Chacruna

What do you know about Psychedelics for Addiction and Recovery?
2023-06-14 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual

Course: Critical Perspectives on Knowledge Production in Psychedelic Science
2023-02-28 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Mexico_City) | CA
Class Six – Inside scoop to the lab: selecting variables in psychedelic research and how they become “knowledge”
Professor: Leor Roseman

Community Forum
2023-02-27 12:00 - 13:30, 2023-02-22 10:00 - 13:30, 2023-02-08 12:00 - 13:30, 2023-01-25 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Mexico_City) | CA

Course: Diversity, Culture and Social Justice in Psychedelics – Live/Online
2023-02-27 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Mexico_City) | CA
Class Three – The importance of Cultural Competency and anti-racist education for psychedelic assisted therapy: understanding aversive racism and the power of identity
Professor: Dr. Sonya Faber

Course: Critical Perspectives on Knowledge Production in Psychedelic Science
2023-02-21 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Mexico_City) | CA
Class Five – Placebos, psychedelics, and blinding from a social scientific perspective
Professor: Katie Hendy

Course: Critical Perspectives on Knowledge Production in Psychedelic Science
2023-02-14 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Mexico_City) | CA
Class Four – Critical reflections about clinical research: the role of entouage effect and setting in healing
Professor: Sidarta Ribeiro

Course: Diversity, Culture and Social Justice in Psychedelics – Live/Online
2023-02-13 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Mexico_City) | CA
Class Two – Decolonizing our approaches: embodying the philosophy and practice of liberation psychology and cultural humility in psychedelic assisted therapy and research
Professor: Dr. Joseph McCowan

Course: Critical Perspectives on Knowledge Production in Psychedelic Science
2023-02-07 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Mexico_City) | CA
Class Three – Challenges in trial design for psychedelic-assisted therapies: reflections from two studies of psilocybin therapy for depression
Professor: Jordan Sloshower

Course: Diversity, Culture and Social Justice in Psychedelics – Live/Online
2023-02-06 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Mexico_City) | CA
Class One – Introduction
Professors: Dr. Ligia Platero

Course: Critical Perspectives on Knowledge Production in Psychedelic Science
2023-01-31 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Mexico_City) | CA
Class Two – What good are psychedelic humanities?
Professor: Nick Langliz

Course: Critical Perspectives on Knowledge Production in Psychedelic Science
2023-01-24 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Mexico_City) | CA
Class One – Introduction
Professors: Dr. Bia Labate and Ligia Platero

CLA Open Forum - 7 pm (CST) - Psychedelic Research in Colombia (Alejandro Marin)
2023-01-23 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Mexico_City) | CA

Community Forum: Colorado and Proposition 122: Where do we go from here?
2023-01-18 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Mexico_City) | CA

Psychedelics as Medicine Conference
2023-01-12 15:00 - 2023-01-13 16:00 (America/Mexico_City) | CA

Book Launch – Queering Psychedelics: From Oppression to Liberation in Psychedelic Medicine
2022-12-08 18:00 - 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | World of Wonder, 6650 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90028, United States
We are excited to announce an in-person book launch for Chacruna’s new book Queering Psychedelics. The event will include a panel discussion with Dr. Bia Labate, Dr. Alex Belser, Dr. Clancy Cavnar, Ariel Vegosen and Behike Sensei Kevon Simpson where all of the speakers will talk about topics and issues addressed in the book. Afterwards, we will also provide a space for socializing among participants and attendees, to whom we will be happy to offer delicious snacks and drinks for refreshment. Additionally, those who wish to purchase copies of the book will be able to do so on the spot. While this event is free, you must still register in order to attend. You can register for this event here.

Informed Consent in Psychedelic Therapy and Research: Why is it Complicated?
2022-11-17 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
As psychedelics are quickly becoming implemented into the Western therapeutic medical model, ethical codes and boundaries are essential to ensure safe practices with these substances. An important topic when thinking about this is informed consent. What is the role of power dynamics in informed consent for psychedelic-assisted therapies and research? Can an explicit conversation of power dynamics prior to beginning a treatment protocol help to mitigate the potential for abuses of power within a psychedelic therapy setting? How can a person consent to enter an “altered state of consciousness” if they have never experienced such a state before? What are the risks unique to psychedelic-assisted therapy that should be considered in informed consent? How can best efforts be made to explain the experience of an “altered state” to therapy clients and research participants? Can an explicit conversation about social identities and power dynamics prior to beginning a treatment protocol help to mitigate the potential for abuses of power within a psychedelic therapy setting? This forum will answer these questions and more, with speakers Alissa Bazinet, PhD, who is a clinical psychologist, Tahlia Harrison, MA, who is a registered marriage and family associate, researcher, and bioethicist, Kelley O’Donnell, PhD, who is a board-certified psychiatrist and an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the NYU School of Medicine, and Gillian Scott-Ward, PhD, who is an internationally-known Clinical Psychologist, filmmaker and advocate for social justice.
