Ethical Right Relationship in Psychedelic Therapy (Ethics 101)

Ethics goes beyond laws and guidelines. Ethical development requires acknowledgement of relationship. Relationship is at the heart of healing, and ethics are at the heart of any healing relationship. An ethical relationship is one a client can trust.In psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, clients surrender to an as-yet-unknown transformation. It is crucial that patients are able to trust the person who sits with them during their exploration. They need to know the person they will rely on is willing to do their very best to attune to the extra-ordinary experience with them and to provide reassurance as needed in that world, yet, at the same time, maintain a safe physical, emotional, cognitive, and spiritual container for the explorer. This course provides a self-reflective and self-compassionate approach to Right Relationship—an internal approach that focuses on motivations, those deep, not always conscious urges that precede our behaviors with clients. The self-inquiry of Right Relatio