Practical Applications of Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy

This training is provided by Intero Psychedelic Therapy (Check out https://www.intero-psychedelic.com for more infromation about their team!)

Participants will understand the broad psychological effects of psychedelic experiences and learn to identify red flags and contraindications for psychedelic use. Expandupon baseline knowledge about psychedelics and their history within social and clinical use. Participants will learn the dangers of recreational psychedelicuse and learn how to help clients explore the risks and consequences ofpsychedelic experiences, and in general how to talk with clients about thissubject, through a harm-reduction lens. Clinicians will develop a deeper understanding of what Ketamine-Assisted Therapy is, who it's for, and how it'sdelivered. Further, they will be able to differentiate between KetamineAssisted Psychotherapy and Ketamine infusion clinics. They will gain an understanding of how to assess for candidacy by learning about physical,emotional, and social implications. Participants will develop knowledge of theKAP therapeutic process, and how to help prepare clients, as well as supporttheir post treatment integration and develop an understanding of what the Ketamine experience is like, so that they are able to follow, reflect, validateand support client's who've received the course of treatment. Participants willdevelop skills for supporting clients in processing their experiences, and inidentifying "seeds" (observations, changes, opportunities) that canbe "watered" with the support of clinician and learn the ACT model,and the 6 main domains of intervention, including some practical skills fromeach of these domains.

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1. Discuss there-emergence of psychedelics in medicine, their application in treating PTSDand other conditions, and provide an overview of the effects, risks/dangers andconsequences of psychedelic experiences from a harm-reduction model. Thisincludes a differentiation between the recreational and therapeutic use ofpsychedelic substances.

2. Discuss theKetamine-Assisted Therapy treatment process, including assessment/diagnostics,preparation, treatment and integration. Assessment to includecontraindications, medical considerations, candidacy and relevant disorders forapplication, with a particular focus on trauma and treatment-resistant depression(w/suicidality). Consider how KAP impacts client’s families and relationships.

3. Discuss andexplore the integration process: define integration, identify relevantevidence-based therapeutic modalities that best support integration (includingIFS, ACT). Answer the questions: what is integration? Why is it important andwhat are the barriers to achieving it? Focus primarily on the ACT model.

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