AMERICAN PSYCHEDELIC PRACTITIONERS ASSOCIATION

CREATION OF THE PPGS: APPA COLLABORATED WITH BRAINFUTURES TO SPEARHEAD A MAJOR MILESTONE FOR THE PSYCHEDELIC MEDICINE COMMUNITY AND FIELD INFRASTRUCTURE. CREATING FIELD INFRASTRUCTURE WAS A MAJOR COMPONENT OF APPA'S MANDATE, WHICH IS TO DEVELOP THE INFRASTRUCTURE WHITE PAPERS THAT WILL ACT AS GUIDE POSTS FOR THE PSYCHEDELIC MEDICAL MODEL (THERAPEUTIC APPLICATION OF PSYCHEDELICS, ADMINISTERED BY LICENSED DOCTORS, NURSES, AND THERAPISTS). APPA AND BRAINFUTURES BROUGHT TOGETHER MULTIPLE WORKING GROUPS, BOTH PAID AND VOLUNTEER, TO WORK ON THE QUESTIONS OF BEST PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES FOR PSYCHEDELIC PRACTITIONERS. THE END RESULT DOCUMENT WAS CALLED THE PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES FOR PSYCHEDELIC PRACTITIONERS (PPGS). THIS PROJECT TOOK APPROXIMATELY 10 MONTHS FROM START TO FINISH, AND REQUIRED EXTENSIVE NEGOTIATION BETWEEN DIFFERENT AREAS OF PRACTICE, AND MUCH TIME AND THOUGHT WENT INTO THE EXACT DEVELOPMENT OF THE LANGUAGE THAT WAS USED. THIS PROJECT WAS COMPLETED AND PUBLISHED IN AUGUST OF 2023, AND IS CONSIDERED TO BE ONE OF THE MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE ORGANIZATION.

MEMBER ACQUISITION AND OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT: ANOTHER CRITICAL PORTION OF APPA'S MANDATE WAS TO CREATE AND SUSTAIN A MEMBERSHIP OF PSYCHEDELIC PRACTITIONERS WORKING WITH LEGAL SUBSTANCES, AS WELL AS DEVELOP A PIPELINE FOR THOSE WHO WERE STUDYING TO BE ABLE TO PRACTICE WITH PSYCHEDELIC SUBSTANCES ONCE THE COMPOUNDS HAD RECEIVED FDA APPROVAL. APPA HIRED A DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY AND EDUCATION TO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO FURTHER DEVELOP THE MEMBERSHIP, INCLUDING PRODUCING REGULAR DIGITAL EDUCATIONAL CONTENT, LIVE EVENTS FOR NETWORKING, AND DEVELOPING AND MANAGING THE ONLINE PLATFORM FOR PRACTITIONERS TO BE CONNECTED. AT THE END OF 2023, APPA HAD SECURED AND RETAINED 1800 MEMBERS IN THIS ONGOING EFFORT. ADDITIONALLY, THIS EMPLOYEE ALSO TOOK ON THE ROLE OF DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS WHEN THE CONTRACT OF THE PREVIOUS DIRECTOR OF OPS WAS NO LONGER RENEWED.