop.