The Fundamentals of Psychedelics
The Synthesis Institute’s The Fundamentals of Psychedelics, is an on-demand digital conference that will provide mental health professionals and practitioners with the foundational understanding of how to work safely, ethically and skillfully with psychedelics as a treatment option.
Course Overview
The Fundamentals of Psychedelics is an on-demand digital conference designed to provide mental health professionals and practitioners with a foundational understanding of how to work safely, ethically, and skillfully with psychedelics as a treatment option. The course covers best practices for mitigating risk, reducing harm, and ensuring positive short-term and long-term outcomes for clients. The curriculum also addresses how to integrate other modalities and self-care practices into the psychedelic healing journey. The approach combines best practices from clinical research and wisdom traditions, drawing upon experience guiding over 750 participants through psychedelic ceremonies.
Who is this for?
Mental health professionals and practitioners
About the Provider
Synthesis is a legal psilocybin retreat company based in the Netherlands, offering 'Immersion' — a comprehensive 7-week program including a 5-day in-person psilocybin truffle ceremony retreat held at the New Eden venue 90 minutes from Amsterdam. Founded in 2018 and having supported over 1,100 individuals, Synthesis integrates modern science with contemplative wisdom traditions and has collaborated with the Psychedelic Research Group at Imperial College London.
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- Price$157
- FormatSelf-paced
- Lifecycle statusNo New Dates
- Skillsworking safely ethically and skillfully with psychedelicsintegrating other modalities and self-care practicesunderstanding the role of screeningHarm ReductionIntegrationFacilitationPsychotherapyPsilocybin TherapyMDMA-Assisted TherapyEthicsworking safely, ethically, and skillfully with psychedelicsrisk mitigationintegrating therapeutic modalitiesself-care practices
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