COURSE DESCRIPTION

In this workshop, we focus on the specifics of working with non-ordinary states of consciousness in psychotherapy, and the importance of self-care, processing material post-session, and preparation strategies for psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy sessions to prevent countertransference stress and burnout.

This training session integrates diverse clinical theories, traditions, and philosophies on therapist self-care, offering participants an increasingly wide-angle lens on the evolving field of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy and grounding it in clinical wisdom. Attention is also given to an understanding of vicarious traumatization, burnout, compassion fatigue, and secondary post-traumatic stress.

Teachings are appropriate for healthcare professionals as well as the general public. Healthcare professionals will be able to incorporate the tools and practices offered in this program in ways beneficial to clients or patients. The workshop will include a combination of presentations for a total of six continuing education credits; the workshop will also include participation in two hours of self-care activities that will not earn continuing education credits.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

1. List two grounding techniques to use before and during work with clients in NOSC.
2. Explain the importance of healer self-care to prevent secondary/provider PTSD burnout, compassion fatigue.
3. Discuss two ways in which good self-care is essential for prevention of boundary violations.
4. List two ways in which unconscious themes/shadow material can interfere with therapists’ ability to be present for their clients.
5. List five dimensions of self-care to prevent burnout and vicarious traumatization.
6. Describe one somatic technique that can be used for working with grief.