Acknowledgement of Country
Indigenous Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies (IPAT) acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the unceded land on which we work, learn and live. We pay respect to Elders past, present and future, and acknowledge the importance of Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing in all areas, including the emerging field of Psychedelics. With reverence and respect for Indigenous traditions of healing with plant kin and communing with nature, we are committed to supporting Indigenous representation in the Psychedelic space.
About
IPAT is the only Indigenous-led organisation in Australia whose purpose is to advocate for cultural humility and the inclusion of Indigenous knowledge systems in the psychedelic assisted therapy field. IPAT provides training and education to psychedelic providers and has successfully advocated for the first non-clinical Indigenous healing practitioners to be trained as psychedelic therapists.
Our mission is to create a more balanced psychedelic therapy field with recognition of both Indigenous and western knowledge systems and how they can work together at a systemic level to support greater healing potential.
IPAT has participated in guideline development at national level and has created an alternative model of PAT rooted in Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing that is accessible to all people.
Our Values
Community
Connection
Integrity
Reciprocity
Reverence