Amy Wong Hope

Program Director, Psychedelic Studies Certificate Program @Southwestern College Nm

Santa Fe, NM, US

The Psychedelic Studies continuing education series that I will teach at Southwestern College will offer one weekend course every quarter, over a 1.5 year timeframe. These courses are typically taught over zoom and Southwestern College has national accreditation so CEU credits count in most states as of April 2024. The upcoming courses for 2024 are:May 11••••24, 9am-6pm MT (Zoom) This is Your Brain on Psychedelics: Neuroscience, Brain Plasticity, Creativity (16 CEUs)July 27-28, 2024, 9am-6pm MT (Zoom) Navigating Ethical Practice in the Wild West of Psychedelics: Safety and Risk Reduction in an Emerging Landscape (16 CEUs, counts for ethics credits)Register here: Courses may be taken asynchronously and each will qualify for 16 CEU credits (and most will count towards the ethics requirements). The course structure will include didactic and ample opportunity to discuss the complex issues that are arising in the emerging landscape of psychedelics. One of my key learning objectives is to encourage critical thinking, self-reflection, accountability, ethics, and informed consent—these will be prominent threads that will run through each of the courses, as I believe that a well-informed public and professional community is the best defense against harm. I hope to draw a mix of professionals in the community join the course so that discussions are rich and exploratory. This class is appropriate to psychotherapists (psychologists, counselors, social workers), MDs, psychiatrists, nurses/nurse practitioners, public health advocates, legislative folks, and regular folks in the community who are curious about these topics.

Simmons University

Master, Social Work

University of Vermont

BA, English, Comparative Religion, Psychology