1. Hearing Voices Hearing Voices Groups
Dublin
Hearing Voices Groups are a social environment that
encourage and promote:
A Support Group for People ♦ Self Empowerment ♦ Interdependence, and
who Hear Voices ♦ A view of members as “experts by experience”.
Key Principles
♦ Acceptance and Validation ♦ Respect
♦ Promote Hope ♦ Safety and Courage
♦ Collaboration ♦ Independence and Empowerment
Groups Provide
♦ Acceptance and a sense that one is not alone.
Week ♦ A safe place to talk about visions and voices.
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♦ An opportunity to learn what voices mean and how to
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