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Navigating ethical considerations in psychedelic research and therapy

Cedar Barstow, Jennifer C Jones

Therapists and religious professionals are in a unique position of influence over their patients and congregations. By their very nature, psychedelics put individuals in a state of heightened vulnerability. Great attention must be paid to ethical guidelines and boundaries to prevent and respond to misconduct and abuse. This session will take a candid view of the risks, and consider what it will take to establish a culture of integrity and systems of accountability in the psychedelic profession.

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