Mind in Camden's Voices Unlocked team are putting on a one day course on Monday 26th November from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm: Supporting People with Unusual Beliefs in Forensic Settings.
You may already be aware of the Hearing Voices Group approach, but working with people with unusual beliefs or paranoia can sometimes feel a step further. To talk to people about their beliefs may bring up anxiety in us - should I challenge them or should I listen? If I don't challenge will this be collusion? In a forensic setting this might also carry additional weight because of concerns about 'risk'.
In this training we will explore:
- Understanding and reframing paranoia and beliefs
- Ways to cope with distressing beliefs
- Safe ways to talk about distressing beliefs
- Our personal reactions to people with strong beliefs, and how this can impact on our work with them
- Reflection on risk and the challenges of creating and maintaining peer support groups in these settings
Background: Hearing Voices Groups are safe places for people who hear voices, have other sensory experiences or have unusual beliefs to meet with one another in an atmosphere of mutual support and respect. They are not therapy or treatment but provide people with an opportunity to explore their experiences, make sense of them and find ways of living with them. All groups are based on the ethos of the Hearing Voices Network which promotes an open and accepting atmosphere where all interpretations and experiences are valid.
Places can be be booked on eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/supporting-women-with-unusual-beliefs-in-forensic-settings-registration-51510782136?aff=eemailordconf&utm_campaign=order_confirm&ref=eemailordconf&utm_medium=email&utm_source=eb_email&utm_term=viewevent
For more information contact: Mind in Camden: 020 7911 0822