• Discount available for PAA Members.

Intended Audience

This primer is intended for psychologists and other mental health professionals who are new to understanding psychedelic medications and psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy.  

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Learning Objectives

  • To revisit issues related to insurance, record-keeping, and documentation and the unique issues relevant to these issues.

  • To recap the history of psychedelic medications and their current resurgence in contemporary mental health treatment.

  • To further explore legal and ethical issues related to the use of psychedelic medications and psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy and current CAP guidelines for psychedelics.

Presenter

Dr. Megan McElheran

Dr. Megan McElheran is a Clinical Psychologist and the CEO of Wayfound Mental Health Group, based in Calgary, Canada.  She completed graduate training at the Palo Alto-Stanford University Clinical Psychology Consortium, during which she obtained specialized training in the treatment of PTSD through the US Veterans Affairs National Center for PTSD in Menlo Park, CA.  

 

Her clinical practice involves work with active-duty members of the Canadian Forces, members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, municipal police officers, firefighters, medical personnel, and others who are directly or vicariously impacted by traumatic events. Dr. McElheran is regularly engaged in speaking events, both locally and internationally. She completed a TEDx speech in 2011 related to Trauma, Change, and Resilience and is the developer of the Before Operational Stress (BOS) program, a resiliency-based intervention program for public safety personnel and frontline workers.   

Continuing Education

The Psychologists’ Association of Alberta (PAA) is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) to offer Continuing Education (CE) for psychologists. This workshop is offered for one (1.0) hours of CE Credit. Full attendance at the workshop is required to receive Continuing Education Credits. Partial credit will not be awarded, and late arrivals or early departure will preclude awarding of Continuing Education Credits. PAA maintains responsibility for the program.

Credits: 1.0

Cancellation and refunds

Upon purchase, the product will be available for 90 days. Cancellation and refunds may be applied for by email or phone call to the PAA Membership Officer. Cancellations received within 24 hours of registration for the Continuing Professional Development activity will receive a full refund of the registration fee. Cancellations received within 48 hours of registration for the Continuing Professional Development activity will receive a full refund of the registration fee, less a $35.00 + GST processing fee. PAA reserves the right to cancel any activity, in which case a full refund of the registration fee will be provided.