Relationship-First Approach
to Extreme States Training

In this interactive workshop, participants will gain insight into and practice an approach that centers personal connection, empathy, and mutuality when supporting people who experience extreme or unusual states and/or have extraordinary beliefs. Participants will explore ways to negotiate boundaries and disparate needs while maintaining values of choice, transparency, equality, community, and possibility. Topics include navigating fear and discomfort, avoiding/minimizing control and coercion, and navigating multiple truths when supporting people having experiences that might be labeled as psychosis.