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Earn a Psychedelic Certificate
This page lists a variety of courses that offer training and certification in working with psychedelics. These courses provide individuals with an understanding of the principles, techniques, and ethical considerations of working with psychedelics as a facilitator, integration coach, or other roles.
It's important to note that a certificate in working with psychedelics is different from an academic degree, and the value of a certificate can vary depending on the institution offering it and the content of the course. A certificate in psychedelic facilitation or integration does not qualify someone to be a psychedelic-assisted therapist. But it may grant them valuable experience and recognition as a facilitator, integration coach, or other work that is currently already possible in fully legal settings in several countries around the world, and more grey-areas in other places.
The courses cover a range of topics such as psychedelic-assisted coaching, harm reduction, and integration of psychedelic experiences into daily life. Additionally, students will learn about the various types of psychedelics, their effects, and the therapeutic potential for personal growth and development. The courses also include information about the historical and cultural context of psychedelics, and the current state of research on psychedelics.
It's worth mentioning that usually, no prerequisite training is necessary to get a certificate, which makes it more accessible, but also could make it less valuable. While a certificate may provide a good foundation of knowledge and skills, it's crucial to understand that it is not a substitute for professional training or qualifications in mental health, medicine, or other relevant fields.
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List of Courses for Earning a Certificate
Exeter University
PGCert Psychedelics: Mind, Medicine, and Culture
Skills you'll gain: neuroscience understanding, research methods, ethical considerations, metaphysical insights, decolonizing practice, anthropological perspectives, therapeutic techniques, practical research skills
Monash University
Monash MDMA-assisted Therapist Training Program
Skills you'll gain: australia therapist training, mdma-assisted therapy, psychedelic training for psychiatrists
British Transpersonal Association
Transpersonal Psychedelic Practitioner Certificate
Skills you'll gain: facilitating psychedelic sessions, transpersonal psychology, therapist integrity
Microdosing Institute
Microdosing Facilitator Training Program
Skills you'll gain: guiding clients with microdosing, screening clients, helping the integration process
Third Wave
Coaching Certification Program
Skills you'll gain: coaching with psychedelics, psychedelic facilitation, safety and ethics, integrating psychedelic experiences, behaviour change
Innertrek
Oregon Psilocybin Facilitator Training
Skills you'll gain: psilocybin administration, group facilitation, core facilitation skills, foundational knowledge, intake and orientation, varieties of experience, integration, ethics and responsibilities
Mending Mindcelium
Mending Mindcelium’s Facilitator Training Program
Skills you'll gain: safe psilocybin administration, facilitating client comfort, history and foundational knowledge, practical facilitation skills, examination assessment, competency in creating comfortable setting, asynchronous and synchronous learning
Synaptic
Psilocybin Training Program
Skills you'll gain: facilitator licensure, journal club, practical experience, group supervision, community building, healing and growth, veterans and BIPOC support
Subtle Winds
Psilocybin Facilitator Training Project
Skills you'll gain: psilocybin facilitation, oregon facilitation, harm-reduction, humanistic therapy
Changa Institute
Oregon Psilocybin Facilitation Training Program
Skills you'll gain: facilitation skills, psychedelic medicine, mental health benefits, group management, experiential learning, peer connections, expert supervision, state requirements, professional development, therapeutic experiences
Alma Institute
Alma Institute Facilitator Training Program
Skills you'll gain: trauma-informed care, facilitating psychedelic experiences, supporting psychedelic integration, screen and prepare clients
Beckley Academy
Foundations in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy
Skills you'll gain: psychedelic-assisted therapy, therapeutic alliance, clinical research, relational ethics, self-reflection, self-regulation, transference, countertransference, cultural responsiveness, somatic approach, non-ordinary states, client psychoeducation, integration techniques, online education, behavioural health training, mental health, psychedelic research
Being True to You
Recovery & Integration Coach Training
Skills you'll gain: psychedelic integration, addiction recovery, personal transformation, toolkit for clients, entheogenic preparation, boundary setting, community networking, supportive coaching, transformational healing, mentorship support
Psychedelic Somatic Institute
Psychedelic Therapy Training
Skills you'll gain: integrate psychotherapy with somatic psychology, psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, personal development
Polaris
Polaris and Rainfall Certificate of Training in Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy
Skills you'll gain: pharmacology, neuroscience, clinical applications, experiential training, safe administration, effective treatment, client care, professional ethics, networking
Naropa University
Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies Certificate
Skills you'll gain: MDMA therapy competencies, ketamine therapy competencies, psilocybin therapy competencies, trauma-informed care, spiritual integration, ethical considerations, Indigenous reciprocity, social justice principles, community building, contemplative practices
Fluence
Postgraduate Certificate in Psychedelic Harm Reduction and Integration
Skills you'll gain: harm reduction techniques, integration skills, therapist training, mindfulness-based interventions
Fluence
Certificate in Psilocybin-assisted Therapy
Skills you'll gain: psilocybin-assisted therapy, harm reduction and integration, trauma-informed therapy, research-based methodology, professional learning environment, live in-person and live-online components, individualized feedback, online classrooms, licensing exam
Berkeley University
Certificate Program in Psychedelic Facilitation
Skills you'll gain: spiritual care, psychotherapeutic methods, entheogenic traditions, clinical science, diversity, equity, inclusion, contemplative science, ethics, reciprocity, ecological awareness, psychedelic facilitation, positionality, cultural sensitivity, service, community engagement, critical social consciousness,
Psychedelics Today
Vital Psychedelic Training
Skills you'll gain: psychedelic facilitator training, build your community, experience psychedelics (optional), psychedelic history & science
IPI
IPI Ketamine Medical Provider Online Training
Skills you'll gain: ketamine treatment basics, evidence-based protocols, various administration routes, psychedelic medicine understanding, aftercare management, ketamine practice development, ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, patient selection criteria, combination therapy knowledge, telemedicine sessions, maintenance strategies, relapse prevention techniques
IPI
IPI Online Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Training
Skills you'll gain: psilocybin facilitation, oregon pat training, therapist training, therapeutic processes
MIND Foundation
Augmented Psychotherapy Training
Skills you'll gain: psychedelic therapy skills, patient screening, treatment planning, patient preparation, psychedelic experience induction, experience monitoring, integration support, post-treatment preparation, harm-reduction communication, legal compliance, ethical challenge understanding, anthropological/medical history, self-experience relevance
MIND Foundation
Molecules
Skills you'll gain: psychedelic science, neuropharmacology of psychedelics, history of psychedelics, drug emergencies, risk management
Atma Journey
ATMA Advanced Psychedelic-assisted Therapy (PaT) Certification Program
Skills you'll gain: psychedelic therapy providing, didactic curriculum, in-person coaching, clinical trial participation, multiple perspectives understanding, regulatory approval, advanced training, online coursework, live sessions, clinical trial insights, professional reference.
Synthesis
Psychedelic Practitioner Training
Skills you'll gain: psychedelic facilitation, legal competencies, professional ethics, research-backed, wisdom-rich, somatically-informed, heart-centred, preparation, set, setting, integration, safety
Alef Trust
Psychedelics, Altered States and Transpersonal Psychology
Skills you'll gain: analyze psychedelic experiences, understand altered states, apply transpersonal psychology, review research developments, evaluate cross-cultural perspectives, analyze exceptional human experiences, understand neurobiological mechanisms, study the effects of psychedelics, understand the therapeutic use of psychedelics
Fluence
Postgraduate Certificate in Ketamine-assisted Psychotherapy
Skills you'll gain: ketamine-assisted therapist training, facilitating ketamine therapy, helping patients decide if treatment is recommended
CIIS
Certificate in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies and Research
Skills you'll gain: pharmacology of psychedelics, research design, psychedelic therapist competencies, history of psychoactive plants, cultural competencies, clinical work with MDMA, clinical work with psilocybin, ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, self-reflection, community-building, embodied ways of knowing, mentoring, diversity and inclusion, navigating challenges of non-traditional therapies
Mind Medicine Australia
Certificate in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies
Skills you'll gain: therapist training australia, MAPS protocol implementation, change theory, experiential learning
Innate Path
Innate Path Psychedelic Education Program
Skills you'll gain: personal growth, somatic processing, embodied mindfulness, inner parts work, Buddhist psychology, addressing dissociation, psycholytic therapy, trauma resolution, community building
SoundMind
SoundMind Psychedelic Facilitator Training
Skills you'll gain: psychedelic session facilitation, hands-on experience, clinical experience
MAPS
MDMA Therapy Training Program
Skills you'll gain: therapist training, experiential learning, MDMA-assisted therapy, inner healing wisdom
Information on Earning a Psychedelic Certificate
Earning a psychedelic certificate is a way for individuals to gain knowledge and understanding of the principles, techniques, and ethical considerations of working with psychedelics. These certificates can be earned through a variety of courses, and they may vary in terms of content, length, and the institution offering them.
Holding a psychedelic certificate can open up opportunities to work with psychedelics in various settings. It may allow individuals to work as facilitators, integration coaches, or in other roles that involve working with psychedelics. Some certificates may even allow people to work with ketamine, in some cases. However, it's important to note that a certificate in working with psychedelics does not qualify someone to work with psychedelics in mental health situations. It does not provide the necessary training or qualifications to work as a therapist, counselor, or any other mental health professional.
It's crucial for individuals to understand the limitations of a certificate in working with psychedelics and the importance of professional training and qualifications in mental health, medicine, or other relevant fields when working with psychedelics in a therapeutic setting. However, for those who are interested in other roles such as facilitation, integration coaching or other psychedelic related work, a certificate can provide valuable knowledge and skills to work safely and responsibly with psychedelics in legal or grey area settings.
