Ethical, Legal, and Cultural Considerations in Psychedelic Assisted Therapy

In this course, Dr Shama Panjwani (LPC, ACS, NCC, CCMHC, Doctorate in Cancer Education and Supervision, counsellor educator and cross-cultural psychology specialist) and psychedelic integration-trained researcher Eight Matallana (Bendable Therapy and Forage Wellness Collective) introduce the ethical foundations, legal realities, and cultural responsibilities shaping psychedelic-assisted therapy, including informed consent, screening, set and setting, integration, boundaries, and harm reduction. The course highlights how shifting regulations and scope-of-practice constraints affect clinician roles, and how culturally responsive care requires recognising Indigenous lineages, avoiding appropriation, and addressing stigma and inequitable access – so clinicians can engage these conversations safely, sensitively, and with professional integrity.