As clinical trials on psychedelics continue, schools are ramping up efforts to train the therapists and practitioners who will administer them.
is nowhere near as simple as filling a prescription and taking a pill at home. Instead, administering psychedelics — such as psilocybin, the compound in “magic mushrooms,” among others — can be a daylong experience, where the patient is constantly monitored by trained practitioners.
The CIIS has trained roughly 800 students in the psychedelic program since 2016, Phelps said. And with receptiveness toward psychedelics growing, more practitioners are seeking out instruction. The program tripled in size after expanding to add a training site in Boston last year, she said.
In addition to monitoring the patients throughout their trip for any safety concerns, students are also taught to support and validate emotions that come up during the experience, rather than try to direct the patient’s experience themselves, said Dr. Anne St. Goar, a former primary care doctor who was among the first CIIS-accredited practitioners and now leads the Boston training site.
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