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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

Acute psychological response and emergency management during dosing

Cluster covering 35 related competencies for monitoring acute psychological effects, recognising and managing distress, crisis containment, emergency escalation, and rescue-medication coordination during psychedelic dosing sessions.

8 care stages · 51 guidelines · 2 courses · 2 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

Discharge readiness, escort safety, and post-session supervision

Teaches how to determine when a participant is safe to leave after dosing and how to arrange appropriate supervision afterward. The competency covers psychological and physical stability, escort/support-person coordination, discharge restrictions, overnight or post-session support, and follow-up contact when needed.

8 care stages · 30 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

Medication, substance-use, washout, and taper management

Teaches review and management of concomitant medications, restricted therapies, prohibited substances, washout periods, tapering requirements, and abstinence expectations. The competency includes participant counseling, medication reconciliation, sponsor notification, and team coordination when restrictions affect safety or interpretability.

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

Manualized psychedelic psychotherapy delivery

Teaches delivery of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy according to an approved study manual across preparation, dosing, integration, and follow-up. The competency balances standardized structure with non-directive support for the participant’s therapeutic process.

8 care stages · 25 guidelines · 3 courses · 2 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

Co-therapist and multidisciplinary team coordination

Teaches coordinated practice across co-therapists, physicians, psychiatrists, study coordinators, principal investigators, and other care-team members. The focus is shared responsibility, clear communication, role clarity, and coordinated observation of participant status.

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

Physical safety monitoring

Cluster covering 3 related competencies including: Physical safety monitoring, Safety monitoring during dosing sessions, Medical safety monitoring during psilocybin administration.

6 care stages · 19 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

Adverse effects and side-effect management

Teaches recognition and management of expected and unexpected side effects during psychedelic or ketamine treatment. The competency emphasizes active observation, supportive response, and clinical escalation when symptoms exceed routine tolerability.

6 care stages · 14 guidelines · 1 courses · 1 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

Hallucinogen pharmacology and effects

Cluster covering 7 related competencies including: Physiologic safety awareness, Hallucinogen pharmacology and effects, Hallucinogen-assisted therapy knowledge.

6 care stages · 13 guidelines · 0 courses · 0 providers

Ketamine psychotherapy delivery

Cluster covering 12 related competencies including: KAP psychotherapy delivery, Ketamine and KAP knowledge, Ketamine integration planning.

8 care stages · 12 guidelines · 7 courses · 5 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

Mindfulness, intention-setting, set and setting, and somatic presence

Teaches practices that support preparation and therapeutic presence, including mindfulness, intention-setting, body-aware attention, environmental preparation, mindset awareness, and regulation through somatic presence.

7 care stages · 9 guidelines · 7 courses · 6 providers

Psychedelic-assisted therapy facilitation

Cluster covering 2 related competencies including: Psychedelic-assisted therapy facilitation, Group facilitation in a psychedelic setting.

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

Psychological support during altered states

Provides supportive therapeutic presence while the patient is under the influence of ketamine. Uses calming, noncoercive guidance to help the patient navigate dissociation and emotional material.

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

Training and competency maintenance

Therapists and study personnel are expected to receive structured training and ongoing supervision. Competence includes both protocol adherence and the ability to work safely and consistently across sites.

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

Vital sign and physical distress monitoring

Monitors participant physical status during study visits and identifies concerning changes requiring escalation. Vital signs and symptomatic changes are part of routine safety observation.

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

Transference, countertransference, and therapist self-awareness

Teaches recognition and management of relational dynamics that can intensify in psychedelic-assisted therapy. Learners develop self-awareness around countertransference, projection, attachment, dependency, and other therapeutic-process risks.

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

Medical escalation and rescue medication coordination

Cluster covering 2 related competencies including: Medical escalation and rescue medication use, Medical escalation and rescue medication coordination.

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

Safe Therapeutic Container Creation

Teaches providers to create and maintain a psychologically and physically safe therapeutic setting through clear structure, preparation, boundaries, attunement, environmental design, and ongoing attention to participant safety.

5 care stages · 6 guidelines · 2 courses · 2 providers

Professional boundaries and recording consent

Therapists may record sessions only with explicit participant consent and must handle recordings for training and research within protocol limits. Recording is part of the therapeutic and scientific framework, not routine clinical use.

5 care stages · 6 guidelines · 0 courses · 0 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

Participant safety planning and support network coordination

Can identify and involve support persons, attendants, and outside providers to enhance safety. The facilitator must coordinate practical supports while respecting confidentiality and protocol boundaries.

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

Professional self-care and burnout prevention

Teaches sustainable self-care practices for clinicians and facilitators working in emotionally intense settings. The competency supports emotional resilience, ethical boundaries, reflective practice, and burnout prevention.

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

Music and therapist-variable awareness

The course explicitly mentions the role of music and therapist variables in treatment. Learners are expected to understand how these elements influence the PAP experience and therapeutic outcome.

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

Therapeutic touch judgment

The training includes appropriate use of therapeutic touch as part of safe delivery. Learners are expected to use touch judiciously and within ethical boundaries.

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

Crisis and adverse-event response

The page signals training in managing difficult or high-risk moments, including crisis intervention and trigger management. Learners are expected to respond appropriately when a session becomes destabilizing or unsafe.

6 care stages · 3 guidelines · 1 courses · 1 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

Attendant supervision and role clarity

Therapists must ensure attendants are appropriately selected and instructed for overnight monitoring. Attendants provide supportive care and observation without taking on psychotherapeutic functions.

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

Training and certification in study instruments

Teaches the requirement for site personnel to be trained and certified on protocol-specific assessments, psychiatric instruments, rating scales, and study procedures before performing them in the trial.

4 care stages · 3 guidelines · 0 courses · 0 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

Facilitator self-awareness and self-care

The program includes facilitator development and self-care, and it explicitly calls on learners to recognize personal limitations and seek support. This suggests training in reflective practice and professional self-management.

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

Therapist self-regulation

The curriculum explicitly includes therapist self-regulation as a therapeutic skill. This suggests learners are expected to maintain steadiness and presence while supporting clients in altered states.

3 care stages · 2 guidelines · 1 courses · 1 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

Clinical supervision participation

Engages in ongoing supervision and accepts feedback to maintain treatment quality. Supports corrective action when performance is unsatisfactory.

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

Collaboration with medical supervision

Therapists function within a medically supervised ketamine model and must coordinate closely with clinicians responsible for dosing oversight and safety clearance. This includes understanding role boundaries and supporting monitoring workflows.

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

Medication conversion and detoxification workflow

Coordinate the conversion from opioid maintenance treatment to morphine-sulphate prior to ibogaine dosing, reflecting the treatment sequence described in the study. This requires careful timing and clinical oversight.

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

Professional licensure and supervision

Therapists must meet licensure requirements and work within supervision structures appropriate to their training and role. Unlicensed or PAP-inexperienced staff require direct supervision.

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

Professional qualification and supervised practice

Lead therapists must hold appropriate licensure and regulatory registration to provide psychotherapy, and have prior PAP experience. Unlicensed or inexperienced therapists may participate only under direct supervision.

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

Video review and supervision participation

Work within a supervised treatment model that includes review of recorded sessions and feedback. The facilitator must accept supervision, use feedback constructively, and support fidelity reviews.

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

Work within medically supervised settings

LSD-assisted psychotherapy in this study is explicitly framed as medically supervised. Therapists/facilitators need to practice within a setting capable of medical oversight and management of prolonged altered states.

2 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

Trauma-informed care

Cluster covering 2 related competencies including: Trauma-informed care, Trauma-informed psychedelic care.

8 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

Psychotherapeutic facilitation methods

Cluster covering 2 related competencies including: Facilitation of psychedelic journeys, Psychotherapeutic facilitation methods.

6 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

Alcohol withdrawal risk management

Clinicians must recognize the life-threatening nature of alcohol withdrawal and ensure adequate detoxification before treatment. Postponement and medical supervision are required when withdrawal risk is present.

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

Awareness of ibogaine pharmacology and effects

Understand the proposed mechanisms, phases of effect, and common subjective and physical effects of ibogaine relevant to clinical supervision. This knowledge informs safe monitoring and therapeutic pacing.

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

Ayahuasca pharmacology and dosing awareness

Facilitators need basic knowledge of ayahuasca composition, dosing, and interaction risks to support safe administration. The protocol emphasizes dose calculation, substance composition, and monitoring for contraindications.

4 care stages · 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

Ethical supervision in experimental drug administration

Ensure that administration occurs within an ethically supervised research or clinical framework with informed oversight and careful risk-benefit consideration. Hallucinogenic agents require especially cautious use in vulnerable psychiatric populations.

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

Ibogaine-specific cardiac vigilance

Understand the unique cardiovascular hazards associated with ibogaine and the need for intensive cardiac oversight. The facilitator should know that cardiac risk is a central safety issue rather than a minor side effect.

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

Management of acute confusional state

Providers must be able to recognize and safely manage acute confusional states, which may look like a psychological break from reality. The emphasis is on physical safety, constant supervision, and avoiding abrupt antipsychotic intervention.

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

Supervised at-home treatment oversight

Ability to support supervised at-home ketamine use when clinically appropriate. This implies monitoring and structure even outside the office setting.

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

Supervision and self-reflection

Use supervision, debriefing, and personal reflection to manage the intensity and complexity of IMAP work. Therapists need support to stay effective and ethically grounded.

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

Training and supervision compliance

Operate only within the bounds of formal training, supervision, and site authorization. The protocol expects specialized training for facilitators, raters, and all staff interacting with participants or data.

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

Use of recordings for qualitative analysis and fidelity review

The protocol depends on video/audio recordings for later transcription, qualitative coding, and adherence review. Staff must understand how these recordings support both science and supervision.

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

Work collaboratively in therapist dyads and supervised teams

Psilocybin sessions are conducted with two trained therapists, and therapists-in-training may support sessions under supervision. Effective dyad work and supervised learning are central to the model.

1 care stage · 1 guidelines · 0 courses · 0 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

Neurobiology of non-ordinary states

Teaches the neurobiological basis of psychedelic and non-ordinary states, including default mode, salience, fear, and related brain-network models. The competency links altered-state phenomenology with therapeutic mechanisms and clinical implications.

5 care stages · 0 guidelines · 4 courses · 4 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

Experiential Learning and Reflective Practice

Teaches practitioners to use experiential exercises, embodied awareness, supervision, and structured self-reflection to examine their own reactions, assumptions, limits, and relational patterns in clinical work.

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

Professional application and practice development

Teaches practitioners how to translate psychedelic-informed training into professional practice, including applied skill development, scope awareness, practice-building considerations, and integration of competencies into real clinical or wellness settings.

4 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

Apprenticeship and mentor shadowing

The program includes supervised apprenticeship hours with pre-approved mentors. Learners are expected to observe, assist, and translate training into supervised practice.

6 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

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

Contemplative practice support

Contemplative practice is included as a core domain, suggesting learners are exposed to practices that support presence, reflection, and self-regulation in facilitation work. This likely supports both practitioner preparation and client-facing care.

4 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 and equitable practice

Learners are expected to follow the North Star Ethics Pledge and practice non-discrimination, equity, and inclusion. Ethical responsibility is positioned as a core professional competency.

2 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

Leadership and coaching presence in expanded states

Faculty and program structure emphasize leadership, coaching presence, and personal transformation as part of practitioner development. Students are expected to become more skillful in guiding high-achieving and growth-oriented clients.

4 care stages · 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

Observing and holding space without reacting

Learners are expected to develop the ability to witness clients and processes calmly, without overreacting or trying to control the experience. The course explicitly frames this as foundational to practitioner development.

4 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

Peer-informed clinical judgment

The course emphasizes learning from experienced trainers and a community of peers, suggesting development of clinical judgment through discussion, feedback, and shared practice. This is framed as part of building competence in an evolving field.

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

Professional development and directory readiness

Learners are guided to earn badges and join a professional directory, showing an emphasis on professional identity, discoverability, and readiness to be found by clients and industry leaders. This is a practice-facing career competency rather than a clinical one.

2 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

Reciprocity and ecological awareness

Reciprocity and ecological awareness are named as a core knowledge domain. This indicates training in relational responsibility, environmental context, and respectful exchange with communities and traditions.

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

Referral and further-training planning

The workshop provides recommendations for obtaining further training, signaling a competency in identifying next-step education and appropriate escalation pathways. This supports responsible scope-of-practice decisions.

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

Respond ethically and relationally in crisis

The course explicitly includes ethical and relational considerations in crisis response. This suggests learners are trained to act with care, boundaries, and attunement when responding to acute distress.

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

Safety and legal boundaries awareness

The page includes explicit warnings about what graduates can and cannot legally do. Learners are expected to understand scope limits, licensure requirements, and when consultation supervision is needed.

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

Safety, ethics, and responsibility in expanded states work

The course explicitly states that facilitators are guided in safety, ethics, and responsibility. Learners are expected to recognize and manage the unique risks of working with altered states.

6 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 experiential practice

A defining feature of the training is hands-on experiential practice in both non-substance and substance-based modalities under supervision. Learners practice patient and therapist roles, facilitating and undergoing sessions in a structured learning context.

5 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

Therapeutic technique enhancement

Vital says learners will expand their skills and enhance therapeutic techniques. This suggests training in improving how they support clients in psychedelic-related therapeutic work.

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

Tracking nervous systems and consent dynamics

The Colorado practicum site explicitly teaches relational competence, including tracking nervous systems, power, and consent dynamics moment by moment. This is presented as a core facilitation capability.

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

Use of complementary support methods

Students explore how psychedelics can be integrated with supportive methods such as breathwork, meditation, cold therapy, and neurofeedback. The course emphasizes a holistic toolkit rather than a single-method approach.

4 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

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