HEARING VOICES

Duration: 6 Hours of learning            Max no of learners: 16

Target Audience – Care, Support & Clinical staff in a variety of settings:

Psychiatric hospitals, community mental health support, supported living for mental health, learning disability and autism.

Housing Support Teams & Probation teams who are providing care & support.

Course Overview

This course has been developed to improve the understanding of auditory hallucinations (hearing voices) and how it affects an individual’s experience of living with this symptom. We will look at how to support someone living with auditory hallucinations and the myths and stereotypes surrounding this symptom.

This course is delivered using a range of methods and resources including:

Face to Face tutor participative facilitation (whether in the classroom or online), scenarios for group discussions, polls, question and answer time, videos and end of session assessment.

This course has been developed and mapped to current occupational standards, qualification frameworks and the following documents and resources:

  • The 2011 Gov.UK document – No Health without Mental Health (created by Dept of Health) 
  • Skills for Care – The Common Core Principles to support good mental health and wellbeing in adult social care

Levels 3 to 4: the course is aimed at learners at level 3 to 4

Learning Outcomes:

After attending this course, learners will be able to:

  1. Explain auditory hallucinations to a person experiencing them or to their family and friends
  2. Identify and discuss the causes of auditory hallucinations
  3. Decide when auditory hallucinations require intervention
  4. Discuss and request, if relevant, available treatments
  5. Working with people who experience voices
Time breakdownFromToMinutes
Registration09:1509:3015
Session 109:3010:4070
AM tea break10:4011:0020
Session 211:0012:4070
Lunch12:4013:2040
Session 313:2014:4070
PM tea break14:4015:0020
Session 315:0016:1070
Assessment16:1016:3020

Entry requirements – No prerequisites required

Assessment type – General T/F at the end of the course

Certification/Qualification – Downloadable certificate of attendance