PAP INTENSIVE TRAINING

Explore the rapidly emerging world of Psychedelic Psychotherapy, starting with Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy.

This course delves deep into the history, mechanisms, and applications of Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy (PAP) over two and a half intensive days. Participants will explore the historical context, pharmacology, and therapeutic implications of psychedelic compounds, alongside comprehensive guidance on the practice and principles of Psychedelic Psychotherapy. With an emphasis on the significance of set and setting in patient preparation for PAP, our team will support you with a variety of resources, workshops & videos. Get ready for interactive sessions, including role- plays of PTSD, TRD, and Anxiety presentations, designed to enhance practical understanding and integration of these techniques. Through these exercises and detailed stage-by-stage breakdowns, participants will gain practical insights and skills necessary for working effectively within the psychedelic framework.

Introduction:

• • Introductions + Housekeeping
  • Course Overview
  • History of Psychedelics
  • History of Psychedelics in Psychotherapy
  • War on Drugs
  • Drug Scheduling
  • Risks and Challenges
  • Movie – 12 Weeks to Transformation

• • History of Ketamine
  • Current Research
  • Mechanism of Drug Action,
  • Psychopharmacology:
  • Neural Networks
  • Impact of Ketamine on the Brain
  • Functional Brain Changes + Plasticity + Functional Behaviour Change
  • Medical uses of Ketamine
  • Off-Label uses of Ketamine and Approved uses of Ketamine
  • History of Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy
  • Research on KAP and Off-Label use of Ketamine – Current Indications
  • Downstream Psychedelic Effects on the Body
  • The 3 Types of Trauma and Implications for Treatment
  • The Biology of Belief and the Placebo Effect
  • The Role of Music
  • Psychedelic Ethics
  • Psychedelic Safety
  • Therapist Qualities

• • The Four Stages of KAP
  • 1. Onboarding, Educating, and Orienting a Patient
    2. Preparations for KAP ~ Psychological and Medical Assessment
    3. Dose Sessions + Intention Setting
    4. Aftercare
  • Communicating New concepts in the Treatment of Mental HealthPolarity, Paradox and Metaphor
    Learning to think differently
    Expanding Awareness and Insight
    How to teach a patient to face their fears
  • Key principles of Psychedelic Assisted Psychedelic Psychotherapy
    •Importance of Set and Setting ~ Assessing the patient’s needs
    •Importance of Mindset ~ Priming the patient’s brain

    •Importance of Setting ~ Optimizing the patient’s environment
    •Importance of Aftercare ~ Curating a Sustainable Selfcare Plan

  • Rehearse/Role Play
    • Essentials of orienting and educating a patient
  • Preparing a patient for KAP
     Teaching Ordinary State Skills (OSS)
     Teaching Expanded State Skills (ESS)
     Self-directed Intention Setting
     Selfcare Reflections
  • Rehearse/Role Play
    • Teach the SUDS Scale
    • Teach breathwork
    • Teach somatic processing
  • Detailed Review of Therapist Skills for each of the Four Stages of KAP
  • Purpose and Procedures of Onboarding
    • Medical
    • Psychological/Psychiatric
  • Purpose and Procedures of the Prep Sessions
  • Purpose and Procedures of the Dose Sessions
  • Purpose and Procedures of the Aftercare Sessions
  • Role-play of PTSD, cPTSD, TRD, (and Anxiety Presentations):
    Note: 3 participants per training group and choose one focus

    o Meet and Greet
    o Preparation Session
    o Intention Setting
    o Integration

  • Can’t attend a live session?
  • Please register anyway, & we will send you a link.