Alternate Realities: How to support clients who experience psychosis
Event date: -
Event type: Single day (a day or less)
This workshop will provide participants with an experiential and reflective opportunity to learn to support clients who hear voices, or experience other types of alternate realities (visual, tactile, etc. hallucinations) using a client centred, recovery-based theoretical framework. Alternate realities will be explored and defined. Foundational concepts and skills are explored and linked directly to practice. These are then applied to examples of clients who may experience distressing voices or alternate realities. The workshop includes a mixture of lecture and small/large group discussions.
Learning Objectives:
Participants will:
- Understand the meaning and stages of Alternate Realities
- Understand the experience of hearing voices
- Examine foundational concepts and skills required to better support clients
- Understand and apply the Interview Process in client support
Target Audience
Alternate Realities - How to support clients who experience psychosis is offered in 2 4-hour on-line workshop module. It is designed for people who are interested in learning how to support clients from a client centred recovery-based theoretical framework.
Participants can include front-line community workers, team leaders, managers, educators, consultants, police officers, first responders, family members and people interact with those who experience alternate realities.
Date: October 18-19, 2021
Time: 9:00 am - 1:30 pm EST
Cost: $195 + HST
Webinar: MSTeams
Presenters: Jodie Grigsby - CMHA Peel Dufferin
Karyn Hand BSW MEd RSW - CMHA Peel Dufferin
Registration Link: Register Here