Become a Pioneer in the field with our comprehensive KAP course
The Holos Collective
is proud to introduce an innovative pathway for mental health professionals. Our Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy Clinical Training is designed to equip you with the knowledge, ethical understanding and practical information needed to get started on the path towards implementing this groundbreaking therapy into your practice.
Why Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy?
In recent years, Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy has emerged as a groundbreaking approach, offering new hope for clients facing challenging and treatment resistant mental health conditions.
By integrating the unique medicinal properties of ketamine with psychotherapeutic support, practitioners can facilitate deeply therapeutic experiences, fostering new insights and breakthroughs, resolving problematic patterns and promoting lasting change.
Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy represents a new frontier in mental health treatment. Our training program delves deep into the therapeutic potential of ketamine, supported by the latest research and clinical findings.
Self-paced online content
its this course, you will have access to 30+ hours of informational content to complete at your own pace. Learn from leading experts in the field of Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy with Pre-recorded lectures, interviews with experts in the field, podcasts, journal articles, books and more.
Recommended reading suggestions are available immediately upon registration, with main course content released weekly after initial purchase.
Live discussion and Q & A calls
We will meet as a cohort for 4 - 90 minute live discussion calls to discuss content, ask questions, connect with each other and deepen our understanding of the content.
Calls are Wednesday nights from 6:30-8 PM, CST
Our calls will be on March 5th, March 19th, April 2nd, and April 16th.
Call will be hosted on zoom and will be recorded if you can't make it live.
Office hours
Three optional 60 minute "office hours" sessions are a provided as an opportunity to meet for supplemental personalized support on a "drop in" basis.
Office hours are scheduled outside of the weekly group discussion to give you an opportunity to ask specific questions related to your unique path and your integration of the content.
Stay for the full time or just pop on and ask your question and be on your way.
Dates/times TBD for spring cohort
Course Content
here is a sample of some of what we will cover in this course:
-History, pharmacology and mechanisms of action of ketamine
-Clinical Applications: Assessments, screening, routes of administration, dosing and risk managmenet
-The importance of Set and Setting
-The role of music and playlists
-Structure of a KAP session including preparation and integration
-Theoretical framework and applications: Transpersonal Psychology, Somatics, Attachment and Internal Family Systems
-Ethics of working with non ordinary states of consciousness
-Case Studies and case conceptualizations
-Groups
-Clinic Management / Logistics
-Financial accessibility
-Cultural considerations
-The Shadow side of ketamine
-The future of the psychedelic landscape
Who should enroll?
This course is ideal for licensed mental health professionals eager to explore innovative approaches to therapy. Whether you're looking to add Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy to your practice or provide psychedelic integration or if you simply wish to broaden your understanding of therapeutic psychedelic modalities, this training will equip you with the knowledge and skills you need to make a difference. While there is no formal certification required to provide KAP, this training provides the foundational knowledge to understand the basic foundation of Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy.
Additional learning experiences* including opportunities to receive supervision and consultation prior to working with KAP in your practice may be offered through the Holos Collective upon completion of this introductory training.
Please inquire for more information.
BIPOC clinicians as well as clinicians serving underserved populations are especially encouraged to enroll.
A limited number of discounted seats and scholarships are available for each cohort in support of equitable access.
