How we understand and support young Voice Hearers
At Voice Collective, we understand that voices, visions and other unusual sensory perceptions are meaningful experiences that are unique to the individual - we never judge or make assumptions about what you are going through.
Watch our short animation video to find out a bit more about our values and ethos.
To find out more about what support we can offer click on the button below.
Training for Professionals and Family Members
As well as the support we offer to children, young people and families directly, the other strand to our project is reaching out to services to offer our trainings. We work with CAMHS; Early Intervention in Psychosis teams; schools, social services; voluntary sector organisations & charities; arts groups, and many more. We have been holding these online via Zoom, particularly during the pandemic, regularly setting dates throughout the year on Eventbrite. However we can also offer private in-house trainings online. So just get in touch with us at info@voicecollective.co.uk for more information about this. See below to find out more about what type of trainings we offer
“This training was so helpful and taught me to think of voices in an angle I had never thought of before - can voices be helpful ….that voices are not always a negative sign, that it is okay to acknowledge the voices with the young person”
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Level 1 - Fresh Approach To Understanding CYP who Hear Voices
This training presents a fresh approach to voice-hearing. Founded in lived experience and the work of the Voice Collective project.
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Level 2 - Supporting CYP who Hear Voices
This training will explore ways of supporting children and young people to make sense of, and manage, difficult and distressing sensory experiences.
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Level 3 - Advanced Working with Voices
This training is available to those who have attended our Level 1 and 2 anf who want to explore further who to support CYP who hear voices.
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Peer Support Group Facilitation Training
Training to support your service to set up your own hearing voices peer support group, or if you would like to volunteer with us and co-facilitate one of our own peer support groups at Voice Collective.
Level 1 - A Fresh Approach To Understanding Children and Young People who Hear Voices
3 Hours online
Exploring what it feels like to hear voices as a young person
The impact voice-hearing can have on a young person’s home, school & social life
An introduction to the Hearing Voices Network ethos & approach to unusual sensory experiences
Ways to open up conversations about voices, helping young people to feel heard
Simple youth-friendly coping strategies
Level 2 - Supporting Children and Young People who Hear Voices
You must have attended Level 1 before starting Level 2
3 Hours online
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
Level 3 - Advanced Working with Voices
You must have attended Level 1 before starting Level 2
3 Hours online
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
Peer Support Group Facilitation Training
This is a 2 day online training to support your service to set up your own hearing voices peer support group, or if you would like to volunteer with us and co-facilitate one of our own peer support groups at Voice Collective.
You must attend both days to complete the training.
Over the two days we will cover:
Understanding voices & visions; Voice Collective values & peer support groups
Exploring Recovery; the role of the group facilitator & practical facilitation skills
Navigating facilitation challenges; coping strategies for voice hearers & planning and launching groups