Debra’s captivating masterclasses offer personal reflections that will deepen understanding of the voice hearing experience for people who hear voices, their family and carers, as well as health professionals.
Debra will examine the role that voices play in people’s lives, including their function as a stress response mechanism. She will also present practical techniques, referring to evidence-based interventions, that support individuals dealing with the distressing aspects of voice hearing.
Do not miss this unique opportunity to enhance skills and improve resilience and recovery for those who hear voices. Register via the links below to participate in open, meaningful discussions within a supportive environment.
Debra Lampshire- Internationally Renowned Authority on Hearing Voices
Debra Lampshire is a trailblazer in New Zealand’s mental health sector, renowned for her advocacy and support for individuals experiencing auditory hallucinations. With three decades of experience in mental health care — 18 of which were spent in institutional settings — Debra has leveraged her own recovery journey to educate and advocate for others within national and international mental health services.
As a leading figure and mentor in the lived experience and clinical movements in New Zealand, Debra served as the Project Manager for the Psychological Interventions for Enduring Mental Illness Project at Auckland District Health Board (ADHB), making history as the first non-clinician to hold this role. Her extensive personal and professional experience offer invaluable insights that are both informative and inspiring.
Event Program
Monday 7th October 2024, 9am – 3pm
Recovery and Hearing Voices Masterclass
Location: Richmond Wellbeing, 29 Manning Rd Cannington
Program suitable for: Professionals and peer workers supporting clients experiencing hearing voices, individuals who hear voices, their carers and families.
Tuesday 8th October 2024, 9am – 3pm
Working with People Who Experience Hearing Voices Masterclass
Location: Richmond Wellbeing, 29 Manning Rd Cannington
Program suitable for: Psychologists, psychiatrists, mental health nurses, social workers, peer workers, occupational therapists, counsellors and mental health recovery and rehabilitation workers.
Wednesday 9th October 2024, 9am – 3pm
Recovery and Hearing Voices Masterclass
Location: Southwest, The Old Lyric, 73 Victoria St Bunbury
Program suitable for: Professionals and peer workers supporting clients experiencing hearing voices, individuals who hear voices, their carers and families.
Masterclass Key Learnings/Outcomes:
- Introduction to techniques that support the distressing aspects of voice hearing.
- Explore the rationale and effectiveness of a normalising approach to voice hearing.
- Experience the value of providing opportunities and environments in which people can talk openly and freely about their voice hearing experiences.
- Establish the advantage of reframing voice hearing as a stress response mechanism.
- Improved understanding of the benefits in exploring voices content.
- Recognition of the role that voices play in people’s lives.
Recognition of Attendance:
A certificate of attendance will be provided to attendees of each masterclass as a statement of CPD attendance, equivalent to 5 hours.
Masterclass Investment:
Individual Attendees
- Corporate: $300 incl GST per ticket
- NGO/NFP: $250 incl GST per ticket
- Concession: $150 incl GST per ticket
Group/Multiple Ticket Discount
- 5 Tickets: $1,200
Lived Experience Scholarship Ticket
- We welcome your application for one of our free tickets for the Monday (Perth) or Wednesday (Bunbury) events. Kindly share with us what your hopes and expectations are for attending this session in relation to your own personal lived experience?
- Free
All proceeds will support the invaluable work of Richmond Wellbeing’s Hearing Voices Network. As one participant recently shared, “I realised that I was not alone in hearing voices and the Hearing Voices Network group provides a safe place to talk about hearing voices, which helps everyone who shares this experience.”
If you would like to support the Hearing Voices Network program or have further enquiries about this event or other mental health training opportunities please contact us at training@rw.org.au
