Independent rater

Screening, eligibility, and readiness assessment

Teaches how to assess clinical suitability before psychedelic or ketamine treatment, including medical and psychiatric screening, readiness evaluation, contraindication review, inclusion/exclusion criteria, and ongoing eligibility re-checks before dosing.

8 care stages · 52 guidelines · 15 courses · 12 providers

Blinding, allocation concealment, and unblinding control

Teaches how to preserve blinded trial conduct across participant interactions, outcome collection, staff roles, and session procedures. The competency includes preventing accidental unblinding, minimizing bias, and using emergency unblinding only when clinically necessary.

8 care stages · 29 guidelines · 0 courses · 0 providers

Outcome Measure and Assessment Literacy

Teaches clinicians and research staff to understand the purpose, limits, scoring, interpretation, and clinical meaning of psychological measures and study instruments used to evaluate symptoms, functioning, safety, and treatment outcomes.

7 care stages · 9 guidelines · 0 courses · 0 providers

Independent outcome assessment administration

The facilitator must administer and coordinate patient-rated and clinician-rated measures while minimizing bias. Assessments should be completed independently and in the correct order.

4 care stages · 4 guidelines · 0 courses · 0 providers

Structured symptom rating administration

Facilitators must competently administer and interpret clinician-rated ADHD and global severity measures. Accurate scoring is essential because these scales determine eligibility and outcomes.

4 care stages · 4 guidelines · 0 courses · 0 providers

Behavioral monitoring and outcome assessment

Collect smoking-related behavioral data and participant-reported outcomes repeatedly across the trial. Facilitators must accurately gather self-report, breath CO, urine, and questionnaire data according to protocol.

3 care stages · 3 guidelines · 0 courses · 0 providers

Blinded Assessment and Independent Rating

Teaches the use of independent or blinded assessors to reduce expectancy and observer bias, preserve separation between therapeutic and rating roles, manage unblinding risks, and protect outcome validity in open-label or partially blinded designs.

3 care stages · 3 guidelines · 0 courses · 0 providers

Research rating fidelity

Ability to administer standardized clinical ratings consistently and under supervision. Reliable measurement is essential for efficacy and safety endpoints.

4 care stages · 3 guidelines · 0 courses · 0 providers

Use of structured rating scales

The therapist/facilitator or designated rater must administer and interpret multiple structured clinical scales reliably. Training and separation of roles are required to preserve rating quality and blinding.

3 care stages · 2 guidelines · 0 courses · 0 providers

Psychedelic research literacy and evidence appraisal

Teaches how to interpret the psychedelic clinical evidence base, compare strength of evidence across indications, understand mechanism theories, and critically appraise research claims. The competency supports evidence-informed practice rather than relying on general field narratives.

7 care stages · 1 guidelines · 11 courses · 8 providers

Assessment administration and sequencing

Administer study assessments in the correct order and in the correct format. The protocol depends on reliable, standardized administration by trained site personnel and central raters.

3 care stages · 1 guidelines · 0 courses · 0 providers

Assessment fidelity and rater reliability

Demonstrate standardized rating competence and maintain reliable measurement over time. The protocol emphasizes training, calibration, and ongoing checks to prevent drift.

1 care stage · 1 guidelines · 0 courses · 0 providers

Competence in specialized psychedelic therapy training

The protocol implies that facilitators should have specific psychiatric, psychotherapeutic, or psycholytic therapy training relevant to altered-state treatment. Specialized experience supports safe and effective delivery of LSD-assisted psychotherapy.

1 care stage · 1 guidelines · 0 courses · 0 providers

Structured psychiatric screening collaboration

Understands the screening instruments and the respective roles of site staff and independent raters. The facilitator must collaborate with rater findings while maintaining appropriate boundaries and blinding.

1 care stage · 1 guidelines · 0 courses · 0 providers

Clinical trial training and feedback use

The page highlights best-in-class clinical training for drug trials and AI-supported evaluation. Learners are expected to refine skills quickly and receive targeted feedback in training or evaluation contexts.

8 care stages · 0 guidelines · 1 courses · 1 providers

Debriefing and reflective practice

The practicum includes retreat team debriefs, supervisor meetings, and assessment presentations. This signals an expectation that learners can reflect on practice, receive feedback, and integrate learning.

6 care stages · 0 guidelines · 1 courses · 1 providers

Ethical decision-making and confidentiality

The practicum explicitly says sites cover ethical considerations such as confidentiality, privacy, professional conduct, and ethical decision-making. Ethical alignment is also part of site approval.

2 care stages · 0 guidelines · 1 courses · 1 providers

General psychedelic-assisted practice skills

Catch-all cluster covering 189 general competencies for psychedelic-assisted clinical practice that did not group into a more specific category — including miscellaneous facilitation, monitoring, ethics, safety, regulatory awareness, group support, and program-specific skills not captured by dedicated clusters elsewhere.

8 care stages · 45 guidelines · 27 courses · 18 providers