Introduction to the Principles of Psychedelic Healing
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CE Credits: 4
Pauquette Center is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Pauquette Center maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Though psychedelic plants and compounds have been used in a wide-spectrum of healing practices throughout human history, they have quickly been gaining recognition and acceptance in conventional western healthcare in recent years, along with a growing popularity of underground and international ceremonial plant medicine work. With the prevalence of ketamine practices and the increase in clients desiring and/or seeking out psychedelic healing experiences, it is imperative for mental health practitioners to possess a foundational knowledge of contemporary psychedelic healing, harm reduction and integration practices.
Angela Willits, MSW, LCSW
Credentials:
- LCSW, State of Wisconsin, 2008
- MSW, Simmons College, 2005
- BA, Sociology, Loras College, 2001
- BA, English Literature, Loras College, 2001
Instructors have no commercial interests to disclose.
Angela Willits, MSW, LCSW is an associate clinical professor, director of the Part-Time MSW Program and co-chair
of the mental health focus area at the UW-Madison Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work. She also owns a
small private psychotherapy practice, Willits Mental Health Services. She teaches practice courses in mental
health, as well as provides supervision and consultation to MSW students and clinicians. She has completed a
certificate in Psychedelic Therapy and Integration through Fluence and a certificate in MDMA-Assisted Therapy
through Lykos. Prior to teaching, she was a mental health social worker for the Department of Veterans Affairs
with a specialty in treating posttraumatic stress disorder. She is a certified provider of Prolonged Exposure Therapy
for PTSD and Cognitive Processing Therapy. She resides in Mount Horeb with her husband, three children, two
dogs and one gecko.
Position title at Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work : Clinical Associate Professor; Part-Time MSW Program Director
- 8:45 am -10:00 am
- 10:00 am -10:15 am – Break
- 10:15 am -12:45 pm
Cost of attendance is $99 per participant
Last day to register – January 15, 2024
As a result of this training, the participants will:
- Describe the current legal landscape and prevalence of psychedelic-assisted therapies in WI and at the national level
- Explain the concepts of set and setting
- Apply preparation and integration skills for supporting clients who have engaged in psychedelic-assisted therapies, research, underground or international work, and other experiences with mystical and/or non-ordinary states of consciousness.
- Assess psychedelic-assisted therapy training programs for continuing education in psychedelic-assisted therapy
No credit for partial attendance. Any cancellations must be made by January 15, 2024.
This didactic training is appropriate for clinicians of all levels who have little to no understanding of the current landscape of psychedelic-assisted therapy. As this is an emerging field of practice, many mental health practitioners did not receive training on PAT in graduate school. With the prevalence of ketamine practices and the increase in clients desiring and/or seeking out psychedelic healing experiences, it is imperative for mental health practitioners to possess a foundational knowledge of contemporary psychedelic healing, harm reduction and integration practices.
