PTMF-workshop i Vejle

for mennesker med levede erfaringer

24. april 2026

Denne workshop henvender sig til mennesker i Danmark med levede erfaringer, som ønsker at udforske andre, ikke-diagnosticerende måder at forstå deres liv og vanskeligheder på.

Med afsæt i Power Threat Meaning Framework (PTMF) udfordrer vi den traditionelle forståelse af psykisk lidelse og undersøger, hvordan vores oplevelser hænger sammen med de livsomstændigheder, vi har levet under. I stedet for at fokusere på symptomer arbejder vi bag om disse ved i stedet at begynde at kigge på den mening, magt, trusler og de strategier, som vi har udviklet for at overleve.

Workshoppen foregår på engelsk, men det er ikke nødvendigt at tale flydende engelsk for at deltage (vi hjælper hinanden med at oversætte og forstå).

Dagen faciliteres af Amanda Griffiths, britisk traume-overlever/aktivist og medlem af PTMF-komitéen under British Psychological Society, samt Kristine Mikkelsen, dansk psykolog og medstifter af det danske Netværk for MTMF/PTMF.

PTMF workshop for people in Denmark with lived experiences the 24.4.2026 in Vejle, Denmark

We all tell stories about ourselves and our world, but too often we accept pre-scripted psychiatric accounts of personal weakness, deficit and dysfunction without question. We are expected to accept those labels as our narrative truth even though this adds more layers of harm and unfairness.

The current mental health system is saturated with medicalised language that defines emotional and psychological distress as ‘mental illness’, disconnecting the person from the social circumstances of their lives. This workshop takes a critical perspective by challenging those medicalised ideas, reflecting on the impact of psychiatric labels to consider the meanings they create and how this affects our understanding of ourselves, our identities, our beliefs and our values. Together we will explore alternative ways of thinking about our difficulties through The Power Threat Meaning Framework (PTMF/MTMF). This is a relatively new, non-diagnostic structure for understanding and responding to emotional distress that makes links between people’s suffering and their life circumstances, which shows that 'symptoms of mental illness' are better understood as necessary survival strategies.

Through collaborative exploration of the PTMF/MTMF core questions attendees will engage in mutual learning to co-reflect on more meaningful ways of thinking about themselves and their lives that empowers them to take back control of their own destiny, while rewriting their story using their own words.

Workshop Co-Facilitators

Amanda Griffiths - A British trauma survivor/activist who promotes non-medicalised alternatives to the traditional ways of thinking about emotional distress. Dissatisfied with the harmful medicalised explanation that reframed her own suffering, Amanda successfully challenged the deeply insulting psychiatric label that obscured the root cause of her difficulties. Benefiting from the humane approach of the Power Threat Meaning Framework that linked her distress with the social circumstances of her life, Amanda advocates for everyone's right to think about their experiences considering any ideas, theories, and frameworks they find helpful. Amanda draws on these experiences in her role as Lived Expert Co-Chair of the British Psychological Society Division of Clinical Psychology PTMF Committee, contributing to the ongoing development the PTMF (MTMF).

Kristine Mikkelsen – A Danish psychologist working in private practice and cofounder of The Danish PTMF/MTMF-Network under the Danish Psychological Association.

Outcomes

1. A critical perspective of the current mental health paradigm.
2. Knowledge of alternative ways of reflecting on the origins of distress and associated struggles beyond diagnostic ways of thinking.
3. The ability to recognise the links between power and wider social factors at the root of people’s distress to better understand the conditions required for wellbeing (core human needs & rights)
4. Be PTMF/MTMF-Informed (knowledge of the utility of the framework and ability to draw on core questions).
5. Development of a new language for naming personal experiences.
6. Motivation to take back authorship of personal narratives to enrich story-telling and inform or replace personal statements.
7. Empowerment to make informed choices and become the agent of one’s own destiny.

Participants and catering

15 participants max. Sandwiches for lunch. Coffee/tea/soft drinks included. 

Time and Place

April 24th 8:30 - 16:00. Praksisfællesskabet i Nørregade, Nørregade 5D, 1st floor, 7100 Vejle.

Price

625 DKK. Exact payment details will be provided upon registration. 

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Workshop structure

8:30am - 9:00am

Sign in & breakfast

9:00am - 9:20am

Facilitator introduction & personal stories

9:20am – 9:40am

Attendee Introductions

9:40am – 11:15am

Introduction to the Power Threat Meaning Framework  

11:15am – 11:30am

Break 

11:30am - 12:30pm

Linking power to distress 

12:30pm – 1:30pm

Lunch 

1:30pm – 2:30pm

Threat Responses - reflecting on creative survival strategies. Personal power resources and personal strengths 

2:30pm – 2:45pm

Break (Coffee & Chocolate)

2:45pm – 3:15pm

The importance of meaningful stories. Rewriting your story using your own words.

3:15pm – 4:00pm

Final reflections.

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