Professional Development

Foundations For Health & Wellness
Practitioners

Explore the unique potential psychedelics offer healthcare and wellness professionals with this comprehensive, experiential training program professionally accredited by St. Lawrence College.

  • English Language
  • 12 Weeks
  • Virtual
  • $745 + tax
  • Self-Guided + Live
  • Professional Accreditation
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Foundations For Health & Wellness
Practitioners

Explore the unique potential psychedelics offer healthcare and wellness professionals with this comprehensive, experiential training program professionally accredited by St. Lawrence College.

  • English Language
  • 12 Weeks
  • Virtual
  • $745 + tax
  • Self-Guided
  • Professional Accreditation

Become A Psychedelic-Informed Practitioner

Here's what you can expect from this professional training program

  • Training in our S.E.L.F Practitioner Model
  • Professional accreditation from St. Lawrence College
  • Frameworks for supporting psychedelic experiences
  • Our Psychedelic Field Guideresource book
  • Nervous system exercises for practitioner wellbeing
  • Insight into legal and regulatory advancements
  • Professional networking, personalized guidance & support

Duration

50+ interactive lessons inside of
12 weeks

Tools

100's of hours of additional tools and resources

Content

Self-guided, fully immersive experiential learning

Level

Level 1 foundational training

Learning

Interactive online workspace

Accreditation

Optional professional accreditation

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Become A Psychedelic-Informed Practitioner

Here's what you can expect from this professional training program

  • Training in our S.E.L.F Practitioner Model
  • Professional accreditation from St. Lawrence College
  • 40+ interactive lessons & practitioner prompts
  • Frameworks for supporting psychedelic experiences
  • Our Psychedelic Field Guideresource book
  • Nervous system exercises for practitioner wellbeing
  • Insight into legal and regulatory advancements
  • 100's of hours of additional tools & resources
  • Professional networking, personalized guidance & support

Empowering Those Who Empower Others

Evidence-Based

Backed by modern science & rooted in natural health

Trauma-Informed

Supports a wide variety of emotional and psychological orientations

Expert-Guided

Lead by experts with over 20 years of professional experience

Skill-Focused

Nervous system regulation techniques for psychedelic exploration

Empowering Those Who Empower Others

Evidence-Based

Backed by modern science & rooted in natural health

Trauma-Informed

Supports a wide variety of emotional and psychological orientations

Expert-Guided

Lead by experts with over 20 years of professional experience

Skill-Focused

Nervous system regulation techniques for psychedelic exploration

Who Is This Training For?

Whether you're a nurse, personal support worker, therapist, naturopath, coach, or another healthcare or wellness practitioner, this program is designed to support you in your understanding of how psychedelics can advance your practice.

The Clinician

The health professional who services clients health and wellness needs with clinic-based services.

(Psychotherapist, Psychologist, etc.)

The Care Provider

The supporting frontline and/or mental health professional looking to gain more skills for the job.

(Social Worker, PSW, Nurse, etc.)

The Facilitator

The wellness professional who uses an alternative approach to working with their customers.

(Massage Therapist, Coaches, etc.)

There are no professional prerequisites for this program. Even if you aren't in the health and wellness field yet, but are looking to become a psychedelic care provider this program is a perfect first step for that journey.

Knowledge To Build A Core Foundation

Leave this program with new models for growth and transformation, insight to support yourself and your clients, and a network of like-minded peers who will support you in your work.

  • An Indigenous worldview
  • Land acknowledgement & program intention setting
  • Intro & overview: health from a societal context
  • Where are you? Situating yourself to this work
  • Your social determinants of health
  • Mindfulness as a supportive practice
  • Redefining health: wholeness, balance, interconnection
  • Health as a practice & perspective
  • Redefining trauma & understanding types of trauma

  • The elements of trauma & pattern matching
  • Resourcing, nervous system regulation and titration
  • Your window of tolerance
  • Introduction to maps for the psychedelic terrain
  • Map 1 - Core Organizers - Sensorimotor Therapy
  • Map 2 - Internal Family Systems
  • Map 3 - The 4 Directions
  • Map 4 - Pre-Personal, Personal Transpersonal
  • Other maps for psychedelic work

  • Using maps to define your intention for this work
  • Introduction to psychedelics
  • History of psychedelics in North American culture
  • Why psychedelics support healing
  • Core fundamentals of psychedelics
  • Containment & safety
  • Stages of the psychedelic experience
  • The importance of integrating psychedelics
  • Spiritual bypassing
  • Integrating knowledge & experiencing

Your Expert Program Facilitators

A team of healthcare and wellness practitioners with over 20+ years of experience.

Rich Tyo

Lead Facilitator &

Clinical Psychotherapist

Rich's Bio

Denise Neuman-Fuhr

Mindfulness Facilitator &

Registered Nurse

Kim Haxton

Multi-Dimensional Educator | Potowotomi, Wasauksing ancestral community

Shari Hughson

Social Health Facilitator &
Registered Nurse

Caitlyn Chisamore

Trauma-Informed Facilitator &
Somatic Movement Guide

Cory Firth

Psychedelic Advocacy &

Breathwork Guide

Anoushka Moucessian

Public Health Facilitator &
Indigenous Health Promoter

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the purpose of this program?

This program is designed to help any practitioners interested in exploring the benefits of psychedelics for their professional practice. This is a foundational practitioner growth program, participants will not be equipped to sit or guide participants in any form except for preparing and integrating their experiences.

Who can participate?

We welcome practitioners from diverse backgrounds and aim to support anyone along their journey. You do not have to be a registered practitioner of any kind, but have the intention to become a professional practitioner in some field of healthcare or wellness facilitation. Examples include: psychotherapist, nurse practitioner, yoga instructor, naturopath, coach, etc.

What is the time commitment?

The program content spans 40+ interactive lessons, but the delivery is self-guided allowing you to work through the program in your own time. You will have 12 months access to the curriculum.

What will participants learn?

Participants will learn about the history and science of psychedelics, safe and responsible use, and techniques for self-exploration, nervous system enhancement and emotional intelligence. The program will also provide a supportive community for participants to share their experiences and insights.

Is there a screening process?

For any psychedelic experiences all participants will be required to complete a safety screening process to ensure that they are physically and mentally able to participate. All virtual programming is a simple registration form to acknowledge the use of this content, and no screening is required. Please note that some medical conditions or medications may preclude participation in any of the experiential components.

Are you required to take part in ceremony?

No, the use of psychedelics is not required for participation in the program. The program is designed to provide participants with knowledge and tools to embark on a self-exploration journey, with or without the use of psychedelics.

Who are the facilitators?

All facilitators and instructors are experts in their field and have studied this work for over 20 years. You can expect a deep level of knowledge, respect and professionalism from all facilitators throughout the entire duration of the program.

Are there any prerequisites?

As this is a foundational level training there aren't any stiff prerequisites. We may ask you a few health-related questions as you register in order to understand your fitness for the experiential component, but the goal with this program is to provide widespread access to this information as a way to increase safety and reduce harm and allow more professionals to become psychedelic-informed.

Have A Question About The Program?

Message Caitlyn for a more personalized understanding of how this program can support your personal and professional needs.

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Program Sign Up

To support all areas of personal and professional development we offer three different registration types to meet your needs. In alignment with our Equal Access Program we've created affordable options to fit all financial means.

Program Details

$745
[3x payments of $248]
  • 12 month curriculum access
  • Psychedelic Field Guide™
  • 1000+ hours of resources
  • Discount on First Aid Training
  • Professional accreditation

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