TheraPsil's Training Program

TheraPsil's Training Program is designed to educate healthcare professionals about psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy, expanding the network of skilled practitioners who can provide this service to Canadians in medical need. The primary functions of the course encompass patient-rights advocacy, thorough assessments, and patient referrals, hence contributing to the larger mission of TheraPsil.

  • 200 Enrolled
  • Professional
  • Last updated Jul '23
  • English
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Course Description

TheraPsil’s Training Program is designed to educate healthcare professionals about psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy, expanding the network of skilled practitioners who can provide this service to Canadians in medical need. The primary functions of the course encompass patient-rights advocacy, thorough assessments, and patient referrals, hence contributing to the larger mission of TheraPsil.

The course is open to professionals with a medical or graduate degree in psychology, counselling psychology, or a closely related field. It offers comprehensive theoretical and practical insights, including the history of clinical research in psychedelic therapy, neurobiology, neuropharmacology, models of consciousness, and therapeutic relationship. Applicants with personal or professional psychedelic experience or palliative care experience are especially welcome.

This intensive program spans over 146 hours, incorporating in-person training seminars, self-paced readings, videos, a personal psychedelic experience, and supervised clinical practice. Additional modules on ethics, music training, Indigenous teachings, and neuropharmacology are included to support a well-rounded understanding. Participants must complete a daily learning journal, maintaining reflections on their progress and understanding, which the trainer will assess. The course culminates with an individualized assessment session with the faculty, following which successful trainees are awarded a certificate of completion and Clinical Associate status with TheraPsil. This enriching program prioritizes high-quality training, ensuring each graduate is thoroughly prepared to provide effective and empathetic psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy.

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.

$3050

This course includes

  • Modules 12
  • Duration 146 Hours
  • Skills Professional
  • Language English
  • Availability Cohort
  • Certificate No
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