Event date: 2/11/2023 Export event Mark Wills / Wednesday, December 21, 2022 / Categories: Uncategorized Introduction to Psychedelics for Mental Health NASW California 10 a.m.-12 p.m. PacificPsychedelics have been practiced in Indigenous communities for thousands of years and, recently, they have been making a breakthrough in Western medicine. Social workers have a unique and important role in the development of new mental health modalities.In this course, participants will learn about direct client care with the use of psychedelic interventions, specifically ketamine. In addition, participants will learn about the benefits of psychedelic medicine to treat mental health and the importance of social workers involvement in the psychedelic renaissance.Course objectives:Receive a general overview of the use of ketamine as a psychedelic medicine to help treat mental health disorders including depression, anxiety, and PTSD;Understand the basic components of current psychedelic assisted therapy practices, including the ethics of psychedelic assisted therapy;Contemplate the areas of social work, including micro, mezzo and macro, in which psychedelics play a role in.2 CEUs availableRegister for Introduction to Psychedelics for Mental Health at https://www.naswca.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1702351&group=. Previous Article POSTPONED! Building Your Professional Brand as An Emerging Social Worker Next Article Social Work Policy Consortium: Where Do Social Workers Fit In? Print 1764 Tags: virtual continuing education webinar chapter california Related articles DisAbilities Council: Introduction to TEAM-CBT Therapy HOPP: Legal Aspects of Artificial Intelligence and Privacy Concerns in Private Practice Creating Freedom and Flexibility as a Social Worker Social Impact Horizon: Navigating Grand Challenges in Social Work Congressional Briefing on HR 3073