Psychedelic Drug Use in Therapy: What are they and how do they work?
$70 | 3 CEUs | Virtual
$70 | 3 CEUs | Virtual
This online webinar will cover how to classify these psychedelic substances as well as how they work in the brain, benefits and side-effects.
Date: Friday, December 13, 2024
Time: 9 a.m. - Noon ET
Program Cost: $70 | CEUs: 3
Delivery:
Delivery: via Zoom
Current medications used to treat diagnoses such as Major Depression Disorder (MDD) and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) are moderately effective at best. As a result, researchers have been focusing on psychedelic substances such as ketamine, psilocybin and others to treat these diagnoses. This online webinar will cover how to classify these psychedelic substances as well as how they work in the brain, benefits and side-effects. Psilocybin will be highlighted in particular. Also included is a brief overview of microdosing. Finally, a summary of actual clinical experiences will be presented.
Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session participants will be able to: 1) Differentiate “traditional” versus “non-traditional” psychedelic substances based on their effects in the brain; 2) List common side-effects of several psychedelics; 3) Summarize research comparing psilocybin and escitalopram (Lexapro); 4) Describe some common clinical experiences by clients who have experienced psychedelic assisted therapy (PAT).
This workshop is appropriate for all levels of practitioners.
Instructor
Craig Strickland, PhD is the Director of the Organizational and Employee Development department at Horizon House, Inc. and owner of Biobehavioral Education and Consultation, LLC. Past academic experience includes a faculty position at the Medical College of Pennsylvania and adjunct faculty positions at Widener University and Springfield College. He currently has guest lecturer privileges at the ůůֱ Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research and an adjunct professor position at Thomas Jefferson University: East Falls Campus. Dr. Strickland has lectured at local, state, and national levels on topics such as psychopharmacology for people recovering from dual-diagnoses, medication adherence, herbal treatments, the neurobiology of co-occurring diagnoses and the neurobiology and pharmacological treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder.
Cost | CEUs
Program Cost: $70
CEUs: 3