Courses
Impact provides a number of courses dealing with a wide range of issues within the spectrum of mental health:
Impact provides a number of courses dealing with a wide range of issues within the spectrum of mental health:
Schizophrenia
Target Group
Professional helpers who have direct, and ongoing contact with clients who have a serious psychotic illness, and experience problems with voices, delusions, and paranoia. It is anticipated that participants will already have undertaken generic mental health training.Duration
Two consecutive days.Training Style
The training has a “fringe theatre” feel brought about by the trainer’s use of theatrical devices to bring the case material to life. This is backed up with lectures, structured exercises, opportunities to practice skills and group discussion.Aim
This is a practice-based course aimed at helping participants to work more effectively and appropriately with people who suffer from schizophrenia - particularly where the positive symptoms of hallucinations, paranoia, and delusions predominate.Content
- The range of schizophrenic, schizophreniform, schizotypal, and schizo-affective disorders
- Exploration of personal reactions, skills, and dilemmas in working with clients in acute psychotic states
- Understanding the biological, and psychological mechanisms underpinning the "positive symptoms" of schizophrenia
- Introducing a range of brief interventions to enable suffers and survivors to manage their troublesome auditory hallucinations
- Consideration of psychotherapeutic approaches to participants' current clinical dilemmas
- Direction towards the latest research and developments
Resources
In addition to supporting Impact courses dangerousbehaviour.com provides and open resource on a wide range of issues within the field of mental health. See below for articles on:
In addition to supporting Impact courses dangerousbehaviour.com provides and open resource on a wide range of issues within the field of mental health. See below for articles on:
Impact Training & Consultation
Fax & Phone: +44 (0)1275 394 774
E-mail: impact@dangerousbehaviour.com
Web Site: http://www.dangerousbehaviour.com
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Fax & Phone: +44 (0)1275 394 774
E-mail: impact@dangerousbehaviour.com
Web Site: http://www.dangerousbehaviour.com
design by Oliver Bourne