MODULE 7: Advanced Workshop II in Ketamine- and Psychedelic -Assisted Psychotherapies
Module Price:
$375
8 CE Credits available for $79
Upcoming Dates:
2024: August 16th
Time:
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Pacific Time Zone • LIVE WEBINAR VIA ZOOM
Instructors:
Steve Rosonke, MD • Keith Lowenstein, MD • Harvey Schwartz, PhD • George Greer, MD • Emily Willow, MD
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These programs are designed to provide interested physicians, psychologists, therapists, nurses, chaplains, and other healthcare professionals with principles and procedures of ketamine-assisted psychotherapy in a clinical setting.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
In this module, we continue the exploration of major themes in ketamine- and psychedelic- assisted therapy from prior modules, to support clinicians in improving both the quality of their clinical work, theoretical understanding, as well as their own self-care.
We focus on additional special topics in the application of principles and practices of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapies as they relate to the topics of: understanding neurotheology (the intersection of spiritual practices and neurophysiology); understanding ketamine and mystical experiences; the relationship between meditation, psychedelics, self- care and improved preparation phase interventions; a review of early research on subjective experiences of ketamine; a survey and review of the topic of religious and spiritual trauma and its relationship to ketamine and other psychedelic-assisted psychotherapies; and, an innovative approach to the issue of integration from an eco-psychedelic point of view.
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.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After completing this course, participants will be able to:
- Describe the range of experiences a patient could have with IM ketamine.
- Demonstrate 2 ways of using nature-based practices to support integration.
- List three types of spiritual trauma that are likely to appear in KAP and other psychedelic-assisted therapy sessions.
- Explain the difference between religious and spiritual trauma.
- List and describe two meditative practices that can be used for helping with therapist and patient attunement and therapist self-care in psychedelic assisted psychotherapy.
- Describe two important areas of research in the emerging field of neurotheology.
Information on Continuing Education Credit for Health Professionals:
Polaris Insight Center provides didactic, experiential, and residential training in ketamine-assisted psychotherapy. These programs are designed to provide interested physicians, psychologists, therapists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals with principles and procedures of KAP and how to use ketamine in combination with psychotherapy in a clinical setting.
We offer the training in multiple modules with Module 1 being a required course for Modules 2-5 and the Practice Module. Taking modules in the sequence is recommended but not required, as each module builds on the knowledge and skills taught in the previous module.
Cost: Module 7 is $375 ($350 + a $25 non-refundable administrative fee) and 8 CE credits are available for an additional $79.
Cancellation Policy: Participants need to cancel up to 2 weeks in advance to receive a 100% refund of the $325. If canceled after the 2-weeks-in-advance period they can use the credit for a future training or receive a 50% refund.
Information on Continuing Education Credit for Health Professionals
- CE credits for psychologists are provided by Polaris Insight Center which is sponsoring this program. Polaris Insight Center is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Polaris Insight Center maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
- The California Board of Behavioral Sciences accepts CE credits for LCSW, LPCC, LEP, and LMFT license renewal for programs offered by approved sponsors of CE by the American Psychological Association.
- LCSW, LPCC, LEP, and LMFTs, and other mental health professionals from states other than California need to check with their state licensing board as to whether or not they accept programs offered by approved sponsors of CE by the American Psychological Association.
- For questions about enrolling in CEs for psychologists, LCSWs, LPCCs, LEPs, and LMFT or any other CE questions, contact us at ce@polarisinsight.com.
- Spiritual Competency Academy (SCA), a co-sponsor of this program, is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN Provider CEP16887) for licensed nurses in California. Spiritual Competency Academy maintains responsibility for this program and its content. RNs must retain their certificate of attendance for 4 years after the course concludes.
- For questions about CEs for nurses, visit www.spiritualcompetencyacademy.com or contact the Spiritual Competency Academy at info@spiritualcompetencyacademy.com.
- Other questions about training can be emailed to our Training Coordinator at training@polarisinsight.com.
MODULE INSTRUCTORS
Harvey Schwartz, PhD, is a licensed psychologist who specializes in treating complex PTSD, dissociative disorders, as well as patients with spiritual and therapy-related trauma. He has undergone advanced Ketamine-Assisted Therapy training through the Ketamine Training Center and the MAPS MDMA-Assisted Therapy Training Program and is currently a Sub-Investigator and Co-therapist, a supervisor and a trainer on the MAPS MDMA-Assisted Therapy Clinical Trials. In his clinical work and consultation, he synthesizes relational psychodynamic, archetypal, existential, and mindfulness perspectives. He has worked on advancing the theory and practice of integration in psychedelic therapies. Harvey is the training director and a lead trainer in the Polaris Insight Training Program.
Board certified in psychiatry, obesity and integrative medicine, Dr. Keith Lowenstein works with children, adolescents, adults and families with a focus on stress-related illness, both mental and physical. With more than 25 years of clinical experience in psychiatry, nutrition, integrative holistic medicine and alternative therapies, he has a lifelong commitment to a comprehensive approach to human health and development. He has been providing instruction in Kriya yoga meditation since 1980 and spent approximately 5 years living with and learning from Ganesh Baba.
Emily Willow, MD is a board-certified psychiatrist, researcher, and educator based in San Francisco, California. She is an ardent advocate for psychedelic medicine and has worked on multiple clinical trials investigating psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy – including both MDMA and psilocybin. Dr Willow has a private practice in San Francisco, CA where she focuses on ketamine assisted psychotherapy, psychedelic integration and climate mental health. In addition, her clinical work extends to Zuckerberg SF General Hospital in Psychiatric Emergency Services as an attending psychiatrist through the University of California, San Francisco. She has held multiple mentorship and teaching roles including at the California Institute of Integral Studies in the Center for Psychedelic Therapies and Research and the School of Consciousness and Transformation.
Dr. Rosonke founded Rainfall Medicine in 2018 to dedicate himself to providing effective treatment for mental illness, trauma, and addiction in a safe, peaceful, and inviting setting. In addition to his rigorous emergency medicine and critical care education, which was followed by years of direct clinical experience with ketamine for various applications, Dr. Rosonke was a participant in the first ever training cohort for ketamine-assisted psychotherapy through the Ketamine Training Center. He has since become an educator for the Ketamine Training Center, instructing other professionals on the safe and effective use of ketamine for mental illness.
Dr. Greer conducted over 100 therapeutic sessions with MDMA for 80 individuals from 1980 to 1985, and 35+ sessions with ketamine with his psychiatric nurse wife, Requa Tolbert. He is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and Past President of the Psychiatric Medical Association of New Mexico. He was the Medical Director of the Heffter Research Institute from 1998 to 2021 and is the current Board Chair.