Asynchronous Content Available on Demand

SUMMER:
Online Training Workshop:
Monday June 22nd, 10am - 4pm (Pacific)

Online Group Preparation:
Monday June 8th, 4pm - 5pm
Monday June 15th, 4pm - 5pm 
Group Ketamine Ceremony:
Friday June 19th, 9:30am - 1:30pm
Online Group Integration:
Tuesday June 23rd, 10am - 11am

FALL:
Online Training Workshop:
Monday September 28th, 10am - 4pm (Pacific)

Online Group Preparation:
Monday September 14th, 4pm - 5pm
Monday September 21st, 4pm - 5pm 
Group Ketamine Ceremony:
Friday September 25th, 9:30am - 1:30pm
Online Group Integration:
Tuesday September 29th, 10am - 11am

Program Overview

This 15-hour program, open to licensed healthcare professionals, will lay the foundations for working with ketamine for the treatment of mental health indications. It will cover the necessary pharmacology involved as well as medical and psychological screening and preparation. Techniques of facilitating altered state sessions and psychological integration of these experiences will also be covered with a special emphasis on ethics.

 

In total, the program will consist of three hours of pre-recorded (asynchronous) lecture completed at your own pace prior to attending a five hour interactive workshop online, and an optional but encouraged treatment (~seven hours across four visits) at either AIMS Institute in Seattle, WA or Synaptic Institute in Portland, OR if medically appropriate.​

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Teachings are appropriate for healthcare professionals who will be able to incorporate the tools and practices offered in this program in ways beneficial to clients or patients

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Faculty: Sunil Agarwal, MD, PhD; Alison Draisin, PsyD; Greg Robillard, LMFT; Matthew Hicks, ND, MS; Olivia Hicks, ND

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CE/CME

For Naturopathic Doctors the program is approved by the Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine for 4 hours of pharmacy and 2 hours of ethics fulfilling the requirement to administer ketamine for NDs in Oregon. We are currently seeking accreditation for CE credits for psychotherapists. 

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CE credits for psychologists are provided by the Spiritual Competency Academy (SCA) which is sponsoring this program. The Spiritual Competency Academy is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Spiritual Competency Academy maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

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LCSW, LPCC, LEP, and LMFTs, and other mental health professionals from states other than California need to check with their state licensing boards as to whether or not they accept programs offered by approved sponsors of CE by the American Psychological Association.

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SCA is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN Provider CEP16887) for licensed nurses in California. RNs must retain their certificate of attendance for 4 years after the course concludes.

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For questions about your certificate or the content, logistics, or other support issues regarding this course, please contact info@synaptic.care. For questions about whether APA CE is valid for you, contact your licensing board directly. For general questions about APA CE, contact SCA at ce@spiritualcompetencyacademy.com.

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Cost

Core program (3-hours pre-recorded + 5.5-hour online workshop):

• $800

 

One-on-on experiential (90-min intake, 1-hr prep, 2.5-hr ketamine session, 1-hr integration):

• At Synaptic: $1600

• At AIMS: ~$2100 (most insurances accepted to cover parts of the expense)

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Group experiential (individual 30-min medical intake, two 60 minute online preparation sessions, 3.5-hr group session, 1-hr group integration online):

• $600

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Students of professional graduate level programs within one year of graduation (pre or post) may take the entire program with a group experiential offered in the Portland area for $1100. 

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Learning Objectives and Outcomes

At the end of the program, participants will be better able to:

• Describe the clinical indications, both FDA approved and off-label, for ketamine

• Describe the need for enhanced consent when working with altered states of consciousness

• Apply concepts of intake, preparation, administration, and integration sessions in doing altered state of consciousness therapy

• Describe the important role of music and sound in altered state therapy

• Describe the physiological and psychological effects of ketamine at a variety of dose ranges

• Apply harm reduction principles regarding drugs of potential abuse

• Regarding the use ketamine as a controlled substance, students will understand:

  • Licensure requirements for prescribing and controlling ketamine

  • The storage requirements

  • Documentation

  • Material requirements for administering or prescribing ketamine

• Describe the mechanism of action of ketamine 

• Describe the various routes of administration of ketamine and their relative onset, duration, dosing, and contraindications

• Apply the findings of clinical trial data for ketamine

• Describe the history and cultural context of ketamine

• Utilize appropriate and consensual therapeutic touch during ketamine sessions

• Describe the different demands of group versus one-on-one sessions