Level 2: Understanding and supporting young people who hear voices

This free, half-day training will explore ways of supporting children and young people to make sense of, and manage, difficult and distressing sensory experiences.

PLEASE NOTE: You must have completed our Level 1 training before attending this training

This workshop offers participants the opportunity to:

• Gain a deeper understanding of the experience of voices, visions and other unusual sensory experiences
• Consider the impact of different explanatory models on a young person, their family & supporters (including psychological, biomedical and spiritual explanations)
• Explore the link between voices, visions, emotions and difficult life experiences
• Build upon a toolkit of strategies to support young people distressed by voices/visions/other sensory experiences
• Hear positive examples of resilience and recovery

Who should attend this course

Voice Collective trainings are for professionals working in youth-specific organisations, for those who regularly support young people who hear voices in their work, or for parents, carers & family members of under-25s who hear voices.

This course is open to people who support and/or work with children and young people in a variety of settings, including the home. This includes youth workers, counsellors, CAMHS, EIP, therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists, OTs, support workers, GPs, substance mis-use workers, YOTs, helpline staff, teachers, mentors & more. 

If you do not currently support or work with children and young people, we may not be able to accept your booking. Please contact us to find out if we have any spare places available.

How to book your place

• We cannot accept group bookings - each attendee must register themselves and provide their contact details in case of emergencies.
• As our courses are often oversubscribed, please book your place only if you are confident you are able to attend for the full three hours.
• If you are unable to make the course, please cancel your place as early as possible to avoid spaces going to waste, by emailing info@voicecollective.co.uk

About the Hearing Voices projects at Mind in Camden

• Voice Collective is a UK–wide project that supports young people who hear voices, see visions or have other sensory experiences or beliefs.
• London Hearing Voices Network is a London-wide capacity-building project to increase the quality and quantity of peer support groups for adults who hear voices or see visions.
• Voices Unlocked is a Mind in Camden project dedicated to supporting people who hear voices in prisons, secure units and Immigration Removal Centres.

Find out more at Mind in Camden and Voice Collective. For updates about the Hearing Voices projects at Mind in Camden, including future training dates, please sign up for our email newsletter.