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Practicum Experience for Experiential Learning

A direct learning experience for practitioners seeking deeper insight into retreat facilitation, integration practices, and safe, ethical psychedelic care. Complete our full 11-week program from the perspective of the facilitation team. 

Who is the practicum for?

Students and alumni of psychedelic-assisted therapy, psychedelic guide, or psychedelic facilitation programs, and licensed mental health practitioners with experience in transformational group work.

We welcome applicants with backgrounds in:

  • Mindfulness, meditation, and breathwork facilitation
  • Somatic therapy, trauma-informed care, and integration coaching
  • Yoga, bodywork, and energy healing
  • Indigenous healing traditions and non-ordinary states of consciousness
  • Mental health and wellness professions with an interest in psychedelic facilitation
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Team Assistant

Observe and Assist on a Beckley Retreat

Full 11-week non-clinical preparation-immersion-integration program from the facilitator's perspective, including during two group psilocybin ceremonies. 

Apply for Team Assistant

  • Preparation: 5 hours
  • Retreat: 4-5 nights in Jamaica or the Netherlands
  • Integration: 6 hours
  • Any additional requirements per your educational institution/training organization
  • Available Dates: See website for upcoming program dates.
  • Investment: $2,600 (shared room) / $3,350 (single room). All prices are in USD.
  • Pre-requisites:
    • Previous facilitation of transformational group work (psychedelic ceremony, group therapy, breathwork, meditation) and/or existing
    • mental health practitioner certification/licensing Facilitation skills (presence, participant-centric attitude, self-regulation, humility, empathy, space-holding, group attunement)
    • Uncompromising commitment to ethics, safety, and diversity, inclusion and belonging
    • Ability to work effectively in a team, take feedback, and step aside into an observer/assistant role despite potentially extensive qualifications/experience.

Please note:

  • Practicum Participants do not formally serve as retreat facilitators.
  • Practicum Participants will not consume psychedelic/psychoactive substances during the retreat.
  • Admission is by application, interview with a retreat team lead, and invitation.

Practicum Includes

Virtual

Access to facilitator onboarding/support materials (safety protocols, code of ethics, community agreements, program facilitation guidelines)

Attendance and participation in one (1) 90-minute Team Prep Session

Access to participant program app/online platform

Attendance at two (2) 90-minute cohort preparation sessions (virtual)

Attendance at four (4) 90-minute cohort integration sessions (virtual)

One (1) Mentoring or Q&A session with Beckley Retreats Leadership Team Member or Facilitator (per availability & depending on areas of interest: safety and ethics, retreat operations, ceremony facilitation, etc.) with an opportunity to provide programmatic feedback

In-Person

Participation in daily team tag-ups, daily yoga and meditation, nature excursions, meals and free time

Participation in on-site team preparation day

Informal mentoring by diverse facilitation team

Observation/Co-facilitation of integration circle pod breakouts

Participate in four group circles/in-retreat integration sessions

Observe and hold space during two group breathwork sessions and two group psilocybin ceremonies (practicum participants do not consume psilocybin)

Want to experience the retreat yourself? The practicum is reserved for learning from the team's perspective. If you'd like to explore the program first-hand, you're welcome to apply to any of our retreats as a guest. 

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Hear From a Practicum Participant

Linda-Vazin

 

“Being immersed in Beckley’s retreat environment offered a rare blend of humility, attentiveness, and authentic human connection. It was a meaningful step in my development, guided by a team whose quiet strength and deep care left a lasting imprint.”

Linda Vazin

“As a public health doctor with decades of global experience, I was deeply impressed by Beckley’s immersive, hands-on approach and their multidisciplinary team who mentored with warmth and wisdom. Their rare blend of deep wisdom, ethical integrity, and heartfelt connection laid an unforgettable foundation for my path as I deepened my path as a facilitator.”

Carlos Navarro Colorado, PhD, MD

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“The Beckley Retreats practicum was the perfect culmination of my psychedelic practitioner training—rooted in science, tradition, and profound wisdom. What stayed with me most was the team’s extraordinary presence, which radiated trust, safety, and deep humanity.”

2024 Practicum Participant