Colorado natural medicine facilitator training curriculum
Colorado's facilitator training rule prescribes at least 150 hours across fourteen named curriculum areas, each with a minimum hour count, weighted heavily toward ethics, physical and mental health, and Colorado's own rules. Like Oregon, it is a supported-use rather than a clinical model, and it adds explicit hour minimums the Oregon rules leave to programme design.
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- Body
- Office of Natural Medicine, Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA)
- Instrument
- 4 CCR 755-1, Rule 4.1(F)
- Dates
- Natural Medicine licensure rules adopted 2024; facilitator training and licensure operative from 2025.
- Official source
- 4 CCR 755-1-4 - Approved Facilitator Training Programs
Unofficial comparison
This is an independent, unofficial comparison built by Blossom for orientation only. It is not legal, regulatory, or compliance advice, and it does not represent the position of any regulator or professional body. Always work from the official rules and framework text before making any training, licensing, or practice decision.
Mapping as of July 2026. Curriculum areas and hour minimums summarised from 4 CCR 755-1 Rule 4.1(F) via the Cornell Legal Information Institute reproduction of the rule.
Requirements mapped (14)
Each requirement or module as named in the source, with the best-fit competency categories and any confident competency links. Categories link to the full competency list for that part of the taxonomy.
Facilitator Best Practices (5 hours)
Personal-bias awareness, research literacy and risk mitigation.
Linked competencies
Ethics and Colorado Natural Medicine Rules (25 hours)
Code of ethics, equity, informed consent, financial conflicts of interest, scope of practice and the Colorado rules.
Relational Boundaries and Touch (10 hours)
Boundary definitions, the historical context of abuse, and consent to touch.
Physical and Mental Health (25 hours)
Therapeutic presence, crisis response, adverse reactions and models of substance use.
Drug Effects and Interactions (5 hours)
Pharmacodynamics, contraindications, side effects and interactions.
Trauma-Informed Care (10 hours)
Trauma physiology, nervous-system responses and recognising dissociation.
Suicide Risk (5 hours)
Risk-assessment basics, emergency referral and safety planning.
Screening (5 hours)
Participant assessment, intake procedures and role-played screening scenarios.
Preparation (10 hours)
Informed consent, safety planning, and set and setting.
Linked competencies
Administration (10 hours)
Dosing strategies, material handling and behavioural management during administration.
Integration (10 hours)
Post-session processing, resource identification and safety monitoring.
Group Facilitation (10 hours)
Group protocols, boundary management and facilitator-to-participant ratios.
Linked competencies
Facilitator Development and Self-Care (10 hours)
Self-care ethics, countertransference and facilitator safety.
Linked competencies
Category coverage
Which of the twelve competency categories this framework touches (11 of 12), and which it does not name.
- Safety and Basic KnowledgeMapped
- Pharmacology and Drug InteractionsMapped
- Setting ManagementMapped
- Compliance and Risk ManagementMapped
- Ethics and BoundariesMapped
- Cultural HumilityMapped
- Screening and Patient AssessmentMapped
- Informed ConsentMapped
- Psychological Support and PsychotherapyMapped
- Medical Monitoring and Crisis InterventionMapped
- Care CoordinationMapped
- Data, Documentation, and Outcomes MeasurementQuiet
Where this framework is quiet
We could not map any of this framework's named requirements to the following 1 category. A quiet category usually reflects the framework's model rather than a flaw, but it is worth knowing where the official text is silent relative to the trial-evidenced competency picture.