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Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior (UCLA)
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The Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA is a UCLA-based institute focused on human neuroscience research, education, clinical care, and wellbeing. It provides a collaborative setting for researchers and faculty studying the genetic, biological, behavioural, and sociocultural bases of behaviour and neuropsychiatric disorders. It also supports training, translational research, and clinical services aimed at improving mental health and wellbeing.
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UCLA Semel’s psychedelic training sits in a serious academic medical setting rather than a commercial retreat market. It is best for clinicians who want an evidence-led, clinically grounded introduction to psychedelic-assisted therapy, with clear links to UCLA research and faculty practice. The tone is cautious and professional, with emphasis on ethics, safety, cultural equity, and integration rather than hype.
Who is Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior (UCLA) for?
Best suited to community clinicians and mental health professionals, particularly those working in or moving towards psychedelic-assisted therapy. It also has a clear fit for graduate trainees in psychology who want research-linked clinical exposure.
What do you need before you start?
The public training pages do not set a universal licence requirement for the 4 hour seminar, but they describe it as being for community clinicians. Related practicum training in psilocybin-assisted CBT requires advanced doctoral-level status, at least one year of CBT training, and an interest in mood disorders and psychedelic-assisted therapy.
Is Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior (UCLA) accredited?
The psychedelic training pages do not publish CME, CE, or formal certification details for the seminar. UCLA Semel does publish other accredited training pathways elsewhere in the institute, but that recognition is not stated for this psychedelic course.
How much does it cost?
The seminar is listed at $450. The FAQs say the course is a 4 hour seminar and that it was planned to launch in June 2025, with location at UCLA Semel Institute or via simultaneous Zoom. The page does not publish a bundled materials list or whether the fee includes handouts, supervision, or follow-on support.
What do you walk away with?
Learners are meant to come away with a working overview of evidence-based psychedelic-assisted therapy practice, including screening, preparation, medicine-session support, administration, and therapeutic integration. The curriculum also points to a foundation in cultural equity, ethics, pharmacology, neuroscience, clinical research, and core facilitation skills.
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