Psychedelics and Group Work: A Systematic Review
Abstract
The purpose of this scoping review is to identify and characterize the peer-reviewed literature published within the last 15 years that focuses on group wellness and treatment interventions utilizing psychedelics. This scoping review answers the review question of, “What peer-reviewed research that focuses on group work as a part of psychedelic therapy has been published within the last 15 years?” For the purposes of this review, “research that focuses on group work” is defined as studies whose purpose is to describe, understand, and provide guidance for the use of groups as a mode intervention in psychedelic therapy. “Psychedelic therapy” is defined as intentional practice involving the supervised use of psychedelic substances to facilitate mental health, promote wellness, and encourage psychological resilience. Additional review questions include: What journals are publishing peer-reviewed research on group work as a part of psychedelic therapy? What percentage of peer-reviewed research on group work as a part of psychedelic therapy is quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods? What psychedelic or hallucinogenic substances are the focus of research on group work as a part of psychedelic therapy? What percentage of studies on group work as a part of psychedelics therapy focus on the ethical issues? What percentage of studies on group work as a part of psychedelics therapy have an outcome, process, or leadership focus? What role or roles does group work play within research on group work as a part of psychedelics therapy? (administration vs. integration) What percentage of studies on group work as a part of psychedelics therapy focus on training, supervision, consultation specific to group work? What social identities and intersectionalities are represented in the focus of research on group work as a part of psychedelics therapy? What clinical issues are represented in the focus of research of group work as a part of psychedelics therapy? (eg. depression, PTSD, wellness, etc). What percentage of psychedelic studies studies are from a traditional worldview and what percentage of studies are from clinical/scientific worldview?
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