The Fundamentals of Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy for Mental Health
The Fundamentals of Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy for Mental Health is a 4-part online training program designed to educate medical and mental health professionals, individuals with lived experience, and consumers on the science and clinical use of psychedelics.
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The Fundamentals of Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy for Mental Health is a 4-part online training program designed to educate medical and mental health professionals, individuals with lived experience, and consumers on the science and clinical use of psychedelics. This course aims to help participants stay on the cutting edge of these transformational treatments and understand their impact on practice, patients, families, and communities.
The program is suitable for a wide range of professionals, including general practitioners, psychiatrists, physicians, psychologists, psychotherapists, counsellors, nurses, paramedics, coaches, social workers, occupational therapists, art therapists, students in mental health fields, health system regulators, mental health patients, and their families.
Throughout the course, participants will learn about the science behind how psychedelics affect consciousness, the historical context of psychedelic substances, their practical use in psychotherapy, the psycho-biological model of consciousness, the role of psychedelics in transcending limiting beliefs, the integration phase, and the current legal environment in Australia.
The course is divided into four weeks, covering topics such as the science and history of psychedelic medicine, theory of mind and altered state-based therapy, frameworks for integrating the transcendent experience, and the future of psychedelic medicine and paradigm shift. The program is available on demand as a self-paced study, allowing participants to begin within minutes of enrolling.
Instructors Dr. Tra-ill Dowie and Nigel Denning bring decades of experience in teaching and clinical work, with expertise in integrating best practices from Eastern tradition into the Western scientific paradigm. The course offers CPD hours for various professions, including psychologists, social workers, psychiatrists, and general practitioners.
Who is this for?
Medical and mental health professionals, people with lived experience, consumers, students in mental health fields, and related practitioners and stakeholders.
About the Provider
Mind Medicine Australia is a national nonprofit that has played a defining role in Australia's regulated psychedelic-access environment. Its public work spans rescheduling advocacy, implementation support, clinician training, patient support funding, and ongoing efforts to broaden access pathways. Although it is broader than a pure patient group, it is too important to leave out of Blossom's access map. The organization now reports active involvement in regulatory follow-through, rollout improvements, patient support, and collaboration with End Wise on palliative-care expansion.
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- Price$345
- FormatSelf-paced
- Lifecycle statusNo New Dates
- Skillsaltered state-based therapypractical psychotherapy applicationpsycho-biological modeltranscending limiting beliefsintegration phase coachingHarm ReductionIntegrationFacilitationPsychotherapyKetamine-Assisted TherapyPsilocybin TherapyMDMA-Assisted Therapypsychedelic scienceclinical use of psychedelics
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Competencies this course teaches
Clinical competencies from the Blossom competency map that reference this course as a teaching source.
- Legal and Regulatory NavigationCompliance and Risk Management
- Cultural humility, Indigenous respect, and equity-oriented careEthics and Boundaries
- Ethics and ethical practiceEthics and Boundaries
- Acute psychological response and emergency management during dosingMedical Monitoring and Crisis Intervention
- Preparation and integration supportPsychological Support and Psychotherapy
- Clinical protocol literacySafety and Basic Knowledge
- General psychedelic-assisted practice skillsSafety and Basic Knowledge
- Professional self-care and burnout preventionSafety and Basic Knowledge
- Psychedelic research literacy and evidence appraisalSafety and Basic Knowledge
- Screening, eligibility, and readiness assessmentScreening and Patient Assessment
- Therapeutic touch judgmentSetting Management
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