The Psychedelic Model of Care
Slides from my presentation introducing the psychedelic model of care.
As a concept, the psychedelic model of care is deceptively simple. Take large chunks of therapy and medical practices, and where they overlap is the psychedelic model of care.
However that is not all of it. In addition to mixing psychological and medical models you also throw out old industrialized models, add in authentic human connection, mix in various ethics models, stir up some cultural sensitivity acknowledging racial disparity, blend in an emphasis on subjective experience and phenomenology, and add in a chunk of your heart larger than you’re comfortable with while leaving out your personal bias. Put all that in a pot, fill it to the brim with indigenous and shamanic milk, and set it to simmer on the fire of your personal motivations (aka your “Why?”). While embracing the mysteries of the cosmos, turn your awareness to watch what happens to your Self. It is ready to serve, aka provide care, when it and you are tender. The amalgamation that happens in the pot and the resulting product is the psychedelic model of care. As a clinic, team, or personally embodied and lived out practice it is incredibly complex.
If you're not convinced look at the trainings and certifications available. The legitimate ones take many months/hours and are expensive while often missing the experiential component. Psychedelic care cannot ONLY be didactically taught. It cannot ONLY be practiced. It must be taught, practiced, and experienced inside of a living community. The community starts with you with yourself expanding to your patients/clients, and your team all mixed together and interacting day by day. See these resources to get some ideas:
Slides from my presentation introducing the psychedelic model of care.
Slides from my presentation introducing the psychedelic model of care.
