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🗣 Ana Martins, MSc (Operational Manager ADEPT Training Programme)
      Daan Keiman, MA (Educational Lead ADEPT Training Programme)
      Joost Breeksema, PhD (OPEN Foundation Director)

⏰ Tuesday 18 February, 8PM CET (7PM GMT, 2PM EST, 11AM PST)

📍 Online via Zoom

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OPEN Foundation is very proud to introduce ADEPT—the Advanced Education in Psychedelic Therapy program.

Launching in May, 2025, this two-year training programme for future psychedelic-assisted therapists is grounded in OPEN’s firm commitment to ethics, integrity, clinical care, scientific expertise, and hands-on experience in psychedelic-assisted therapy. Psychedelic-assisted therapy (PAT) is a new treatment paradigm that integrates the transformative potential of psychedelics within a structured psychotherapeutic approach.

 
Unlike traditional talk therapy or medication prescription, a central element in PAT are the profound and often unpredictable experiences induced by psychedelics. Managing this process safely and beneficially requires highly skilled therapists, carefully designed therapeutic frameworks, and sound ethical safeguards. The potentially destabilising nature of psychedelic experiences, combined with heightened suggestibility in patients, necessitates an extra careful approach. Most importantly, it needs therapists who thoroughly understand these complexities and can support patients in navigating them. Providing PAT requires more than just enthusiasm— it is through careful preparation, high standards, and a deeply ingrained sense of ethical responsibility that these currently inaccessible treatments can be integrated into mental healthcare as safely, responsibly, and ethically as possible.

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ABOUT THE SPEAKERs

Ana Martins, MSc
 
Conference Manager for ICPR 2024, Ana brings extensive experience in large-scale event and project management. With a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from Leiden University, Ana combines clinical expertise with operational acumen. She is dedicated to bridging research and practice, contributing to the advancement of psychedelic therapy training through her organisational and strategic efforts.
Daan Keiman, MA
 
Daan is a psychedelic and Buddhist chaplain with a private practice, blending contemplative practices, (neuro)anthropology, cognitive science, and existential therapy. With extensive experience as a facilitator and curriculum developer for psychedelic training programs, Daan promotes a multidimensional approach to psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy and advocates for community-based care models.
Joost Breeksema, PhD
 
Joost holds a MA in philosophy and a PhD in Psychiatry. His work bridges the boundaries of psychiatry, psychology, philosophy, qualitative research, and public health. A connector at heart, he is convinced that therapeutic use of psychedelics can only be advanced through critical reflection, rigorous science, interdisciplinarity and collaboration. Underlying all his work is a deep-seated belief in the scientifically grounded, responsible, inclusive, and ethical integration of psychedelics into healthcare and society.

Comprehensive training for the next generation of skilled, ethical, and responsible psychedelic therapists. Grounded in science. Rooted in practice.

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