Schedule subject to change/updates
| THURS, OCT 11, 2018 | DAY 1 Venue: Westin Bear Mountain Resort, Victoria, BC |
| 8:00am | Registration |
| 8:00am | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30am | Welcome Kevin Parker, MA, RCC; Pauline Goh, MA, RCC, Integral Counselling BC |
| Invocation & Blessing | |
| Opening Remarks Kevin Parker, MA, RCC "Say it with a Picture" - introduction Bruce Tobin, PhD, RCC |
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| 8:45am | Keynote Address: Psychedelics and the "Entropic" Brain Robin Carhart-Harris, PhD |
| 10:15am | Coffee/Tea Break |
| 10:30am | Ketamine-assisted Psychotherapy Philip Wolfson, MD; Donna Dryer, MD; Richard Yensen, PhD |
| 11:30am | Psychedelic Medicine Community Bradley Foster, MA, RP; Tarzie McLean, MC; Carolyn Green, PhD |
| 12:30pm | Lunch |
| 1:30pm | Innovations at CIIS: The First Accredited Program in Psychedelic Therapy and Research Janis Phelps, PhD |
| 2:00pm | Pioneers of the New Frontier: Training the Psychedelic Psychotherapist Anthony Bossis, PhD; Philip Wolfson, MD; Richard Yensen, PhD; Donna Dryer, MD |
| 3:30pm | Coffee/Tea Break |
| 3:45pm | Ayahuasca: Cultivating a Therapeutic Relationship with a Plant Spirit Joe Tafur, MD; Rachel Harris, PhD; Leanna Standish, PhD |
| 5:15pm | Closing Circle Kevin Parker, MA, RCC |
| 5:30pm | End |
| DINNER EVENT | BY SEPARATE ADMISSION/REGISTRATION Venue: Westin Bear Mountain Resort, Victoria, BC |
| 7:00 – 10:00pm | TBA |
| FRIDAY, OCT 12, 2018 | DAY 2 Venue: Westin Bear Mountain Resort, Victoria, BC |
| 8:00am | Registration |
| 8:00am | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30am | Opening Remarks |
| 8:45am | Ayahuasca Shamanism: Illuminating the Interface between Biology, Emotion and Spirituality Joe Tafur, MD |
| 10:15am | Coffee/Tea Break |
| 10:30am | The Dangers of Disembodiment and the Promise of Somatic Psychedelic Therapy Devon Christie, MD |
| 11:45am | Activist Therapists -- Taking Initiatives to Change Laws Bruce Tobin, PhD, RCC; Bradley Foster, MA; Tom Eckert, MS, LPC; Sheri Eckert, MA |
| 1:00pm | Lunch |
| 2:00pm | Minding the Future: From Psychedelic Renaissance to Health Care Reform Kenneth Tupper, PhD |
| 2:30pm | MDMA Clinical Trials for PTSD -- Updates and a Preview of the Road Ahead Charlotte Jackson, MA, RCC; Rick Miners, PhD, RPsych; Hayden Rubensohn, MD |
| 3:30pm | Coffee/Tea Break |
| 3:45pm | Psilocybin: Research, Case Studies, Patient Experiences Anthony Bossis, PhD |
| 5:00pm | Community Circles, Closing Remarks Kevin Parker, MA, RCC |
| 5:30pm | End |
| SATURDAY, OCT 13, 2018 | DAY 3 - POST-FORUM WEEKEND WORKSHOPS (BY SEPARATE ADMISSION - FORUM ATTENDEES GET PRIORITY REGISTRATION) Note: Workshops are held at different venues in Victoria, BC |
| Workshops A & B Venue: Victoria Conference Centre |
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| Workshop A 10:00am – 4:00pm | Bringing Art Therapy into Psychedelic Medicine Bruce Tobin, PhD, RCC, ATR |
| Workshop B 9:00am - 4:00pm | Intention and Integration: Realizing Transformation in Psychedelic Therapy Joe Tafur, MD; Cvita Mamic |
| Workshops C1 and C2 (Venue TBA) |
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| Workshop C1 9:00am - 6:00pm | Holotropic Breathwork(TM) Ellen Watson (of Esalen Institute); Carolyn Green, PhD |
| Workshop C2 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Occupy YourSelf: The Practice of Presence Ellen Watson (of Esalen Institute) |
| SUNDAY, OCT 14, 2018 | DAY 4 - POST-FORUM WORKSHOPS (BY SEPARATE ADMISSION) |
| Workshop C2 9:00am - 8:00pm | Occupy YourSelf: The Practice of Presence - continued Ellen Watson (of Esalen Institute) |