Supporting Those Who Hear Voices

A Roadmap for Experts by Experience & Experts by Training

Description

Those who hear voices or have other unusual perceptions have a long history of being excluded from the conversation regarding the true meaning of their experiences. Weighed down by labels of insanity and stigmas of being dangerous, the 5 to 15% of humans who experience these phenomena most often decline to self-identify, treating their rich inner worlds as a closely guarded secret. Hearing Voices Network is building a community where voice hearers and allies can reclaim their narrative while sharing the insights, support, and strategies that are known to improve quality of life.

Facilitated in collaboration by experts-by-training and experts-by-experience from Hearing Voices Network NYC, this class explores the challenges of a human rights movement discredited before it even speaks. It presents a storied history of the Hearing Voices Movement, describes the value of hearing voices groups, and explores the first-person experience of hearing voices. It covers non-medical solutions for maintaining happiness and stability, as well as strategies to shift inaccurate and discriminatory cultural labels to promote interpretations and strategies for living fully while hearing voices.

What you’ll learn:

The history of the hearing voices movement and approach, including its foundational thinkers, texts, core tenets, and guiding principles
What the experience of hearing voices and navigating non-consensus reality is like
Concrete tools and strategies to strengthen quality of life for those who hear voices
How to integrate aspects of the hearing voices approach in clinical settings
How mental health providers can interface respectfully and effectively with the hearing voices movement
How experts by experience and experts by training can work together to cultivate acceptance and belonging for those who hear voices

Faculty

Hearing Voices NETWORK - New York City

Hearing Voices NYC is a partnership of voice-hearers, people with lived experience, clinicians, peer specialists, family members, activists, and friends. Together we build non-judgmental spaces and advocate for people with lived experience to be authors of their own narrative. Through our community we also share insights, support and strategies to improve quality-of-life for all those impacted by this common and misunderstood human experience.

Jessica Arenella, PhD

Jessica is a clinical psychologist with over 20 years experience. She is a founding member of Hearing Voices NYC and past-president of ISPS-US. Dr. Arenella currently works in a psychiatric emergency room in the Bronx and teaches in the Psychology department at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

Dmitriy Gutkovich

During his 12 years of personal lived experience, Dmitriy has earned leadership roles in nonprofits including Hearing Voices Network NYC, Hearing Voices Network USA, ISPS-US, and NYC Peer Workforce Coalition. He is the recently published author of “Life with Voices: A Guide for Harmony” and collaborates as a project partner for Yale’s Cope Project. He also frequently appears on podcasts and webinars, championing the role of lived experience in the national conversation.

Leah Rokeach, LCSW

Leah is a licensed clinical social worker with over 30 years of experience in the field. Until her retirement in 2009, she was the Assistant Director of an adult mental health program for a large Jewish social work agency, Ohel Children's Home And Family Services. She then opened her own private practice, which focuses on working with clients with mental health issues. In 2011, Leah became a member of ISPS-US, where she started to develop an interest in innovative approaches to psychosis. After meeting Ron Coleman, she trained in facilitating hearing voices groups and started her own groups for Orthodox Jewish men and women. Leah is trained and certified in CBT, ACT for psychosis, and compassion focused therapy for psychosis. She has published articles on living with voices and hearing voices groups. Leah was secretary of ISPS-US for two terms and is one of the founders of the HVN-NYC.

Audience

This course is for:

Mental health and physical health professionals, including: clinicians, psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, peer specialists, recovery support specialists, housing specialists, nurse practitioners, wellness support workers, coaches, holistic practitioners
Students

Activists
Family members and advocates
Anyone who works or plans to work with people experiencing mental health-related challenges

Pricing

We provide the option of enrolling for at the General ($20) or Supporter ($40) rate to ensure the sustainability of IDHA’s work and enable us to create more accessible, cutting-edge training content.

What you get:	General $20	Supporter $40
110+ minutes of video content	✓	✓
Exclusive readings and resources	✓	✓
A reference and resource list to aid ongoing learning and exploration on the course topics	✓	✓
Access to IDHA's virtual learning community on Mighty Networks	✓	✓
2 Continuing Education (CE) credits		✓

CE Credits

**IDHA is pleased to offer Supporting those Who Hear Voices for Continuing Education (CE) credits.**

2 CE credits is available for Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, Therapists, and Medical Doctors who enroll at the Supporter Rate ($40). Anyone enrolling CE credits will be required to take a brief post-test upon completion of the course. Upon completion, a certificate will be issued.

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Amedco LLC and Institute for the Development of Human Arts (IDHA). Amedco LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. Amedco Joint Accreditation #4008163.

As a training institute that values lived experience as highly as professional training, IDHA recognizes the way that the credentialing system enforces a culture of professionalism and devalues lived experience. At the same time, we believe it is a radical act to offer our training content for CE credits, ensuring that mental health workers and other clinicians can apply transformative mental health knowledge in maintaining a credential.

Activity Name: Supporting Those Who Hear Voices: A Roadmap for Experts by Experience & Experts by Training
Faculty: Jessica Arenella, PhD, Leah Rokeach, LCSW, and Dmitriy Gutkovich
Coverage: August 9, 2024 – August 9, 2025

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Amedco LLC and Institute for the Development of Human Arts (IDHA). Amedco LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. Amedco Joint Accreditation #4008163.

License Information

Physicians

Amedco LLC designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Psychologists

This course is co-sponsored by Amedco and Institute for the Development of Human Arts. Amedco is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Amedco maintains responsibility for this program and its content. 2 hours.

The following state boards accept courses from APA providers for Psychologists/Counselors: AK, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, IO, KS, MA (LEP ONLY), ME, MO, NC, ND, NH, NE, NJ, NM, NV, OK*, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WY
The following state boards accept courses approved by any other state for Psychologists/Counselors: CO, MD
MI: No CE requirements.
*OK: Accepts APA credit for live, in-person activities but not for ethics and/or online courses.
The following state boards accept courses from APA providers for MFTs: AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IN, KS, MD, ME, MO, NE, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NV, OK*, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WDC, WI, WY
AL MFTs: Credits authorized by NBCC or any other state licensing agency will be accepted.
MA MFTs: Participants can self-submit courses not approved by the MAMFT board for review.
The following state boards accept courses from APA providers for Addictions Professionals: AK, AR, CO, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IN, KS, LA, MD, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NY (held outside NY ONLY), OK*, OR, SC, UT, WA, WI, WY
The following state boards accept courses from APA providers for Social Workers: AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, ID, IN, KY, ME, MN, MO, NE, NH, NM, OR, PA, VT, WI, WY

Social Workers

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Amedco is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Amedco maintains responsibility for this course. ASWB Learner Level: Beginner. Social Workers completing this course receive 2 GENERAL continuing education credits.

The following state boards accept courses offering ASWB ACE credit for Social Workers: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NM, NV, OH, OK*, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WI, WV*, WY
*OK: Accepts ASWB ACE for live, in-person activities but not for ethics and/or online courses.
*WV: Accepts ASWB ACE unless activity is held live in West Virginia.
The following state boards accept courses offering ASWB ACE credit for Counselors: AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, ME, MO, ND, NE, NM, NH, NV, OK*, OR, PA, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WY
<MI: No CE requirement.
The following state boards accept courses offering ASWB ACE credit for MFTs: AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, IA, ID, IN, KS, MD, ME, MO, NC, NE, NH, NM, NV, OK*, OR, PA, RI, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WY
AL MFTs: Credits authorized by NBCC or any other state licensing agency will be accepted.
MA MFTs: Participants can self-submit courses not approved by the MAMFT board for review.
MI: No CE requirement.
The following state boards accept ASWB ACE credit for Addictions Professionals: AK, CA, CO, CT, GA, IA, IN, KS, LA, MO, MT, ND, NM, NV, OK, OR, SC, WA, WI, WV, WY

New York Board for Social Workers (NY SW)

Amedco SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #0115. 2 hours.

New York Board for Mental Health Counselors (NY MHC)

Amedco is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0061. 2 hours.

New York Board for Marriage & Family Therapists (NY MFT)

Amedco is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists. #MFT-0032. 2 hours.

New York Board for Psychology (NY PSY)

Amedco is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0031. 2 hours.

Enroll

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FAQ

When does the course start and finish?
This is a completely self-paced online course - you decide when you start and when you finish.

How long do I have access to the course?
After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own.

What if I am unhappy with the course, content, or platform?
We love hearing your feedback on what we can do to improve our efforts to bring transformative mental health to the public! Shoot us an email at contact@idha-nyc.org and let us know your thoughts. If you disagree with any of the perspectives shown in this course - that's great! We encourage differing perspectives, so feel free to leave a comment in the course - so long as your comments remain respectful and you speak from your own point of view.

I am a person struggling with mental health issues/a family member of someone who is struggling. Can I take the course?
Absolutely! Just note that this course is geared towards professionals in the field, and will speak mostly to those working in a formal support role. However, we welcome anyone who wants to join!

Are refunds available?
At this time, all sales are final, we cannot offer refunds after purchase.

Are Continuing Education (CE) credits available?
Yes! IDHA is excited to offer this particular self-paced course for CE credits. Made possible by our co-sponsor Amedco, CEs are available to Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, Therapists, and Medical Doctors who enroll at the Supporter Rate ($40).