Bill Richards, PhD, is a psychologist with graduate training in religion. Currently associated with the Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research, the California Institute of Integral Studies and the Aquilino Cancer Center, he has participated in psychedelic research since 1963. He is author of Sacred Knowledge: Psychedelics and Religious Experiences.
An Evening Event
Monday, March 8, 2021, 7:00 – 9:00 pm EST
This program can be taken individually or as part of the 6-part series, The Psychedelic Renaissance: Past, Present & Future. Recordings of past events in this series are available on demand with registration for the full program. To register for the full series, click here.
Please note CE’s are available only for classes participants attend live, not recorded sessions.
During this event two leading investigators in the field offer an overview of contemporary psilocybin research studies at Johns Hopkins, including findings on psilocybin for distress in cancer patients, for helping people quit smoking and in treating depression, as well as spiritual and wellbeing benefits in healthy volunteers. The role and effects of psychedelic-occasioned mystical experiences will also be discussed, along with a consideration of the broader history of the field, and its potential future impacts on mental healthcare and culture at large.
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Note: This program will be offered online. Sessions of all our online programs will be recorded and shared with registrants after each is completed for 90 days.
An Overview of Psilocybin Research at Johns Hopkins: History, Current State, Future
Seminar Code: NYOC-PR-006
Presenter(s): William Richards Ph.D. and Albert Garcia-Romeu, Ph.D.
Date(s): 3/8/21 | 7:00 – 9:00 pm EST
Metro: Live Interactive Online Webinar
Pricing Information:
Continuing Education Credits (2) $15.00
Please note this fee is for the CE certificate only in addition to the program fee – $40.00
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The course content is suitable for all levels: Introductory, Beginning, Advanced.
There is no conflict of interest or commercial support for this program.
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Albert Garcia-Romeu, PhD is a member of the Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences faculty at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Bill Richards, PhD is a psychologist with graduate training in religion.
