• COURSE DESCRIPTION

    In recent years, ketamine has seen increased use for treating mood disorders, depression, anxiety, and trauma. This on-demand podcast CE interview explores ketamine’s role in mental health treatment, including various administration methods, safety considerations, and its impact on traditional approaches. Listeners will learn about the therapeutic and potential adverse effects of ketamine, its integration with psychotherapy, potential risks and benefits, and the necessary training for effective use in mental healthcare.

  • LEARNING OBJECTIVES

    Upon completing this course, participants will be able to: Provide a brief overview of the use of ketamine for mental health conditions, including risk and benefits; Describe how Ketamine therapy can integrate with more traditional psychiatric and psychotherapeutic treatment modalities


    TARGET AUDIENCE & INSTRUCTIONAL LEVEL

    This course is intended for psychologists, therapists, social workers, clinical counselors, and addiction counselors. Instructional level: Intermediate





  • HOW TO TAKE THIS COURSE

    In order to receive a certificate of completion reflecting the associated CE credit hour, you must:
    #1: Have an active paid Clearly Clinical membership
    #2: Listen to the corresponding course podcast
    #3: Achieve a passing grade on the post-presentation test (the test has up to ten questions and you must earn a score of at least 80%; users can re-test up to three times. After three attempts, users are advised to re-listen to the audio course in its entirety and then subsequently re-test. Psychologists who are seeking CE credit may not be awarded credit if they attempt to pass the post-test more than three times.)
    #4: Complete the requested course evaluation.

    Course elements (including the course audio, post-test, and requested course evaluation) can be completed on a computer or mobile device via your Clearly Clinical account.

  • COURSE FORMAT

    This course contains a one-hour, non-interactive audio podcast which is available for free on all major public podcast platforms, including YouTube, by searching for 'Clearly Clinical'. You can also listen to and download the audio file via our course player. References are available upon request.

  • ACCOMMODATIONS

    If you have special needs or need an accommodation, please email us at [email protected] and we will do our best to assist you.

    If reading along while listening is helpful for you, we recommend listening to our podcast on YouTube with the closed captioning feature enabled (to do this, click the button in the YouTube video player with the 'CC' on it).

  • CERTIFICATE ACCESS DETAILS

    Once you've completed the course, your certificate will automatically populate in the 'Certificate' section of your account; it will also be emailed to you. Course certificates will be on file for ten (10) years from date of course completion regardless of a user's paid membership status.

  • COMMERCIAL SUPPORT

    There is no known commercial support or conflict of interest for this CE program, presenter, sponsor, instructor, or content. The instructor references their own resources as a potential option for further learning.

Interviewer and Interviewee

Abid Nazeer, MD, FASAM

Ketamine Treatment Specialist

Dr. Nazeer, board certified in psychiatry as well as addiction medicine, is the Founder and Chief Medical Officer of Hopemark Health. He pioneered the first outpatient psychiatric based ketamine clinic in the Midwest, with over 5000 successful treatments to date. He has helped develop the model of care that is now widely becoming the goal standard of how to administer IV Ketamine in the context of a comprehensive outpatient behavioral health treatment setting. Dr. Nazeer has held numerous leadership positions in his career, including CMO leadership role over Symetria Recovery where he contributed to its growth to 13 national clinics. He is an early member of ASKP3 and upcoming head Psychedelic Medicine Association Chicago Chapter. He is recognized for his expertise in the clinical application of ketamine to treat psychiatric conditions and substance use disorders. Dr. Nazeer actively lectures and educates other professionals on all aspects of the safe and appropriate utility of ketamine for mental health and has appeared on many media outlets.

Please visit him at LinkedIn and Hopemark Health.

Elizabeth 'Beth' Irias, MS, LMFT

Interviewer & Clearly Clinical Founder

Elizabeth 'Beth' Irias (she/her) is a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and the Founder and President of Clearly Clinical. She has specializations in Clinical Documentation, Feedback Informed Treatment, Best Practice, and Utilization Review, and works closely with clinical teams across the US as a trainer and national conference presenter; Beth was formerly an adjunct professor at Pepperdine University in the Graduate Psychology and Education department. Licensed in California and Oregon, she provides therapy via her private practice to young adult and adult clients, members of the LGBTQ population, and those with addictive disorders. She has two young children, a super cool spouse who helps out with Clearly Clinical's tech, and a rescue dog.

Why is Clearly Clinical the nation's premier CE provider?

  • CONVENIENT: All courses are 1-hour podcast episodes, available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, GooglePlay, and all other free public podcast platforms

  • AFFORDABLE: We offer quality CE courses through a reasonably-priced membership

  • SOCIALLY-RESPONSIBLE: We make ongoing donations to The Trevor Project for LGBT youth suicide prevention, and have also previously donated to Black & Brown Founders, the NAACP’s Legal Defense Fund, Black Women’s Blueprint, Feeding America, and The Center for Reproductive Rights.

  • WOMAN-OWNED & QUEER-OWNED: We are founded and run by Elizabeth Irias, LMFT

  • DIVERSE: We highlight expert presenters from historically-marginalized communities


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