‘For the word (and consequently for a human being) there is nothing more terrible than a lack of response’ (Bakhtin, 1984, p. 127) Responsivity is at the core of Open Dialogue, in my experience. How we respond to network members is crucial in creating a space where they can say more. This response can be […]
I’m often asked, in Open Dialogue Training, how to use one’s own life experiences when it feels relevant or potentially useful. Sometimes this question comes from people with Lived Experience of mental ill health, distress and/or trauma who occupy a role that encourages the use of these experiences (Peer Support Workers and Lived Experience Practitioners, […]
In the last decade, Open Dialogue has joined the Hearing Voices Movement as an approach to distress that resonates with me – personally and professionally. In this blog post I explore what is Open Dialogue and why it means so much to me. What is Open Dialogue? Open Dialogue is the name given to an […]