Experience Focussed Counselling
Encyclopedia
Experience Focused Counselling http://www.efc-institut.de/ (EFC) is a new approach to counselling aimed specifically at those who experience auditory hallucination
s, visions or other phenomena which are commonly associated with schizophrenia
and other mental disorders.
and Sandra Escher. At the annual meeting of Intervoice http://www.intervoiceonline.org/ in Copenhagen
in June 2007 the name was agreed upon for formal training in Germany.
Auditory hallucination
An auditory hallucination, or paracusia, is a form of hallucination that involves perceiving sounds without auditory stimulus. A common form involves hearing one or more talking voices...
s, visions or other phenomena which are commonly associated with schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by a disintegration of thought processes and of emotional responsiveness. It most commonly manifests itself as auditory hallucinations, paranoid or bizarre delusions, or disorganized speech and thinking, and it is accompanied by significant social...
and other mental disorders.
Aspects
Experience Focused Counselling examines relationships between these auditory halucinations and the person's life. It has arisen as a result of original research from 1987 onwards by Marius RommeMarius Romme
Marius Anton Joannes Romme is a Dutch psychiatrist. He is best known for his work on hearing voices and regarded as the founder and principal theorist for the Hearing Voices Movement....
and Sandra Escher. At the annual meeting of Intervoice http://www.intervoiceonline.org/ in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
in June 2007 the name was agreed upon for formal training in Germany.
See also
- Marius RommeMarius RommeMarius Anton Joannes Romme is a Dutch psychiatrist. He is best known for his work on hearing voices and regarded as the founder and principal theorist for the Hearing Voices Movement....
- Hearing Voices NetworkHearing Voices NetworkThe Hearing Voices Network is a self-help user-run organization for people who experience auditory hallucinations . Although members may have a psychiatric diagnosis, the group promotes an alternative approach, where voices are not necessarily seen as signs of mental illness.-Description and...
- Hearing Voices MovementHearing Voices MovementHearing Voices Movement is a philosophical trend in how people who hear voices are viewed. It was begun by Marius Romme, a professor of social psychiatry at the University of Limburg in Maastricht, the Netherlands; and Sandra Escher, a science journalist, who began this work after being challenged...
- Interpretation of Schizophrenia
- Trauma model of mental disordersTrauma model of mental disordersTrauma models of mental disorders emphasize the effects of psychological trauma, particularly in early development, as the key causal factor in the development of some or many psychiatric disorders .Trauma models are typically founded on the view that traumatic experiences...