Study coordinator

Informed consent, decisional capacity, autonomy, and withdrawal rights

Teaches how to obtain and maintain valid informed consent through clear disclosure, comprehension checks, capacity support, voluntariness, non-coercion, and respect for refusal or withdrawal. The competency also covers consent for screening procedures, recordings, collateral contact, rescue interventions, and documentation of the consent process.

8 care stages · 59 guidelines · 0 courses · 0 providers

Confidentiality, privacy, and research data protection

Teaches protection of participant identity, sensitive clinical or occupational information, recordings, and research data. The competency covers coded identifiers, restricted access, secure handling, confidentiality safeguards, and privacy-preserving documentation.

6 care stages · 53 guidelines · 0 courses · 0 providers

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

Adverse event identification, documentation, and reporting

Teaches how to detect, elicit, document, and report adverse events and serious adverse events across the participant journey. The focus is accurate source documentation, regulatory reporting discipline, follow-up, and preservation of participant safety and trial integrity.

7 care stages · 46 guidelines · 0 courses · 0 providers

Preparation and integration support

Cluster covering 31 related competencies including: Integration support, Integration therapy, Integration coaching.

8 care stages · 43 guidelines · 18 courses · 14 providers

Suicide and serious psychiatric risk assessment

Teaches structured assessment of suicidal ideation, intent, psychiatric deterioration, and related high-risk presentations. Learners are trained to use appropriate tools, safety planning, emergency contacts, clinician access, and escalation pathways when risk is identified.

7 care stages · 41 guidelines · 1 courses · 1 providers

Manual fidelity, protocol adherence, and deviation management

Teaches faithful delivery of manualized treatment and protocol-defined procedures while documenting and managing unavoidable deviations. The competency protects participant welfare, treatment consistency, data integrity, and sponsor oversight.

7 care stages · 39 guidelines · 0 courses · 0 providers

Post-dose follow-up, safety monitoring, and retention support

Teaches ongoing participant contact after dosing to support stability, detect delayed adverse effects, maintain therapeutic containment, and sustain adherence to follow-up visits and outcome assessments.

7 care stages · 37 guidelines · 0 courses · 0 providers

Emergency recognition, escalation, and disposition planning

Teaches recognition of medical or psychiatric emergencies and the steps required to escalate care safely. The competency includes de-escalation, clinical consultation, 911 or emergency department transfer, serious-event escalation, and referral to appropriate higher-level care.

7 care stages · 29 guidelines · 3 courses · 3 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

Study documentation, data integrity, and regulatory recordkeeping

Teaches accurate study documentation, source-record quality, secure data capture, Good Clinical Practice recordkeeping, IRB and sponsor documentation requirements, monitoring readiness, audit support, accountability, and retention obligations.

8 care stages · 27 guidelines · 0 courses · 0 providers

Therapeutic boundaries, professional conduct, and consent for touch

Teaches how to maintain clear relational and physical boundaries in emotionally vulnerable treatment settings. This includes professional conduct, rapport without overreach, explicit consent for touch, the right to revoke consent, and strict prohibition of sexual or erotic contact.

8 care stages · 24 guidelines · 4 courses · 3 providers

Study record and trial registration literacy

Teaches how to understand ClinicalTrials.gov records and related study information, including glossary terms, registration fields, protocol descriptors, and results-reporting elements used to interpret clinical research records.

5 care stages · 24 guidelines · 0 courses · 0 providers

Acute psychiatric and behavioral risk monitoring

Teaches continuous monitoring for distress, confusion, psychotic symptoms, suicidality, agitation, and other acute behavioral risks during and after dosing. The focus is early recognition, documentation, and escalation to clinical support when risk emerges.

7 care stages · 17 guidelines · 0 courses · 0 providers

Good Clinical Practice and protocol procedure compliance

Teaches adherence to Good Clinical Practice, assigned study roles, protocol procedures, delegation boundaries, and applicable research regulations. The competency supports consistent execution of approved procedures across sites and participants.

5 care stages · 15 guidelines · 0 courses · 0 providers

Psilocybin session facilitation

Cluster covering 9 related competencies including: Psilocybin facilitation, Psilocybin session support, Psilocybin facilitation basics.

8 care stages · 14 guidelines · 6 courses · 5 providers

Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy preparation and integration

Teaches structured pre-dose preparation and post-dose integration as the therapeutic frame for psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy. The therapist supports rapport, intention clarification, meaning-making, emotional processing, and consolidation of insights after dosing.

8 care stages · 13 guidelines · 2 courses · 2 providers

Dissociation and acute neuropsychiatric effect monitoring

Teaches recognition and documentation of dissociation, psychosis-like symptoms, mania, and other acute neuropsychiatric effects that can occur after ketamine, psychedelic dosing, or related interventions. The focus is monitoring, reporting, and escalation when symptoms become clinically significant.

7 care stages · 12 guidelines · 0 courses · 0 providers

Physiologic monitoring, thermoregulation, hydration, and overdose response

Teaches monitoring and response for acute physiological risks, including vital signs, temperature, hydration, overheating, excessive fluid intake, and suspected overdose. The competency emphasizes supportive care, medical coordination, documentation, and escalation when needed.

5 care stages · 11 guidelines · 0 courses · 0 providers

Continuation, discontinuation, and risk-benefit judgment

Teaches how clinicians determine whether a participant should proceed, pause, discontinue dosing, or terminate study participation. The competency centers on safety-driven clinical judgment, risk-benefit assessment, and early termination when continuation is no longer appropriate.

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

Cultural humility, Indigenous respect, and equity-oriented care

Teaches culturally responsive psychedelic care, including humility, anti-bias practice, Indigenous and traditional-use awareness, cultural appropriation concerns, diversity and inclusion, and respectful work with marginalized communities.

8 care stages · 7 guidelines · 11 courses · 10 providers

Psilocybin psychotherapy framework

Cluster covering 4 related competencies including: Psychedelic therapy workflow, Psilocybin psychotherapy framework, Psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy framework.

8 care stages · 5 guidelines · 4 courses · 2 providers

Ethical psychedelic facilitation

Cluster covering 3 related competencies including: Ethical psychedelic facilitation, Safe, legal psychedelic care facilitation, Ethical decision-making in psychedelic facilitation.

8 care stages · 5 guidelines · 2 courses · 2 providers

Risk evaluation and safety monitoring

Teaches continuous evaluation of clinical risk and maintenance of a safe care environment throughout preparation, dosing, and follow-up. Learners monitor risk signals, apply safety procedures, and escalate care when needed.

8 care stages · 4 guidelines · 3 courses · 2 providers

Safety monitoring and emergency awareness

The page points to checklists and a guide to basic medical emergencies, indicating that learners should be able to monitor safety and recognize urgent issues. The overall training context also stresses keeping both client and practitioner safe.

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

Harm reduction and risk awareness

Cluster covering 5 related competencies including: Harm-reduction orientation, Harm reduction and risk awareness, Harm reduction for client support.

8 care stages · 2 guidelines · 5 courses · 5 providers

Legal and Regulatory Navigation

Teaches practitioners to identify and apply relevant legal, regulatory, ethical, and institutional requirements, including documentation, consent, reporting, controlled-substance, and jurisdiction-specific obligations.

7 care stages · 2 guidelines · 2 courses · 2 providers

Assessment of emotional stability after sessions

Therapists must remain with participants at the end of and immediately after experimental sessions until emotional stability is established. This requires real-time clinical judgment about readiness for reduced supervision.

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

Integration support and meaning-making

Cluster covering 2 related competencies including: Integration support and meaning-making, Meaning-making and integration support.

3 care stages · 1 guidelines · 4 courses · 4 providers

Professional Scope and Practice Alignment

Teaches clinicians to recognise their role boundaries, align services with training, licensure, supervision, and organisational policy, and refer or escalate when participant needs fall outside their scope of competence.

5 care stages · 1 guidelines · 3 courses · 2 providers

Pharmacology, contraindications, and interaction awareness

Teaches psychoactive substance pharmacology, expected drug effects, contraindications, and relevant drug-interaction risks. The competency supports safer screening, medication review, participant education, and clinical decision-making.

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

Psychedelic integration support

Cluster covering 2 related competencies including: Psychedelic integration support, Psychedelic knowledge integration.

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

Psychedelic harm reduction and integration fundamentals

Cluster covering 2 related competencies including: Psychedelic harm reduction and integration therapy, Psychedelic harm reduction and integration fundamentals.

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

Confidentiality and trust maintenance

The course explicitly discusses confidentiality, especially in underground practice and with anonymous practitioners. Learners are expected to understand confidentiality as a core part of maintaining safe and effective psychedelic care relationships.

5 care stages · 1 guidelines · 1 courses · 1 providers

Case-based practice, peer consultation, and professional learning community

Teaches applied competence through role play, case discussion, peer consultation, seminars, mentorship, and learning-community structures. The emphasis is translating theory into practice, receiving feedback, and developing reflective clinical judgment with peers.

8 care stages · 0 guidelines · 8 courses · 7 providers

Psychedelic therapy foundation

Cluster covering 7 related competencies including: Psychedelic therapy foundation, Psychedelic therapy foundations, Psychedelic practice fundamentals.

4 care stages · 0 guidelines · 6 courses · 5 providers

Ethics and ethical practice

Cluster covering 4 related competencies including: Ethical practice, Ethics in psychedelic care, Ethics and ethical practice.

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

Clinical protocol literacy

Teaches practitioners to read and understand clinical protocols, treatment manuals, and evidence-based psychedelic care procedures. The focus is knowing how protocol requirements shape preparation, dosing, integration, documentation, and safety responsibilities.

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

Legal access pathways and care-team coordination

Teaches how participants move through lawful access routes and coordinated care pathways. The competency covers referral navigation, team handoffs, and the practical steps needed to connect eligible participants with appropriate treatment or study settings.

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

Assessment and intake

The curriculum includes practical assessment work and use of intake templates and assessment forms. Students learn to evaluate client fit and tailor support based on client goals and needs.

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

Clinical collaboration and compliance awareness

The page repeatedly emphasizes integrity, compliance, and collaboration with professional organizations and researchers. Learners are expected to practice within evolving regulatory and clinical standards.

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

Clinical documentation and coordination

Some listed programs explicitly teach clinical documentation and related practice management skills. This suggests learners may be expected to document care, coordinate treatment processes, and work within structured clinical workflows.

6 care stages · 0 guidelines · 1 courses · 1 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

Collaborative work with adjunctive clients

Learners are taught how to work with clients who already have an outside therapist and to coordinate closely with existing treatment. The course also mentions treatment flow for groups and couples.

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

Collaborative-care role awareness

The program emphasizes that it prepares people for therapeutic and facilitative roles within a collaborative care framework, not independent medical practice. Learners are expected to understand role boundaries, especially around prescribing and administration.

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

Compound comparison for therapeutic use

The course teaches learners to distinguish between classic psychedelics and emerging therapies within therapeutic applications. This is a foundational comparative literacy competency rather than a protocol-specific skill.

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

Coordination and documentation using checklists and manuals

The page repeatedly points learners to manuals, checklists, PDFs, and reference materials, indicating a practical emphasis on coordination and structured preparation. This suggests learners should be able to organize session materials and support process consistency.

4 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

Equitable Access and Inclusive Service Delivery

Teaches providers to recognise access barriers and health disparities, adapt services for diverse participant needs, and deliver care in ways that are inclusive, accessible, culturally responsive, and practically reachable.

3 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

Ethical grounding and integrity

The course repeatedly emphasizes ethical considerations, safety, and integrity in practice. Learners are expected to develop a grounded professional stance that respects legal boundaries and participant welfare.

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

Justice, diversity, and inclusion practice

JEDI is explicitly named as part of the program structure and curriculum. Learners are expected to examine systemic marginalization, positionality, and power while building more inclusive psychedelic services.

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

Mechanisms of change formulation

The course presents scientific theories about how psychedelics may exert therapeutic effects. Learners are introduced to mechanisms such as psychological flexibility and interpersonal engagement.

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

Mentorship and professional development

Each trainee works with a mentor, and mentoring includes professional development discussions, role plays, and networking. This indicates structured support for building practice readiness and professional identity.

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

Peer consultation and collaborative learning

Vital emphasizes study groups, peer interaction, and faculty-led sessions. Learners are expected to collaborate with others, receive feedback, and improve their practice through community learning.

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

Professional identity and licensing readiness

The page repeatedly frames the program as preparing learners for licensure and professional practice in Oregon. Learners are expected to understand practice context, licensure requirements, and professional transitions.

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

Safety-oriented documentation and templates

Trainees receive templates such as consent and intake forms, informational documents, and guidelines, which implies competence in using standardized practice materials. The page also signals procedural support for safe and organized care delivery.

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

Space preparation and ceremonial setup

Practicum hours may include operational tasks like preparing rooms, setting up altars, and arranging ceremonial spaces. These are treated as part of hands-on professional competence.

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

Structured PAP process navigation

The course teaches the overall PAP workflow from screening through follow-up. Learners are expected to understand and explain each phase of treatment in a structured way.

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

Supervised practicum and feedback integration

Students complete 50 supervised practicum hours and receive expert feedback while working with real clients. This is intended to translate theory into competent applied practice.

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

Supporting diverse spiritual and community contexts

The program states it prepares facilitators to address the needs of clients, patients, or community members from diverse faith traditions and communities of origin. Learners are expected to adapt facilitation to varied settings and worldviews.

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

Sustainable practice development and prescriber coordination

The course teaches practical steps to launch and sustain a KAP practice, including forging relationships with prescribers and identifying suitable practicum sites. This is framed as part of professional development and business planning.

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

Working within legal and approved site structures

The practicum requires placements at pre-approved sites and emphasizes legal and ethical standards. Learners are exposed to different settings, including clinical, retreat, and harm reduction organizations.

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

Bilingual and bicultural engagement

The page explicitly signals the value of bilingual and bicultural heritage as a foundation for practice. This points to competence in communicating and relating across language and cultural context.

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

Therapeutic support in patient care settings

The page highlights extensive patient care experience and a background in holistic counseling psychology, suggesting practical competence in supporting participants in clinical or care environments. This is more general care-setting competence than protocol-specific technique.

4 care stages · 0 guidelines · 0 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