Juliana Millán-Torres
Each week, one member of the group will present clinical material; usually this will mean material from patients in treatment, but other subjects of presentation are welcome, such as material from a non-clinical setting or direct personal experience.
At the end of this course, participants will be able to:
Describe the motivations for which patients seek Psychedelic Integration Therapy.
Assess and verbalize the complex motivations of patients to seek out and use psychedelics.
Demonstrate how to offer nonjudgmental curiosity to the variety of subjective experiences and emotions patients report with psychedelics.
Describe and acknowledge therapist reactions to patients who are seeking psychedelic experiences.
Describe the importance of showing equal esteem to psychedelic experiences that are thoughtful and growth-oriented and ones that are recreational, spontaneous, or dissociative.
Assess and articulate how psychedelics can amplify transference.
Assess and articulate how transferences to psychedelics can become fused with therapist transferences.
Describe how to assess for shifts in language, meaning, and self-concept that may accompany experiences with psychedelics.
List the benefits of explaining openly (in appropriate settings) about emotional responses (countertransference) to patient reports as they relate to the therapist’s own relationship to psychedelic therapy.
List the states of psychic disruption that suggest a need for more intensive treatment.
Describe extended support services for the patient, including family or community resources.
Describe how to plan the guidance and support of non-drug self-transformation efforts as part of Psychedelic Integration Therapy.
Skills / Knowledge
- Clinical Assessment
- Case Conceptualization