Schedule subject to change (updated as of Oct 5, 2018)
THURS, OCT 11, 2018 | DAY 1 Venue: Westin Bear Mountain Resort, Victoria, BC |
7:00am | Registration - Doors Open Continental Breakfast |
8:30am | Welcome Kevin Parker, MA, RCC; Pauline Goh, MA, RCC, Integral Counselling BC |
8:35am | Invocation & Blessing Robert George |
8:45am | Opening Remarks Kevin Parker, MA, RCC |
8:55am | "Say it with a Picture" - introduction Bruce Tobin, PhD, RCC |
9:00am | Keynote Address: Psychedelics and the "Entropic" Brain Robin Carhart-Harris, PhD |
10:30am | Coffee/Tea Break |
10:45am | Ketamine-assisted Psychotherapy Philip Wolfson, MD; Donna Dryer, MD,FRCPC; Richard Yensen, PhD; [Moderator: Veronika Gold, LMFT, SEP] |
12:00pm | Psychedelic Medicine Community Bradley Foster, MA, RP; Tarzie McLean, MC; Carolyn Green, PhD; [Moderator: Trevor Millar] |
1:00pm | Lunch |
2:00pm | Innovations at CIIS: The First Accredited Program in Psychedelic Therapy and Research Janis Phelps, PhD |
2:15pm | Pioneers of the New Frontier: Training the Psychedelic Psychotherapist Anthony Bossis, PhD; Philip Wolfson, MD; Janis Phelps, PhD; Donna Dryer, MD,FRCPC; [Moderator: Jay Wang, 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; [Moderator: Kevin Parker, MA, RCC] |
5:00pm | Closing Discussion/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 | Dreamtime Campfire Hot buffet dinner, followed by two hours of community sharing - including songs, poems, teachings and storytelling |
FRIDAY, OCT 12, 2018 | DAY 2 Venue: Westin Bear Mountain Resort, Victoria, BC |
7:30am | Registration Continental Breakfast |
8:30am | Opening Remarks Kevin Parker, MA, RCC |
8:45am | The Dangers of Disembodiment and the Promise of Somatic Psychedelic Therapy Devon Christie, MD, CCFP, IFMCP, RTC |
10:00am | Minding the Future: From Psychedelic Renaissance to Health Care Reform Kenneth Tupper, PhD |
10:30am | Coffee/Tea Break |
10:45am | Activist Therapists -- Taking Initiatives to Change Laws Bruce Tobin, PhD, RCC; Bradley Foster, MA; Tom Eckert, MS, LPC; Sheri Eckert, MA; [Moderator: Eleonora Molnar, MA] |
Noon | Lunch |
1:00pm | Ayahuasca Shamanism: Illuminating the Interface between Biology, Emotion and Spirituality Joe Tafur, MD |
2:00pm | MDMA Clinical Trials for PTSD -- Updates and a Preview of the Road Ahead Charlotte Jackson, MA, RCC; Rick Miners, PhD, RPsych; Hayden Rubensohn, MD; [Moderator: Veronika Gold, LMFT, SEP] |
3:30pm | Coffee/Tea Break |
3:45pm | Psilocybin-Generated Mystical Experience for End-of-Life Distress: Rationale, Research Findings, and Patient Experiences Anthony Bossis, PhD |
5:00pm | Community Circles, Closing Discussions/Remarks Kevin Parker, MA, RCC |
6:00pm | End |
SATURDAY, OCT 13, 2018 | DAY 3 - POST-FORUM WEEKEND WORKSHOPS (BY SEPARATE ADMISSION - FORUM ATTENDEES GET PRIORITY REGISTRATION) Note: Workshops are held at two different venues in Victoria, BC |
Workshops A & B Venue: Victoria Conference Centre (downtown Victoria) |
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Workshop A 9:00am – 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: James Bay Athletic Centre (downtown Victoria) |
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Workshop C1 9:00am - 6:00pm | Holotropic Breathwork(TM) Ellen Watson (of Esalen Institute); Carolyn Green, PhD; Neil Hanon, MD, FRCP(c), DABPN |
Workshop C2 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Occupy YourSelf: The Practice of Presence Ellen Watson (of Esalen Institute); Carolyn Green, PhD; Neil Hanon, MD, FRCP(c), DABPN |
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); Carolyn Green, PhD |