Deliberate Practice in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy

Shannon Dames, RN, MPH, EdD, is chair of psychedelic-assisted therapy programming and a nursing professor at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo, British Columbia. She has expertise in resilience development and psychedelic-assisted therapy research and education. Dr. Dames amp rsquo s work focuses on the collaborative, interdisciplinary development of equity and culturally informed service delivery, research, and education infrastructure development in the re-emerging field of psychedelic-assisted therapy. Her work acknowledges multiple ways of knowing, with a specific interest in collaborating to understand how Western and Indigenous ways of knowing might be shared for the healing benefit of all.  Andrew Penn, MS, PMHNP, is a clinical professor of nursing and a researcher at the Translational Psychedelic Research Program at University of California, San Francisco, where he teaches psychopharmacology and clinical psychiatry, and an attending nurse practitioner at the San Francisco Veterans Administration Hospital. He has taught around the world, including SXSW, Aspen Health Ideas Festival, TEDx, and the Singapore Ministry of Health. He is cofounder of the Organization of Psychedelic and Entheogenic Nurses (https://www.openurses.org/) and has advocated for and written about nursing in psychedelic therapy in the American Journal of Nursing and the Journal of Humanistic Psychology. Visit https://www.andrewpennnp.com/.  Monnica Williams, PhD, is clinical psychologist specializing in cognitive behavior therapies. She is a professor in the School of Psychology at the University of Ottawa, Canada research chair in mental health disparities, and director of the Laboratory for Culture and Mental Health Disparities. She is the clinical director of the Behavioral Wellness Clinic in Connecticut, and Behavioural Wellness Clinic in Ottawa. She was also director of the Center for Mental Health Disparities at the University of Louisville in Psychological and Brain Sciences (2 amp ndash 2 ). At the University of Connecticut (2 amp ndash 2 9), she had appointments in psychological science and psychiatry.  Joseph A. Zamaria, PsyD, ABPP, is an associate clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, where he is associate program director for psychotherapy for UCSF amp rsquo s psychiatry residency and an attending psychologist in UCSF amp rsquo s outpatient psychiatry clinics. Dr. Zamaria has worked for years as a therapist and researcher in clinical trials of psychedelic-assisted therapy to treat a range of conditions. Additionally, he is on the faculty at UC Berkeley within the Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics, where he directs the psychotherapy and clinical science curricula.  Tony Rousmaniere, PsyD, is program director of the Sentio Marriage and Family Therapy graduate program, and executive director of the Sentio Counseling Center. He has authored many books on deliberate practice and psychotherapy training and is coeditor of the book series The Essentials of Deliberate Practice(APA Books). In 2 7, Dr. Rousmaniere published the widely cited article in The Atlantic Monthly, amp ldquo What Your Therapist Doesn amp rsquo t Know. amp rdquo Dr. Rousmaniere supports the open-data movement and publishes clinical outcome data at drtonyr.com. He is president of Division 29 of APA.  Alexandre Vaz, PhD, is director of training at the Sentio Marriage and Family Therapy graduate program and Sentio Counseling Center. He has authored many books on deliberate practice and psychotherapy training and is coeditor of the book series The Essentials of Deliberate Practice (APA Books). Dr. Vaz has held multiple committee roles for the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration (SEPI) and the Society for Psychotherapy Research (SPR). He is founder and host of amp ldquo Psychotherapy Expert Talks, amp rdquo an acclaimed interview series with distinguished psychotherapists and researchers.

• Series PrefaceTony Rousmaniere and Alexandre VazAcknowledgmentsPart I. Overview and InstructionsChapter . Introduction and Overview of Deliberate Practice and Psychedelic-Assisted TherapyChapter 2. Instructions for the Therapeutic Approach for Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Deliberate Practice ExercisesPart II. Deliberate Practice Exercises for Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy SkillsExercises for Beginner Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy SkillsExercise . Redirecting to the BodyExercise 2. Compassionately Witnessing Strong EmotionsExercise 3. Exploring Intentions and ExpectationsExercise 4. Cultural Considerations: Racially and Ethnically Diverse CommunitiesExercises for Intermediate Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy SkillsExercise 5. Boundaries and Informed ConsentExercise . Responding to Relational RupturesExercise 7. Working With the Client's Internal ConflictExercise 8. Addressing TransferenceExercises for Advanced Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy SkillsExercise 9. Navigating Strong EmotionsExercise . Making Sense of the Experience: Integration IExercise . Working With Disappointment: Integration IIExercise 2. Embodying Insights: Integration IIIComprehensive ExercisesExercise 3. Annotated Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Practice Session TranscriptExercise 4. Mock Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy SessionsPart III. Strategies for Enhancing the Deliberate Practice Exercises Chapter 3. How to Get the Most Out of Deliberate Practice: Additional Guidance for Trainers and TraineesAppendix A. Difficulty Assessments and AdjustmentsAppendix B. Deliberate Practice Diary FormAppendix C. Sample Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Syllabus With Embedded Deliberate Practice ExercisesReferencesIndexAbout the Authors