CU Denver opens applications for psychedelic training program

State of play: Led by Vivian Shyu, a teaching professor in CU Denver's psychology department, the program will train 25 state-licensed facilitators to administer psychedelic treatments.

• The 16-week program falls under CU Denver's Center for Psychedelic Research, which launched last year to enhance research and education on psychedelics' therapeutic benefits.

Between the lines: The program fulfills one of the requirements for state licensing, Shyu tells us, but additional supervised practice work and consultation are required before a student can obtain a facilitator license.

Context: Shyu says the university used the state's regulatory framework to build its program, but its own curriculum is tailored for people already working in clinical settings who would like to expand the treatment they offer.

• This includes people like therapists, nurse practitioners and social workers, CPR reports.

What's next: Applications are due by Sept. 22.

• The program is scheduled to start in mid-October, with tuition costing $7,500.