Pathways
Three pathways to accreditation.
Accreditation maps to the role you hold in a psychedelic-assisted therapy team. Each pathway carries its own badge and its own entry requirements, and every pathway shares a common core: at least 100 hours of theory, supervised clinical experience, experiential learning, personal development work, and a demonstrated commitment to ethical practice.
Psychedelic Prescriber
For psychiatrists with Authorised Prescriber approval
The prescribing clinician on a PAT team. Assesses suitability, prescribes the medicine, oversees dosing, and leads medical follow-up.
How to earn it
- Registered psychiatrist with current AHPRA registration.
- Hold TGA Authorised Prescriber approval for the relevant medicine.
- Complete core PAT training covering the eight required learning outcomes.
- Meet the shared core criteria below, including supervised experience and personal development work.
See the full shared criteria
- Minimum 100 hours of theory and didactic learning across the nine required outcomes: foundations, Indigenous wisdom, pharmacology, medical screening, research, ethics, preparation and integration, space holding, and the therapeutic relationship.
- At least 2 years of clinical experience and at least 40 hours of experiential learning.
- At least 2 facilitated dosing sessions and at least 6 hours of supervision signed off by a PAT-experienced supervisor, with a supporting letter and a peer reference.
- Personal development work.
- Professional indemnity insurance.
- Good character, ethical conduct, and adherence to the AMAPP Code of Conduct.
- Ongoing CPD and supervision to maintain accreditation.
Psychedelic-Assisted Therapist
For registered psychologists, psychotherapists, counsellors, and Indigenous practitioners
The lead therapeutic role. Works across preparation, dosing, integration, and ongoing therapy, holding the therapeutic relationship through the whole arc of care.
How to earn it
- Professional registration with a governing body: AHPRA, AASW, PACFA, ACA, or IAHA.
- Complete core PAT training covering the eight required learning outcomes.
- Complementary-therapy training such as somatic, trauma-informed, or mindfulness-based modalities.
- Professional indemnity insurance.
- Meet the shared core criteria below, including supervised experience and personal development work.
See the full shared criteria
- Minimum 100 hours of theory and didactic learning across the nine required outcomes: foundations, Indigenous wisdom, pharmacology, medical screening, research, ethics, preparation and integration, space holding, and the therapeutic relationship.
- At least 2 years of clinical experience and at least 40 hours of experiential learning.
- At least 2 facilitated dosing sessions and at least 6 hours of supervision signed off by a PAT-experienced supervisor, with a supporting letter and a peer reference.
- Personal development work.
- Good character, ethical conduct, and adherence to the AMAPP Code of Conduct.
- Ongoing CPD and supervision to maintain accreditation.
Psychedelic Facilitator
For social workers, nurses, paramedics, OTs, naturopaths, Indigenous practitioners, and other healthcare providers
The co-therapist in dosing, supporting the client across preparation and integration alongside the lead therapist. Practitioners without Therapist-level registration or a complementary-therapy background are eligible here.
How to earn it
- Registered as a social worker, nurse, paramedic, occupational therapist, naturopath, Indigenous practitioner, or other healthcare provider.
- Complete core PAT training covering the eight required learning outcomes.
- Meet the shared core criteria below, including supervised experience and personal development work.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander practitioners practising culturally informed healing are supported through a dedicated pathway.
See the full shared criteria
- Minimum 100 hours of theory and didactic learning across the nine required outcomes: foundations, Indigenous wisdom, pharmacology, medical screening, research, ethics, preparation and integration, space holding, and the therapeutic relationship.
- At least 2 years of clinical experience and at least 40 hours of experiential learning.
- At least 2 facilitated dosing sessions and at least 6 hours of supervision signed off by a PAT-experienced supervisor, with a supporting letter and a peer reference.
- Personal development work.
- Good character, ethical conduct, and adherence to the AMAPP Code of Conduct.
- Ongoing CPD and supervision to maintain accreditation.
What this credential is: AMAPP accreditation is a voluntary professional credential. It is not a licence to practise, it does not replace registration with your professional body, and it does not by itself qualify you to work under the TGA Authorised Prescriber scheme. Membership and accreditation are different things, and only accredited practitioners appear in the public practitioner directory.
Policy update in progress: credential policy updates are coming soon, following new TGA frameworks. The requirements on this page reflect AMAPP's current Accreditation and Supervision Guidelines. Accreditation applications are on hold until that review is complete. Both are under review, and this page will be updated once the revised policies are approved.
Why the roles matter together: Under the TGA Authorised Prescriber scheme, every MDMA or psilocybine therapy team must include at least one practitioner registered as a clinical psychologist, a medical practitioner with general registration, a nurse with mental health experience, or an occupational therapist, and psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy must sit within that practitioner's scope of practice. The Authorised Prescriber psychiatrist approves the competence of every team member. AMAPP's Therapist and Facilitator credentials describe therapeutic role and competence, and sit alongside those TGA team positions rather than replacing them. A team cannot be formed from two Facilitators without an appropriately qualified Therapist.
