Hearing Voices: Mental Health Strategies

4601 North Choctaw Road,Choctaw OK 73020

17 November, 2021

Description

A mentally ill individual having auditory hallucinations may hear voices that command them to do harm. Police are often called to intervene. A mentally ill individual having auditory hallucinations may hear voices that command them to do harm. Police are often called to intervene. The end result in the local community has, at times, involved harm to the police officer or mentally ill individual, e.g., physical harm or shooting incident. These events prompted new educational efforts focused de-escalation and better understand of psychotic individuals. Officers complete the Hearing Voices Simulation, and use headphones to listen to recorded voices while attempting to do simple tasks. The recorded voices simulate ones heard by individuals diagnosed with Schizophrenia . Simulation experience is designed to mirror confusion and frustration inflicted on persons that hear voices as they try to deal with the world around them. This Course is worth (3) hours CLEET & (2) Mental Health