Hearing Distressing Voices workshop

Despite improvements in pharmacotherapy and changes in service delivery models, many people continue to remain distressed by continuing positive psychotic symptoms. Current research suggests medication resistant symptoms of enduring positive symptoms, such as distressing voices (auditory hallucinations) is helped by talking therapy effectively delivered in both individual and group settings.

Our philosophical platform and the effectiveness of the unique, consumer-clinician alliance to deliver a co-facilitated group approach, supports such interventions that have reaped clinical and personal benefits for group members. The skills taught in the workshop mirror the voice hearers’ development of the tools and techniques to build confidence to conquer their distressing voices beyond distraction techniques.

The content of the training workshop is based on a combination of the evidence-based models of Cognitive Therapy and underpinned by the Power, Threat, Meaning framework. The workshop provides a range of skills for participants to incorporate into their practice and are transferable to work with both groups and individuals.