KAP Theory and Methodology

The KAP Theory & Methodology course is a comprehensive, 12-week hybrid program that teaches a theoretically grounded methodology for Ketamine-assisted Psychotherapy (KAP). The course is the core component of the Postgraduate Certificate in Ketamine-assisted Psychotherapy.

  • 50 Enrolled
  • Professional
  • Last updated Aug '24
  • English
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Course Description

The KAP Theory & Methodology course is a comprehensive, 12-week hybrid program that teaches a theoretically grounded methodology for Ketamine-assisted Psychotherapy (KAP).

The hybrid format combines self-paced learning materials, including videos, readings, and assignments, with weekly live-online meetings with experienced Fluence Trainers. These meetings provide a platform for discussion, role plays, case discussions, and Q&A, and are held in small groups to foster relationship building and community.

The educational materials for this course have been developed by a team of experts, including Dr. Ingmar Gorman, Dr. Elizabeth Nielson, Jeffrey Guss, MD, and Casey Paleos, MD, who have extensive experience in psychedelic-assisted therapy, private practice KAP, and training clinicians in this field.

By the end of this course, participants will have a deep understanding of drug-assisted psychotherapy, including its history and theory, as well as its ethical standards and informed consent. They will also be able to prepare patients for ketamine-assisted psychotherapy and integrate the experience in a way that aligns with the practitioner’s existing therapeutic model and the patient’s treatment history.

In addition, participants will have a conceptual understanding of the arc of treatment and nonlinear change, as well as the broader sociocultural context of drug-assisted psychotherapy, including the stigma and judgment related to this approach.

This course is given each quarter and qualifies for 15 continuing education (CE) hours. This course is the core component of the Postgraduate Certificate in Ketamine-assisted Psychotherapy. Enrollment in this course is available to participants in the Ketamine-assisted Psychotherapy Certificate Program and KAP practitioners in the general community by application only.

You will learn:

  • What is Bwiti?
  • Roles in Bwiti initiation/treatment
  • Instruments in Bwiti: ngombe, mogongo
  • What is an Nganga
    • Maboundi/Yombo
    • Maboundi/Yombo
  • Sustainability/reciprocity

You will learn:

  • History of the Fang tradition
  • Dissumba vs. Dissumba Fang
  • Ombwiri/Mbumbayano Fang
  • The kambo
  • State of Fang Bwiti in Gabon
  • Impact of Westerners coming to work with the sacred wood

You will learn:

  • History of the Missoko tradition
  • Various branches of Missoko initiation:
    • Miobe/Mioba
    • Ngonde Na Dipuma
    • Sengedia
  • The impact of logging on the tradition
  • What the future of Bwiti could look like in Gabon

You will learn:

  • History of Dissumba
  • Various branches of Dissumba initiation:
    • Abanji/Mabanji
    • Ilombo
    • Ombwiri
    • Ombudi
    • Loro
  • The ngombe (sacred harp)
  • Healing rituals involved in her tradition
  • Training to serve the wood
    • What does it involve?
    • How long does it take?

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Tatayo

Instructor

About Instructor

Tatayo (“Fruit of the Wind”) first arrived in Gabon in 1971 at the age of 21 and became a Gabonese citizen. In 1979, he became the first white person to be initiated into the Bwiti Fang tradition in Gabon. In 1994, he was initiated into the Misokko tradition. As a guide for numerous expeditions and missions, including those of National Geographic, the BBC, and others, Tatayo is considered to have “opened the door” to westerners in Gabon.

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Please see below for start and finish dates/times. This course is currently being offered live and dates/times will change throughout the year.

$1800

This course includes

  • Modules 12
  • Duration 12 Weeks
  • Skills Professional
  • Language English
  • Availability Past
  • Certificate CE
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