Deepen your ketamine-assisted therapy knowledge in this advanced course for clinicians who have completed KAT 101. You will learn how to navigate complex psychedelic sessions, tailor dosing, and guide clients through challenging emotional material and integration. We will explore ways to facilitate KAT for individual clients as well as in a group therapy setting. Cultural/ethical considerations, professional presence, and hands-on strategies to enhance clinical competence and transformative outcomes will be explored.
*Also available: 8/6/26: Ketamine Assisted Therapy: What You Need to Know (9:30am-12:30pm)
At the conclusion of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Demonstrate advanced session preparation for clients with trauma or comorbidities
- Apply in-session techniques for managing difficult emotional material, dissociation, or challenging reactions during ketamine sessions
- Review structured integration interventions
9:30 am Welcome and Advanced Framing
- Introductions and experience sharing
- Recap of KAT 101 principles
- Clarify course expectations and goals
9:45 am Advanced Session Preparation
- Individual and Group Client selection and risk screening for complex presentations
- Co-creating session intentions and goals
- Optimizing therapeutic environment and safety
- Therapist mindset: presence, shadow awareness, self-regulation
10:15 am Advanced Dosing and In-Session Navigation
- Tailoring dosing to therapeutic intention
- Observational skills for detecting distress
- Interventions: non-directive vs. directive
- Recognizing and responding to session crises
11:00 am Integration for Complex Presentations
- Integration frameworks: narrative, meaning-making, embodiment
- Addressing resistance, shame, or fear
- Planning follow-up and coordinating with other providers
- V. Ethics and Boundaries (25 minutes, lecture and group discussion)
- Navigating countertransference and scope of practice
- Cultural competence and trauma-informed approaches
- Documentation, liability, and advanced informed consent
11:45 am Ethics and Boundaries
- Navigating countertransference and scope of practice
- Cultural competence and trauma-informed approaches
- Documentation, liability, and advanced informed consent
12:20 Conclusion/Q&A