Where Can I Learn More About Exceptional Experiences?
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Organizations
Services & Support Groups for Exceptional Experiencers
Center for Information, Research and Consultation on Exceptional Experiences (CIRCEE), France, Groups and Consultations
Cheetah House, Brown University: Support for adverse meditation experiences, Consultations and Groups
Integrative Mental Health University Support Groups for Spiritual Emergence
International Association for Near Death Experiences (IANDS) Support Groups
John Mack Institute (JMI) Support Groups
Rhine Research Center: Psychic Experiences Group (PEG) and Dream Study Group (DSG)
Research & Education Regarding Exceptional Experiences, Consciousness & Spirituality
Academy for the Advancement of Postmaterialist Sciences
American Center for the Integration of Spiritually Transformative Experiences (ACISTE)
Archives of the Impossible at Rice University
Association for Transpersonal Psychology
The Centre for Fortean Zoology
Center for Spiritual Emergence
Cheetah House, Brown University: Professional Trainings
DWPasulka Courses: Beyond the Stars
HOLOS Institute: Holistic Counseling and Ecopsychology Education
Institute for Frontier Areas of Psychology and Mental Health (IGPP)
Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS)
Integrative Mental Health University (IMHU)
International Association for Near Death Experiences (IANDS)
International Network for the Study of Spirituality
Parapsychological Association (PA)
Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies (SCU)
The Scientific & Medical Network (SMN)
Society for Psychical Research (SPR)
The Society for Scientific Exploration (SSE)
Society for UAP Studies (SUAPS)
Spiritual Awakenings International (SAI)
Advocacy for Public Awareness of Exceptional Experiences in Mental Health & Societal Disclosure
The Emergent Phenomenology Research Consortium (EPRC)
Post Materials Science Manifesto at Open Sciences
uNHIdden in the United Kingdom
Graduate Programs & Research
California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS)
California Institute for Human Science (CIHS)
Rice University, Department of Religion
University of Arizona, Center for Consciousness Studies
University of Virginia, Division of Perceptual Studies
University of West Georgia, Psychology Department
Clinical Ethics Resources
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American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (AAMFT)
AAMFT Spirituality in Clinical Practice Topical Interest Network (SICP)
American Counseling Association (ACA)
American Nurses Association (ANA)
American Holistic Nurses Association, recognized by the ANA
American Psychiatric Association (APA)
APA: The principles of medical Ethics: With Annotations Especially Applicable to Psychiatry
APA Resource Document on Ethics at the Interface of Religion, Spirituality, and Psychiatric Practice
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct
Society for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, a division of the APA
APA Publication: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Transpersonal Psychology, Special issue of The Humanistic Psychologist
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
National Board for Certified Counselors
International
Association for Transpersonal Psychology (ATP) International
EUROTAS: The Global Transpersonal Association
International Union of Psychological Science
Universal Declaration of Ethical Principles for Psychologists
Ethics Courses & Resources: Spirituality & Psychology and Non-Ordinary States of Consciousness in Therapeutic Settings
Courses
Cheetah House Professional Trainings in meditation safety and trauma-sensitive mindfulness
Resources
Rabeyron T. When the Truth Is Out There: Counseling People Who Report Anomalous Experiences. Front Psychol. 2022 Jan 4;12:693707. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.693707. PMID: 35058829; PMCID: PMC8764292.
Vieten, C., & Lukoff, D. (2022). Spiritual and religious competencies in psychology. American Psychologist, 77(1), 26–38. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0000821