Pearl Introduction to Ketamine-Assisted Therapy Didactic Training

Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) is a unique therapeutic approach used to
address a variety of mental health conditions, including treatment-refractory depression,
post-traumatic stress, obsessive-compulsive disorder and addictions. It involves the use of the
psychoactive substance ketamine combined with psychotherapy to enhance and deepen the
therapeutic process. Patients are carefully screened, prepared for medicine sessions, and
supported with a variety of psychotherapy and other integrative forms of treatment to amplify and
prolong the curative effects of ketamine.
This training offers an overview of ketamine use in psychiatry, a review of current research,
discussion of appropriate indications and uses in treatment, and education on the differences in
varying models of ketamine treatment. This training also provides discussion of unique ethical
considerations, boundaries and abuse of power in the rapidly evolving field of psychedelic
medicine. At the conclusion of this training, participants will possess a basic understanding of this
innovative model of treatment.