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- What Does Psychedelic Medicine Owe the Underground? - October 22, 2024
Tuesday, October 1st from 9am to 12:00pm PDT
Price: $100
CE Approval Pending
Spiritually-integrated and ecologically conscious psychedelic care supports social justice. Through valuing reciprocity, planetary healing, Indigenous wisdom, & the honoring of ecological grief, justice-based psychedelic-assisted therapy (PAT) views ecosystems as relational networks rather than resources, and extends healing benefits beyond individuals to communities and the global environment. Earth-based rituals, nature-focused treatments for PTSD, and practices that support nature connectedness expand PAT beyond a clinical, biomedical model of care.
Attendees will:
- Describe eco-chaplaincy as an emerging specialization within professional chaplaincy and training and certification pathways for professional eco-chaplains
- Discuss the importance of planetary health and the well-being of the more than human world to an conception of human health and well-being
- Describe the mechanism by which increasing nature connectedness and the appropriate use of psychedelic medicine improve mental health, and how their synergistic use may further enhance therapeutic outcomes
This workshop is for professional spiritual health practitioners, eco-chaplains, psychedelic therapists, scholars and anyone interested in the intersection of spirituality, ecological consciousness, and psychedelic care
Jamie Beachy, MDiv, PhD, is field scholar for Emory University’s Center for Psychedelics and Spirituality. She is a spiritual health educator, ethics consultant, and psychedelic therapy practitioner and was a sub-investigator for MAPS Phase III clinical trials in Boulder, Colorado, researching the safety and efficacy of MDMA-assisted therapy for the treatment of PTSD. Dr. Beachy now serves as an Associate Supervisor, offering consultation for practitioners training in MDMA-Assisted therapy. Dr. Beachy developed graduate level course offerings and curricula related to psychedelic therapies as Director of Education and Faculty Co-founder of Naropa University’s Center for Psychedelic Studies. An advocate for the integration of spiritual health and psychedelic care, she co-founded the Psychedelic Care Research Network through the Transforming Chaplaincy initiative and has spoken broadly on the role of professional spiritual care in psychedelic therapy. Dr. Beachy offers preparation and integration support in collaboration with her husband, Dr. Wael Garas, an integrative medicine practitioner and MDMA research physician, in Boulder, Colorado. Additionally, she sits on the Board of Directors of the Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines.
Dr. Stephanie Michael Stewart is a holistic psychiatrist who brings a spiritual, environmental, and social justice perspective to her work. After serving as Chief Resident of Psychiatry at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Dr. Stewart led LA County’s West Central Wellness Center where she developed innovative programs for communities of color that integrated evidence-based psychiatric treatments with complementary therapies. She then founded Worldwide Wellness, where she expanded her approach to incorporate travel, immersion in nature, Indigenous wisdom and, more recently, ketamine-assisted therapy. Dr. Stewart is currently developing a psychedelic-assisted therapy training program for psychiatric residents at historically black colleges and universities. Dr. Stewart holds a BS in Biology from Spelman College and an MD from Morehouse School of Medicine. She is member of Chacruna’s Board of Directors and serves also on the Racial Equity and Access Committee. She is of Black, White, and Native American descent.
Dr. Bia Labate (Beatriz Caiuby Labate) is an anthropologist, educator, author, speaker, and activist, committed to the protection of sacred plants while amplifying the voices of marginalized communities in the psychedelic science field. As a queer Brazilian anthropologist based in San Francisco, she has been profoundly influenced by her experiences with ayahuasca since 1996. Dr. Labate has a Ph.D. in social anthropology from the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in Brazil. Her work focuses on plant medicines, drug policy, shamanism, ritual, religion, and social justice. She is the Executive Director of the Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines and serves as a Public Education and Culture Specialist at the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS). Additionally, she is a Visiting Scholar at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley and an advisor for the Veteran Mental Health Leadership Coalition. Dr. Labate is also a co-founder of the Interdisciplinary Group for Psychoactive Studies (NEIP) in Brazil and the editor of its site. She has authored, co-authored, and co-edited 28 books, three special-edition journals, and numerous peer-reviewed and online publications (http://www.bialabate.net).
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