Full Description
Deliberate practice exercises help trainees achieve competence in essential psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy skills and apply them in a range of clinical situations while honing their own personal style and language.
These exercises present role-playing scenarios in which two trainees act as a client and a therapist, switching back and forth under the guidance of a supervisor. The therapist improvises appropriate and authentic responses to client statements organized into three difficulty levels-beginner, intermediate, and advanced-that reflect common client questions and concerns.
Each of the first 2 exercises focuses on a single skill that include tending to clients amp rsquo bodily and emotional states before introducing psychedelic medicine to treatment, exploring ethical and cultural implications, and working with clients in altered states of consciousness to promote wellbeing. Two comprehensive exercises follow in which trainees integrate these essential skills into a single psychedelic-assisted therapy session.
Step-by-step instructions guide participants through the exercises, identify criteria for mastering each skill, and explain how to monitor and adjust difficulty. Guidelines to help trainers and trainees get the most out of training are also provided.
Contents
Series Preface
Tony Rousmaniere and Alexandre Vaz
Acknowledgments
Part I. Overview and Instructions
Chapter . Introduction and Overview of Deliberate Practice and Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy
Chapter 2. Instructions for the Therapeutic Approach for Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Deliberate Practice Exercises
Part II. Deliberate Practice Exercises for Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Skills
Exercises for Beginner Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Skills
Exercise . Redirecting to the Body
Exercise 2. Compassionately Witnessing Strong Emotions
Exercise 3. Exploring Intentions and Expectations
Exercise 4. Cultural Considerations: Racially and Ethnically Diverse Communities
Exercises for Intermediate Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Skills
Exercise 5. Boundaries and Informed Consent
Exercise . Responding to Relational Ruptures
Exercise 7. Working With the Client's Internal Conflict
Exercise 8. Addressing Transference
Exercises for Advanced Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Skills
Exercise 9. Navigating Strong Emotions
Exercise . Making Sense of the Experience: Integration I
Exercise . Working With Disappointment: Integration II
Exercise 2. Embodying Insights: Integration III
Comprehensive Exercises
Exercise 3. Annotated Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Practice Session Transcript
Exercise 4. Mock Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Sessions
Part III. Strategies for Enhancing the Deliberate Practice Exercises
Chapter 3. How to Get the Most Out of Deliberate Practice: Additional Guidance for Trainers and Trainees
Appendix A. Difficulty Assessments and Adjustments
Appendix B. Deliberate Practice Diary Form
Appendix C. Sample Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Syllabus With Embedded Deliberate Practice Exercises
References
Index
About the Authors
