1. Hearing Voices that are Distressing Clearbrook Professional Training

2. A brief overview of schizophrenia

3. Schizophrenia. . . Affects more than 2 million people in the US
Is a medical illness
Is a biologically-based brain disorder
Has no one defined cause
Does not make people more violent than those without it
Causes 50% of psychiatric hospitalizations
Affects more than 2 million people in the US
Manifests in 75% or people between ages of 15 and 25
Is not a choice, the result of bad parenting, or due to a character flaw or weakness
Is not “multiple personalities”

4. Symptoms of Schizophrenia
Positive Symptoms:
Delusions, hallucinations, disorganized thinking
Negative Symptoms:
Flattened affect, avolition/lack of motivation
Cognitive Symptoms:
Attention issues, memory retention, executive functioning

5. Instructions for the Simulation
Complete all stations while listening to the headphones
Do not speak with each other about the content of the recording during the simulation
On several occasions, the voices may stop for up to a minute
If you feel uncomfortable, upset, etc., you may stop the simulation by removing your headphone
Please adjust the volume in the beginning and then do not readjust

6. Simulation and Discussion

7. Thank you for participating!
Questions?