Expanded States of Consciousness World Summit CE Course (Homestudy Online)
Course description
This 10-hour CE course will give participants a deeper understanding of expanded states of consciousness and how they can be used within a clinical setting to heal trauma, support post-traumatic growth, and deepen resilience.
The course contains the most up-to-date research and information about the following methods for accessing expanded states of consciousness: meditation, breathwork, and psychedelics, including psilocybin, ketamine, and MDMA. Participants will also learn about the importance of proper preparation, facilitation, and integration in expanded states work.
This course includes discussions of how to validate and study expanded states, as well as the safety, ethical considerations, risks, and limitations associated with using expanded states of consciousness in a clinical setting. Teachings are appropriate for healthcare professionals as well as the general public. Healthcare professionals will be able to incorporate the tools and practices offered in this program in ways beneficial to clients or patients.
THE DETAILS
Where: Homestudy Online
Cost: $75 for 10 CE credits
Only Available with Purchase of the Summit Upgrade Package
Faculty
RONALD SIEGEL, PSYD
Psychology Professor, Clinician, Educator, & Author of The Mindfulness Solution: Everyday Practices for Everyday Problems
DAEESS 1DREA PENNINGTON WASIO, MD
Integrative Physician, Trauma Expert, & Author of Top Ten Traits of Highly Resilient People
GITA VAID, MD
Psychiatrist Practicing Ketamine-Assisted Therapy, Co-Founder of the Center for Natural Intelligence, Director of Psychedelic Awareness at The Chopra Foundation
FLEET MAULL, PHD
Dharma Teacher, Executive Coach, Social Entrepreneur, Founder of Heart Mind Institute and Prison Mindfulness Institute, & Author of Radical Responsibility and Dharma in Hell
RICK HANSON, PHD
Psychologist, Senior Fellow of UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center, and NY Times bestselling author of six books including Buddha’s Brain, Resilient, and NeuroDharma
THOMAS HÜBL, PHD
Founder of Academy of Inner Science, Teacher, & Author of Attuned and Healing Collective Trauma
KATHERINE MACLEAN, PHD
Educator, Research Scientist, Co-Founder of the Psychedelic Education and Continuing Care Program, & Author of Midnight Water
INGMAR GORMAN, PHD
Chief Executive Officer and Lead Trainer at Fluence & Clinical Psychologist
ROBIN CARHART-HARRIS, PHD
Founder of the Centre for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London, Researcher, Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry, & Time Magazine's "100 Next" list
MATTHEW JOHNSON, PHD
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins & Pioneering and Highly-Published Researcher on the Effects of Psychedelics
Learning Objectives:
Describe the components of and potential risks associated with expanded states of consciousness, as well as the importance of preparation in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy.
Discuss how expanded consciousness involves both transcendence and embodiment, and how they can both aid in nervous system regulation and collective trauma healing.
Describe the state of research for the neurobiological effects of psychedelics.
Describe the effects of Ketamine, and the indications for and limitations of its use in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy.
Explain four propensities of the human mind that perpetuate suffering and how mindfulness practices and Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy can counteract them.
Describe entropic brain theory and the current state of psychedelic clinical trial design.
Discuss the possible psychological and neurobiological mechanisms of MDMA and the importance of integration and harm-reduction in MDMA-assisted therapy.
Describe the core of resilient well-being and how to integrate profound spiritual experiences, as well as factors that can impede the benefits of expanded states of consciousness.
Describe the relationship between mindfulness and psychedelic states, and how both can be helpful for end of life transitions.
Explain the Neurosomatic Mindfulness methodology and how deepened interoception can contribute to increased emotional intelligence, capacity for self-regulation, and trauma-healing.
10 CE Credits
Information on Continuing Education Credit for Health Professionals
Please note that there are more than 10 sessions and only 10 CE credit hours. Each session contains a meditation practice demonstration that is not considered for CE credit hours. The additional sessions account for the time required to meet the APA requirements for a 10 credit course.
CE credits for psychologists are provided by the Spiritual Competency Academy (SCA) which is co-sponsoring this program. The Spiritual Competency Academy is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Spiritual Competency Academy maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
The California Board of Behavioral Sciences accepts CE credits for LCSW, LPCC, LEP, and LMFT license renewal for programs offered by approved sponsors of CE by the American Psychological Association.
LCSW, LPCC, LEP, and LMFTs, and other mental health professionals from states other than California need to check with their state licensing board as to whether or not they accept programs offered by approved sponsors of CE by the American Psychological Association.
SCA is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN Provider CEP16887) for licensed nurses in California. RNs must retain their certificate of attendance for 4 years after the course concludes.
For questions about receiving your Certificate of Attendance, contact Heart Mind Institute through CECredits@HeartMind.Co
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