Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy: Navigating Complexity in Community - Agenda

Thursday, March 6, 2025

Day One

8:00 - 9:00 AM

Registration Check-in & Continental Breakfast

9:00 - 9:15 AM

Welcome & Introduction
James Hopper, PhD; Ronald D. Siegel, PysD; Laura Warren, MD; Monnica Williams, PhD

9:15 - 9:45 AM

Psychedelics Policy Update: Where Do Things Stand?

9:45 - 10:15 AM

The Controversy Over MDMA Approval
Michael Alpert, MD

10:15 - 11:00 AM

Panel Discussion/Q&A
Michael Alpert, MD

11:00-11:15 AM

Networking Break

11:15 - 11:45 AM

Communities for Growth and Support
Rosalind Watts, PhD

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Breakout Discussions

12:00 - 12:45 PM

Group Discussion
Rosalind Watts, PhD

12:45 - 1:45 PM

Lunch & Networking Break

1:45 - 2:15 PM

Sexual Abuse in Therapy
Monnica Williams, PhD

2:15 - 2:45 PM

Identifying Authoritarian Cult Patterns to Help Clients and Navigate Ethical Practices in the Psychedelics Field
Steven Hassan, PhD

2:45 - 3:00 PM

Breakout Discussions

3:00 - 3:30 PM

Group Discussion
Monnica Williams, PhD; Steven Hassan, PhD

3:30 - 4:00 PM

Communities for Accountability
Rosalind Watts, PhD

4:00 - 4:15 PM

Networking Break

4:15 - 4:45 PM

Limitations of the Medical Model
Franklin King, MD

4:45 - 5:45 PM

Panel: How We Started a KAP Group
Laura Warren, MD; Meg Striepe, PhD; Elise Hoblitzelle, LMHC, MEd; Swana de Gijsel, MD; Anad Thomas, APRN, CRNA

5:45 - 5:50 PM

Close Day 1

Friday, March 7, 2025

Day Two

8:00 - 8:55 AM

Check-in & Continental Breakfast

8:55 - 9:00 AM

Welcome Day 2

9:00 - 9:30 AM

How to Find and Select a PAP Training Program
Monnica Williams, PhD; Anne Vallely, PhD

9:30 - 10:00 AM

Panel Discussion on Training
James Hopper, PhD; Ronald D. Siegel, PsyD; Laura Warren, MD; Monnica Williams, PhD; Anad Thomas, APRN, CRNA

10:00 - 10:30 AM

When Your Patient Has Tried Psychedelics: Integration and Harm Reduction Tips for Therapists
Monnica Williams, PhD

10:30 - 11:00 AM

Panel Discussion
Monnica Williams, PhD; James Hopper, PhD; Ronald D. Siegel,PsyD; Laura Warren, MD; Anne Vallely, PhD; Anad Thomas, APRN, CRNA

11:00 - 11:15 AM

Networking Break

11:15 - 11:45 AM

Online Communities
Rosalind Watts, PhD

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Breakout Discussions

12:00 - 12:45 PM

Group Discussion
Rosalind Watts, PhD

12:45 - 1:45 PM

Lunch & Networking Break

1:45 - 2:30 PM

Sexual and Gender Expressions of Selfhood with Psychedelics
Matthew Skinta, PhD, ABPP

2:30 - 3:30 PM

Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy and Dissociative Disorders: A Transformational Framework
Joanna Duda, APRN, NP, CNS; Meg Striepe, PhD

3:30 - 3:45 PM

Networking Break

3:45 - 4:30 PM

Psychedelics, Spirituality and End of Life/Bereavement
Anne Vallely, PhD

4:30 - 5:30 PM

Panel Discussion--All Faculty

5:30 - 5:35 PM

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