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Ketamine Courses
This page lists courses on the use of ketamine for treating mental health disorders. Ketamine is a powerful and widely used compound in therapy, and these courses will provide training on its use and administration. Many of the courses listed here are eligible for Continuing Education credits, making them perfect for healthcare professionals looking to expand their skills.
These courses cover a range of topics, including the latest research on ketamine's efficacy and safety, as well as practical training on how to administer ketamine in a therapeutic setting. Many of the courses involve practical (in-person) components, sometimes including experiental parts where one receives a (low-dose) ketamine infusion.
Upon completion of these courses, students will have the knowledge and skills to safely and effectively use ketamine as a therapeutic tool, and will be better equipped to help patients suffering from a wide range of mental health disorders.
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List of Ketamine Courses
Sapience
Experiential KAP learning for Clinicians
Skills you'll gain: experiential training, ketamine-assisted therapy, self-care for professionals
Sapience
KAP for BIPOC Clinicians
Skills you'll gain: experiential training, ketamine-assisted therapy, community building, self-care for professionals
Sapience
Ketamine Enhanced Internal Family Systems Retreat
Skills you'll gain: IFS basics, ketamine pharmacology, facilitating KIFS sessions, ethics, consent, therapeutic alliance, altered consciousness therapy
Breakthrough Therapies
BTT Professional Training
Skills you'll gain: screen patients, explain process, educate ketamine, develop set, expanded state skills, establish self-care, prepare journey, conduct journey, manage distress, manage disappointments, integrate experience, aftercare routine, facilitate integration, therapist self-care
Psychedelic Somatic Institute
Psychedelic Therapy Training
Skills you'll gain: integrate psychotherapy with somatic psychology, psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, personal development
Psychedelics Today
Ketamine and Trauma Treatment
Skills you'll gain: ketamine-assisted therapy, KAP for PTSD, therapeutic relationship, somatic interventions, dosing procedures
Polaris
Advanced Workshop III on Ketamine- and Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapies
Skills you'll gain:
Polaris
Advanced Workshop II on Ketamine- and Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapies
Skills you'll gain:
Polaris
Advanced Workshop I on Ketamine- and Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapies
Skills you'll gain:
Polaris
Intermediate Workshop IV on Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy
Skills you'll gain: pharmacology, clinical applications, psychotherapy, risks/benefits, ethics, specific conditions, set/setting, music, integration
Polaris
Intermediate Workshop III on Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy
Skills you'll gain: clinical applications, psychotherapy, ketamine therapy, risks/benefits, ethics, specific conditions, set/setting, music, integration
Polaris
Intermediate Workshop II on Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy
Skills you'll gain: ethical considerations, approaches, administration, treatment, care, ethics, networking
Polaris
Intermediate Workshop I on Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy
Skills you'll gain: clinical applications, ethical considerations, knowledge, skills, safe administration, effective treatment, client care, professional ethics, networking
Polaris
Introduction to Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy
Skills you'll gain: ketamine pharmacology, neuroscience, clinical applications, experiential training, safe administration, effective treatment, client care, professional ethics, networking
Fluence
Navigating Scope of Practice for Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP)
Skills you'll gain: regulatory process for psychedelic-therapies, approval process for PAT, colonization and drug policy
Fluence
Introduction to Ketamine for Mental Health
Skills you'll gain: ketamine mechanisms of action, treatment methods, risks and precautions when working with ketmaine
Fluence
Understanding Ketamine
Skills you'll gain: ketamine treatment plan, psychological preparation clients, know when not to prescribe, interaction with antidepressants
Psychedelic Support
Ketamine: Therapeutic Applications, Clinical Research, and Neural Mechanisms
Skills you'll gain:
Fluence
KAP Theory and Methodology
Skills you'll gain: methodology of ketamine treatment, integration implementation, ethical standards and informed consent
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
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
PRATI
Ketamine-assisted Psychotherapy Training
Skills you'll gain: guiding ketamine-assisted sessions, nature-relatedness and psychedelics, role of music in PAT
SoundMind
SoundMind Psychedelic Facilitator Training
Skills you'll gain: psychedelic session facilitation, hands-on experience, clinical experience
Information about Ketamine Courses
Ketamine is a powerful compound that has been used for decades in both medical and recreational settings. In recent years, it has gained increasing attention as a potential treatment for a wide range of mental health disorders, including depression, PTSD, and anxiety. Unlike classical psychedelics, ketamine is thought to work by modulating the activity of (other) neurotransmitters in the brain, including glutamate and GABA. The exact mechanisms by which it produces therapeutic effects are still being studied, but it is believed that ketamine leads to changes in the way the brain processes information, leading to an improvement in mood and a reduction in symptoms.
Ketamine courses are designed to provide healthcare professionals, therapists, and other interested individuals with the knowledge and skills necessary to safely and effectively use ketamine as a therapeutic tool. The curriculum typically covers a range of topics, including the latest research on ketamine's efficacy and safety, as well as practical training on how to administer ketamine in a therapeutic setting. The courses may include interactive sessions, case studies, and hands-on training, to give the students the best learning experience.
Currently, esketamine is reimbursed (in specific cases) if is used in combination with an SSRI or SNRI as a late-stage treatment option for individuals with severe and treatment-resistant depression (TRD). It is typically considered a secondary care option and is only used after other treatments such as antidepressants and the addition of lithium, mirtazapine, or atypical antipsychotics have failed to provide relief. Most of the courses listed here are about ketamine (which consists of arketamine and esketamine - both 'handedness') but much will apply to the full molecule and both 'handedness'.
