Course Overview
Welcome to OPF108: Administration! This course equips you with essential skills for administering sessions. You will learn dosing strategies, session management, handling challenging behaviors, trauma-informed responses, and session completion protocols to ensure client safety and effective facilitation.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Develop and implement appropriate dosing strategies for administration.
- Effectively manage challenging behaviors during administration sessions.
- Respond to trauma manifestations and ensure client and facilitator safety.
- Create supportive environments for administration sessions.
- Complete and close administration sessions effectively.
Course Schedule
| Module | Topic | Self-Study | Live Session | Due Date |
|---|
| 1 | Experiential Differences Relating to Differing Dosages | 0.5 hr | Feb 26, 6 PM - 8 PM | Mar 9: Dosing Strategy Plan |
| 2 | Physiological Considerations in Relation to Dosage | 0.5 hr | Feb 26, 6 PM - 8 PM | Mar 9: Dosing Strategy Plan |
| 3 | Delivery Mechanisms | 0.5 hr | Feb 28, 6 PM - 8 PM | Mar 9: Dosing Strategy Plan |
| 4 | Use of Secondary Doses | 0.5 hr | Feb 28, 6 PM - 8 PM | Mar 9: Dosing Strategy Plan |
| 5 | Unexpected Client Disclosures | 0.67 hr | Mar 3, 6 PM - 8 PM | Mar 9: Behavior Management Plan |
| 6 | Substance-Induced Psychosis | 0.67 hr | Mar 3, 6 PM - 8 PM | Mar 9: Behavior Management Plan |
| 7 | Suicidality | 0.67 hr | Mar 5, 6 PM - 8 PM | Mar 9: Behavior Management Plan |
| 8 | Trauma’s Relationship to the Body | 0.4 hr | Mar 5, 6 PM - 8 PM | Mar 9: Trauma Response Plan |
| 9 | Repressed Trauma Emerging During Facilitation | 0.4 hr | Mar 5, 6 PM - 8 PM | Mar 9: Trauma Response Plan |
| 10 | Trauma and Traumatic Stress Resulting from Systemic Oppression | 0.4 hr | Mar 7, 6 PM - 8 PM | Mar 9: Trauma Response Plan |
| 11 | Safety for Trauma Resolution and Risks Associated with Retraumatization | 0.4 hr | Mar 7, 6 PM - 8 PM | Mar 9: Trauma Response Plan |
| 12 | Facilitator Safety and Emergency Response Protocols | 0.4 hr | Mar 7, 6 PM - 8 PM | Mar 9: Trauma Response Plan |
| 13 | “Set and Setting” Including Environmental Considerations (Lighting, Sound, Temperature) | 2 hr | Mar 7, 6 PM - 8 PM | Mar 9: Set and Setting Plan |
| 14 | Completion of Administration Session | 2 hr | Mar 7, 6 PM - 8 PM | Mar 9: Session Completion Plan |
Assignments Overview
Create a Client Handout on Dosage and Effects
Design a simple and informative handout to educate clients about dosage and its effects.
Due: Mar 9, 2025
Customize Your Client Documentation for Administration Sessions
This documentation should meet state requirements while reflecting your unique approach to facilitation and your future business needs.
Due: Mar 9, 2025
Behavior Management Plan
Create a plan for managing challenging behaviors, including unexpected disclosures, psychosis, and suicidality.
Due: Mar 9, 2025
Set and Setting Plan
Design an environmental plan addressing lighting, sound, and temperature considerations for sessions.
Due: Mar 9, 2025
Session Completion Plan
Outline steps for closing and completing administration sessions.
Due: Mar 9, 2025
Course Expectations
- Participation: Attend live sessions (Feb 26, Feb 28, Mar 3, Mar 5, Mar 7).
- Assignments: Submit all assignments by Mar 9, 2025.
- Engagement: Uphold respectful communication and ethical standards.
- Technical: Reliable internet access required.
