Working with Hearing Voices

5.5 VCB-Approved CEUs*

Participants in this all-day training learn how to better understand and support individuals in making meaning of their experiences with voice hearing. Facilitator Peter Bullimore speaks from both lived experience and professional knowledge. Working with Hearing Voices explores the prevalence of voice hearing, the three stages of hearing voices, and interventions CPRSs and other providers can use to assist and support an individual who is hearing voices.

This training will help participants to:

• Apply a critical and thoughtful perspective on traditional ways of understanding voice hearing

• Adopt a respectful and ethical approach to the experience of voice hearing

• Acknowledge the potential connection between trauma and voice hearing

• Develop new ways of talking to and working with those who hear voices.

In this way, Working with Hearing Voices allows a CPRS or other behavioral health provider, whether or not they have similar lived experience, to more effectively and empathically assist individuals who are voice hearers.

Here's what past participants had to say about Working with Hearing Voices:

"Every time I’ve taken the training with Peter Bullimore I come away with a renewed sense of purpose and the tools to help others recover."

"They helped me understand how to better support others who hear voices. They were very knowledgeable, informative, and inspiring. I think there's still a lot of stigma surrounding those that hear voices and the trainers did a great job at getting rid of that stigma. They also did a great job at inviting the audience to be interactive with the training and giving us opportunities to share from our own experiences."

"Though I personally do not hear voices, I found much of the information useful in examining my own experiences of trauma."

"I liked how the training made me hopeful and curious."

"This is an excellent training for how to understand and implement these amazing strategies. I really appreciate that we heard about hearing voices from voice hearers and we learned about their lived experience. Thank you."

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Peter Bullimore is a voice hearer who spent ten years as a psychiatric patient, enduring many bouts of what is usually called “paranoia” and unusual beliefs. Through learning holistic approaches and with the support of the Hearing Voices Network (HVN), he was able to reclaim his life from the system. He facilitates a hearing voices and paranoia support group in England. He also runs his own training and consultancy agency, Asylum Associates, and is the founding member of the Paranoia Network. He delivers trainings on hearing voices and unusual beliefs internationally. He co-authored a workbook on childhood trauma called ‘Asking the Questions’ with Paul Hammersley and John Read.

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* Attainment of CEUs is dependent on amount of time spent in training and the successful completion of a short content quiz.

** Working with Hearing Voices includes strong language and frank discussions about child neglect and physical and sexual abuse. Please keep this in mind before purchasing a ticket.

All Vocal Virginia trainings are "first come, first served." This is a popular event, so we encourage all who are interested to register as soon as possible.

Vocal Virginia offers a limited number of income-based reduced- or no-cost tickets. Download the application at https://tinyurl.com/HVTick011226 and submit to Jessica Daggett, Education Program Director, at jessica@vocalvirginia.org, by Friday, December 26 @ 5:00 pm.