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ForwardKetamine Assisted Psychotherapy: The Basics and Beyond
Chicago, IL US
November 10, 2026
This session provides a clinically grounded introduction to ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP). Participants will gain an understanding of ketamine’s neurobiological effects, its impact on cognition and emotional processing, and how it can enhance therapeutic flexibility when used alongside psychotherapy.
Emphasis will be placed on patient selection, safety considerations, and integration in optimizing outcomes. Participants will be introduced to a collaborative care model that outlines how therapists and medical providers work together to support patients throughout the treatment process, to help participants confidently evaluate when ketamine therapy may be appropriate within their clinical practice.
Target Audience
This activity is designed for health and wellness professionals at the University of Chicago interested in enhancing skills and knowledge of inclusion and belonging.
Learning Objectives
After this activity, participants will be able to:
- Explain the role of set and setting in the safe and effective delivery of ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP).
- Describe the roles of psychotherapy, integration, and collaborative care within the KAP treatment process.
- Differentiate ketamine-assisted psychotherapy from ketamine treatment without adjunctive psychotherapy.
- Assess patient suitability for KAP based on relevant psychological, medical, and safety considerations.
University of Chicago Student Wellness
840 E. 59th Street
Chicago, IL
60637
United States
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
Learn more about UChicago Student Wellness via their website. For questions about the program, contact Carina Bauer, PsyD, via email.
ACCESSIBILITY The University of Chicago is committed to providing equal access appropriate to need and circumstances and complies fully with legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you are in need of special accommodation, please contact our office via email.
The University of Chicago reserves the right to cancel or postpone this conference due to unforeseen circumstances. In the unlikely event this activity must be cancelled or postponed, the registration fee will be refunded; however, the University of Chicago is not responsible for any related costs, charges, or expenses to participants, including fees assessed by airline/travel/lodging agencies.
FACULTY
Richard Clark, CRNA, APRN
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist and Owner
AYAFUSION Wellness Clinic
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist and Owner
AYAFUSION Wellness Clinic
Autumn E. Starks, LCSW
Owner and Psychotherapist
Starks Therapy Group
Owner and Psychotherapist
Starks Therapy Group
Disclosure Declarations
As a provider accredited by the ACCME, the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine asks everyone in a position to control the content of an educational activity to disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible companies. This includes any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Financial relationships are relevant if a financial relationship, in any amount, exists between the person in control of content and an ineligible company during the past 24 months, and the content of the education is related to the products of an ineligible company with whom the person has a financial relationship. Mechanisms are in place to identify and mitigate any relevant financial relationships before the start of the activity.
Additionally, the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine requires authors to identify investigational products or off-label uses of products regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration at first mention and, where appropriate, in the content.
As a provider accredited by the ACCME, the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine asks everyone in a position to control the content of an educational activity to disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible companies. This includes any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Financial relationships are relevant if a financial relationship, in any amount, exists between the person in control of content and an ineligible company during the past 24 months, and the content of the education is related to the products of an ineligible company with whom the person has a financial relationship. Mechanisms are in place to identify and mitigate any relevant financial relationships before the start of the activity.
Additionally, the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine requires authors to identify investigational products or off-label uses of products regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration at first mention and, where appropriate, in the content.
Physician Credit
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Social Worker Credit
University of Chicago Medicine is a Registered Social Work Continuing Education Sponsor through the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and will offer continuing education units for Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy: The Basics and Beyond for LSW and LCSW social workers in the state of Illinois.
University of Chicago Medicine is a Registered Social Work Continuing Education Sponsor through the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and will offer continuing education units for Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy: The Basics and Beyond for LSW and LCSW social workers in the state of Illinois.
2 social work continuing education units are provided for this live activity.
Other Participant Credit
Other participants will receive a Certificate of Participation. For information on the applicability and acceptance of Certificates of Participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME, please consult your professional licensing board.
Please note: The credit-claiming process closes 1 month after the activity ends. Requests submitted more than 1 month after the event date may incur additional fees.
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Please note: The credit-claiming process closes 1 month after the activity ends. Requests submitted more than 1 month after the event date may incur additional fees.
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