Ethics & Equity in Psilocybin Services

Course Description

This course presents the ways in which BIPOC and other marginalized groups have historically been excluded from and harmed by the US medical establishment and in the context of medical research with psychedelic substances. Through the lens of anti-oppressive practice, it proposes a number of  steps that practitioners can take and/or advocate for in an effort to expand access and inclusion to psychedelic-assisted therapy services for these populations, and help ensure the equitable evolution of the field as a whole. This course includes a video lecture and a demonstration session illustrating the key concepts in practice.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this course, the participant will be able to:

• Describe one way in which BIPOC have historically been excluded from US medical research and psychedelic-assisted therapy research

• Describe one way in which BIPOC have been historically harmed by their exclusion from and participation in US medical research and psychedelics-assisted therapy research

• Explain the concept of anti-oppressive practice

• Describe 2 specific steps that practitioners can take to scale and apply anti-oppressive practices in the context of psychedelic-assisted therapy/treatment