Working with Voices
This immersive one-day workshop equips participants with the tools and confidence to support people who experience voice hearing.
Course details
Working with Voices is designed to build better understanding, acceptance and support in front-line staff working in the mental health and social service sectors.
The workshop includes a simulated experience of hearing voices, where participants are asked to perform everyday tasks, participate in a simulated treatment program, undertake a ‘mental status exam’ and take a test at the ‘psychological testing centre’ while hearing voices.
Group discussion and reflection helps participants to process their experience and transfer learnings into the work environment.
Working with Voices is delivered by passionate lived experience trainer, musician and writer Arana Pearson.
What you will learn
- Gain a better understanding of the challenges people with a psychiatric disability face.
- Respond sensitively to the experience of hearing voices.
- Understand voice profiling: identifying the difference between voices that are distressing and other voices.
- Establish a safe, respectful environment to promote open communication.
- Support people to develop coping strategies.
Who should enrol
- Mental health workers
- Community sector workers
- AOD workers
- Anyone supporting people who are voice-hearers
“An original, refreshing, consumer-led day that was filled with insight, humour and lived experience. Arana is a fantastic presenter with energy and knowledge.”
Completion options
Face-to-face workshops
This qualification requires attendance at one full-day face-to-face training session.*
Statement of Participation
A Statement of Participation will be granted upon satisfactory attendance of the required training sessions.
*Subject to change. Training requirements will be confirmed upon enrolment.
Course content
- Gain a better understanding of the challenges that people with a psychiatric disability face.
- Respond sensitively to experiences of hearing voices.
- Voice profiling: identify the difference between voices that are distressing and other voices.
- Establish a safe, respectful environment to promote open communication.
- Work within a person’s belief systems.
- Support people to develop coping strategies.