MAPS Psychedelic Crisis Assessment and Intervention Training – Mental Health Providers
MAPS Psychedelic Crisis Assessment and Intervention Training – Mental Health Providers is a course on recognizing and responding to emotional and behavioral crisis incidents involving psilocybin and other psychedelics. It also covers psychedelics fundamentals and legal/liability considerations for mental health provide
Course Overview
MAPS Psychedelic Crisis Assessment and Intervention Training – Mental Health Providers is designed to improve knowledge, attitudes, and skills related to psychedelic-related crisis response. The course focuses on recognizing emotional and behavioral crisis incidents involving psilocybin and other psychedelics and responding appropriately. The course also addresses responder safety and wellness, along with legal exposure and department liability. Listed course sections include a pre-course survey, course overview, disclaimer, fundamentals of psychedelics, recognizing psychedelic crisis, responding to psychedelic crisis, psychedelics laws and mental health provider liability, and a course feedback survey. This course is presented by MAPS and is aimed at mental health providers. The source page indicates the course is accessed through a purchased course login.
Who is this for?
Mental health providers
About the Provider
Nonprofit organizer and host of the Psychedelic Science conference series, alongside broader educational and policy programming.
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- Price$0.00
- FormatSelf-paced
- Lifecycle statusNo New Dates
- SkillsPsilocybin TherapyRecognizing psychedelic crisis incidentsResponding to emotional and behavioral crisesUnderstanding fundamentals of psychedelicsReviewing psychedelic laws and liability considerationsSupporting responder safety and wellness
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