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Peer Consultation Groups & Ethical Awareness Tools for Psychedelic Practitioners (Ethics 106)

Peer Consultation Groups & Ethical Awareness Tools for Psychedelic Practitioners (Ethics 106)

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Course Description

Ethics 106 provides licensed mental health and healthcare professionals with an in-depth introduction to the InnerEthics® approach to ethical awareness, ethical self-management, and peer consultation, with particular relevance for practitioners doing work involving psychedelic-assisted therapy and other profound or non-ordinary states of consciousness.

This course is delivered as an independent home-study program consisting of a required text and a comprehensive post-reading assessment. Participants will read Peer Consultation Groups & Ethical Awareness Tools for Psychedelic Practitioners by Kylea Taylor and demonstrate mastery of the material by successfully completing a multiple-choice examination.

The course emphasizes ethical alertness, self-reflection, compassionate inquiry, and relational accountability, offering concrete tools that can be used for self-supervision, peer consultation, or formal supervision. Particular attention is given to ethical vulnerabilities that are amplified in psychedelic and other extraordinary states of consciousness, including dual/multiple relationships, power differentials, boundary challenges, conflicts of interest, and truth-telling.

Prior courses in this series include Ethics 101, Ethics 102, Ethics 103, and Ethics 104. Buy two or more of these Ethics courses to receive 20% off!

Who is this course for?

This Ethics 106 course is designed for professionals who work in contexts where relationship, trust, and altered or profound states of consciousness are central to the work.
This course is exceptionally well-suited for:

Licensed mental health professionals (psychologists, social workers, counselors, marriage and family therapists) seeking ethics Continuing Education (CE) credits that are directly relevant to their clinical practice
Psychedelic-assisted therapy practitioners and trainees, including therapists, sitters, guides, and facilitators working in legal, clinical, research, or spiritual contexts
Clinicians working with extraordinary or non-ordinary states of consciousness, including deep trauma work, grief, spiritual emergence, breathwork, and intensive somatic or depth-oriented modalities
Clergy, spiritual leaders, and ministers whose roles inherently involve overlapping professional, spiritual, and community relationships
Experienced professionals who want ethics education that goes beyond rule-based prohibitions and instead supports discernment, self-reflection, and ethical maturity

Ethics 106 is appropriate for both seasoned practitioners and those in training who want to build strong ethical discernment skills before complex relational situations arise.

If you are in a position of trust with people in vulnerable, intensified, or transformative states—and you want ethics training that reflects the realities of that work while also providing CE credit—this course was designed with you in mind.

Course Curriculum

This is a self-paced home study course consisting of:

Independent reading of the required text, Taylor, K. (2024). Peer Consultation Groups & Ethical Awareness Tools for Psychedelic Practitioners. Hanford Mead. (PDF provided in the course)
Self-reflection on ethical concepts and clinical examples
Completion of a multiple-choice post-test

There is no required participation in live instruction or group discussion.

Learning Objectives

After this course, you will be able to:

Describe the InnerEthics® model and explain how internal ethical awareness complements rule-based ethics, and how it fills ethical gaps in work involving profound or non-ordinary states of consciousness.
Identify common ethical vulnerabilities in psychedelic-assisted and related practices, including dual/multiple relationships, exploitation risks, and therapist countertransference.
Apply InnerEthics® Ethical Awareness Tools to self-reflection, ethical self-management, and peer consultation scenarios.
Explain the structure, roles, and functions of InnerEthics® Peer Consultation Groups (PCGs).
Demonstrate understanding of rupture-and-repair processes, direct truth-telling, and ethical dialogue within professional peer relationships.

Professional Continuing Education

In support of improving patient care, Psychedelic Support offers continuing education for health providers through the the American Psychological Association (APA).

American Psychological Association Education Sponsor

Testimonials

The psychedelic field receives a gift in the form of Kylea Taylor’s Peer Consultation Groups & Ethical Awareness Tools for Psychedelic Practitioners. An invaluable companion to her seminal text, The Ethics of Caring, Peer Consultation Groups is a crucial guide to creating the scaffolding of support psychedelic facilitators need to identify and work with ethical vulnerabilities in themselves and the journeyers they serve. Taylor’s format for peer consultation and her ethical awareness tools, developed over decades of work in the field, are essential for communities of practice to provide safe and ethical psychedelic care.

Diana Quinn, ND, Director of Clinical Education, Naropa University Center for Psychedelic Studies

A must-read for any practitioner of psychedelic-assisted therapy! Kylea Taylor has translated the wisdom of psychedelic therapy pioneers into a practical, accessible, affordable framework that addresses a significant ethical concern about psychedelic-assisted therapy: how will therapists keep developing their abilities by attending to and exploring their own Shadow?”

Will Van Derveer, MD, cofounder, Integrative Psychiatry Institute, Co-Author of Psychedelic Therapy

There can be no overstating the depth and breadth of the contributions made by Kylea Taylor to the field of extraordinary states of consciousness and the inner work that accompanies it. As a practitioner, author and editor, teacher and trainer, program developer, book publisher, advisor, and more, Kylea’s work has consistently raised the bar for those of us who support others in these realms, advancing the ways we think and practice. With Peer Consultation Groups and Ethical Awareness Tools for Psychedelic Practitioners, Kylea has once again moved the field forward in significant ways.\nEven before the publication of her 2017 book The Ethics of Caring: Finding Right Relationship with Clients (revised from an earlier, 1995 version), Kylea was the first to put forth the concept that ethical awareness is not only different from but—if possible—even more crucial when working with others in heightened and expanded states of consciousness. This new book is both a companion to — and extension of — that earlier work. At the heart of both is the notion that compassion—including, significantly, self-compassion— allows us to find the space to be vulnerable, break down internal barriers, and allow true self-enquiry.\nPeer Consultation Groups and Ethical Awareness Tools for Psychedelic Practitioners makes a strong case for the value of being a member of an InnerEthics® Peer Consultation group. It also tells us in great detail how to create, manage, and successfully work within such a group. By doing so, we reap the benefits of increased self-awareness, connection with others, and thus the increased quality of our practice. The value of this to each of us, and to everyone with whom we interact—and to whomever those people interact with—cannot be measured.\nI am grateful that, with this book, Kylea adds yet another significant contribution to the many she has made over the past three decades.

Cary Sparks, Director, Institute for Holotropics, Inc. and Grof Transpersonal Training

This is an extremely important and timely book that should be required reading for all training programs in psychedelic-assisted therapy. The intense intimacy generated by psychedelic therapy amplifies the potential for therapists to make ethical mistakes. This wise, seasoned, and practical book by Kylea Taylor can help practitioners avoid these mistakes. Drawing upon her decades of experience in Grof’s Holotropic Breathwork® training programs, Taylor advocates for InnerEthics® Peer Consultation Groups, outlining their structure and the give-and-take of compassionate peer dialogue and feedback. I highly recommend this much-needed book.

Chris Bache, PhD, author of LSD and the Mind of the Universe and The Living Classroom

This offering is an invitation and guide to practitioners who are deeply committed to an ethic that is living, responsive, and accountable. Taylor reminds us that ethical practice is not a set of guidelines; it is a structure of support for practitioners to work within the values that undergird their ethics. Peer Consultation Groups & Ethical Awareness Tools for Psychedelic Practitioners counsels us in the belief that ethics is relational and must be tended to in relationship. This offering is a practical and necessary one for this time, as the psychedelic training industry grows rapidly, often leaving ethics as an afterthought.

Florie St. Aime, author of Anti-Oppressive Psychotherapeutic Practice: Finding Liberation Through Unlearning

In the burgeoning field of psychedelic medicine, the need to prioritize ethics in the training of psychedelic practitioners has never been more critical. Kylea draws on her decades of experience to impart practical skills that help practitioners cultivate conscious awareness and serve their clients ethically. Her book underscores the importance of collaboration, emphasizing that this work cannot be done in isolation. Peer consultation groups provide essential spaces for self-reflection, deep listening, growth, and mutual support. This book is an invaluable resource and should be required reading for anyone working with clients in expanded states of consciousness.

Allison Feduccia, PhD, Psychedelic Neuropharmacologist and CEO of Psychedelic Support

It takes a village to support a healer. And now that village has a blueprint. Kylea Taylor’s remarkably comprehensive book is both an invitation and an instruction manual for helping professionals who understand that they should not walk their path alone. She offers step-by-step guidance on how to create communities of practice rooted in support, accountability, mutual growth, and a sacred commitment to do no harm. It is a timely resource for the field of psychedelic medicine as it develops its ethical practices. We could all use some of the medicine this book steers us toward.

Bill Brennan, PhD, co-author, EMBARK Psychedelic Therapy for Depression: A New Approach for the Whole Person

Dive into Kylea Taylor’s latest book and say goodbye to dry ethics lectures. As a leading figure in ethics within non-ordinary states of consciousness, Taylor brings ethics to life in circles of practice—circles where we hold the work together. This book serves as a crucial how-to manual, leading groups of dedicated professionals through the nuances of creating principled, integrity-based learning communities of practice. Taylor challenges practitioners to scrutinize their own shadows through ethical introspection and confront real-world ethical dilemmas in psychedelic work. Her InnerEthics® model is a beacon for those striving to elevate their practice through mutual learning and ethical rigor.

Alex Belser, PhD, co-author, EMBARK Psychedelic Therapy for Depression: A New Approach for the Whole Person

Kylea’s lived experience, wisdom, and passion for ethics shine through this work. To have access to decades of non-ordinary states of consciousness influencing a modern-day code of ethics will serve for generations to come. Peer Consultation Groups & Ethical Awareness Tools for Psychedelic Practitioners is a beacon of light on the wide ocean of psychedelic facilitation. As the founder of PGN, a Network dedicated to providing peer consultation groups for psychedelic facilitators, it was an honor to experience the significance of these groups named and the nuances of the intimate spaces reflected. The power of the community to come together in ways described by the InnerEthics model will directly correlate to the level of collective sovereignty our society experiences. The times we are in are pivotal to consciousness development and the raising of humanity overall. Bravo!

Ashley Carmen, MS, LMFT, Founder of Psychedelic Guide Network

With Peer Consultation Groups and Ethical Awareness Tools for Psychedelic Practitioners, Kylea Taylor makes another essential contribution to the field of psychedelic ethics. Taylor’s writing is remarkable in that it is incredibly practical and pragmatic—psychedelic (and non-psychedelic) practitioners who read this book will discover detailed, concrete, specific guidance for cultivating ethical excellence in their work.

oseph Holcomb Adams, Ethicist

Meet your Course Instructors, Contributors, & Peer Reviewers:

Kylea Taylor, MS, LMFT

Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist

InnerEthics®

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Self-paced course includes:

Downloadable Course Syllabus
Course materials include:
- Required reading: Peer Consultation Groups & Ethical Awareness Tools for Psychedelic Practitioners (PDF provided in the course)
- Downloadable Handout: Chart of Professional Vulnerabilities to Ethical Misconduct
Downloadable References & Resources
Discussion forum to engage with other learners and instructors
Knowledge checks
1-year access to our online learning platform
Access to videos from our past speaker series events
Official Psychedelic Support Certificate
Optional 5-hour continuing education (CE) credit for licensed professionals, including psychologists, therapists, social workers, etc.

Choose the Continuing Education (CE) option for:

5 hours of continuing education (CE) credits
CE Certificate for licensed professionals, including psychologists, therapists, nurses, social workers, etc.
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Certificate Information

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Learn more about Completion Certificate

Once you complete the course, you will receive a Psychedelic Support Certificate of Completion. Choose this option if you are not a licensed health provider and do not need continuing education credit for your professional degree.

Learn more about CE Credit Certificate

Once you complete the course, you will receive a Psychedelic Support CE Certificate. Choose this option if you are a licensed health provider seeking continuing education credit for your professional degree.

Be sure to select the CE credit option when purchasing the course.
Upon completion of the course, you will receive a Certificate of Attendance for your credits.
CE credits for psychologists are provided by Psychedelic Support, an APA-approved CE sponsor.
Psychedelic Support is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Psychedelic Support maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
The California Board of Behavioral Sciences accepts CE credits for LCSW, LPCC, LEP, and LMFT license renewal for programs offered by approved sponsors of CE by the American Psychological Association.
LCSW, LPCC, LEP, and LMFTs, and other mental health professionals from states other than California need to check with their state licensing board as to whether or not they accept programs offered by approved sponsors of CE by the American Psychological Association.
FFor questions about receiving your Certificate of Attendance, to request special accommodations, or report a grievance contact Psychedelic Support info@psychedelic.support.