Naropa has received approval from the state for its Psilocybin Facilitator Training (PFT) program, the Boulder-based university announced recently.
“As a leader in integrating contemplative practices and training with counseling psychology, professional chaplaincy, eco-psychology and other healing disciplines, Naropa is uniquely positioned to provide an in-depth, rigorous education in essential aspects of psychedelic-assisted education and training,” said Naropa President Charles G. Lief in a statement.
The six-month, non-degree training program requires 150 hours of study and 40 hours of experiential practice, after which participants become certified facilitators of psychedelic-assisted therapy. The program is credentialed in Colorado and Oregon.
Five licenses, including Naropa’s, have been issued by the state so far for training programs, including to two-Oregon based providers.
In other news…
• The City of Boulder is asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the city’s camping ban after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that local governments can ticket or arrest unhoused people for living in public spaces, regardless of the availability of emergency or temporary shelter. Boulder’s law prohibits the use of blankets or sleeping bags. The filing cites the June decision in Grants Pass v. Johnson, stating that the ruling was an acknowledgement by the Court that “the judiciary is ill-suited to solve homelessness by judicial fiat” and that Colorado courts should defer to its judgement.
• Jury selection started Monday, Aug. 26, in the trial for the King Soopers shooter. The trial is expected to focus on the defendant’s mental capacity; he has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, a defense that is used in fewer than 1% of cases. Read more from CPR: bit.ly/SoopersTrialBW.
• Colorado joined seven other states in accusing property management firm RealPage of colluding with landlords to raise rents. A bill to ban algorithms like the one RealPage used died in the Colorado Senate earlier this year.