Public events

Film screening and discussion: 'In the Real'

For the past three years, filmmaker and psychoanalyst Conor McCormack has documented the Bristol Hearing Voices Network – a self-help group for people who hear voices and have other unusual experiences.
 
The result of this collaboration is In the Real, a 59-minute observational documentary film which goes right to the heart of the voice-hearing experience. Who, or what, are the voices that only these men can hear? What do they say and what do they mean? And how does hearing voices transform their sense of self and world?
 

Dissociation and Dissociative identity disorder - DID: The Fundamentals

Dissociation is a normal response to trauma, and this one-day course will cover a range of issues fundamental to understanding this phenomenon and how it presents in trauma survivors’ lives. 
 
The course is suitable for a variety of professionals working in this field, along with survivors themselves and will include such items as what is dissociation? why does it occur and how does it manifest? When does it lead to a dissociative disorder and how do you support someone who suffers from trauma-related dissociation?  
 

Free - Coping with Stigma and Discrimination

Stigma and discrimination are unfortunate facts of life.  This course will give you a greater understanding of what stigma and discrimination are, and how to recognise them. Led by Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust, the course will look at what is meant by discrimination and stigma, and the different types of discrimination that may be encountered.  The peer tutor will share their experiences of being stigmatised, and you will have the opportunity to share your experiences with the group. 

The event is for those 18 years and over living in Camden or Islington

Voice Collective Group Facilitation Training: Young Refugees & Asylum Seekers

This innovative and interactive three-day course will help to develop the skills necessary to co-facilitate a peer support group for young refugees and asylum seekers who hear voices, see visions or have other 'unusual' sensory experiences.
 
Course commences March 21st and continues on March 28th and 29th, 2017. 10am to 4pm each day.
 
It will combine personal and professional experience to cover the following areas:
 
  • Understanding ‘hearing voices’ and other sensory experiences 

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