MAPS Health Equity Leadership Program for Practitioners Application

Goals of the MAPS Health Equity Leadership Program for Practitioners

Guided by our commitment to deliver on our public benefit promise that everyone deserves an equal opportunity to heal, MAPS Public Benefit Corporation is growing its MAPS Health Equity Leadership Program for Practitioners. Establishing a trusting relationship between practitioners and clients is essential to effective therapy. There is longstanding evidence supporting the alignment of the social identities between giver and receiver of therapy for improving treatment outcomes, safety, and trust. As such, the MAPS Health Equity Leadership Program for Practitioners aims to:

Increase training program access to ensure the MDMA-Assisted Therapy (MDMA-AT) reflects the diversity of communities experiencing trauma
Grow a diverse and thriving network of MAPS-certified MDMA-AT practitioners who identify as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) through equitable recruitment and retention efforts
Elevate the unique experiences of communities most impacted by social inequities and center learnings into the MDMA Therapy Training Program
Foster connection among practitioners serving diverse communities

What the 2022 MAPS Health Equity Leadership Program for Practitioners entails:

To achieve these objectives, the 2022 MAPS Health Equity Leadership Program for Practitioners adopts a multi-pronged approach:

Tuition support in the form of full ($5000) and partial ($2,500) scholarships made possible by the MAPS Health Equity Fund
Lodging/accommodation coverage for trainees who attend in-person training retreats in 2022
Pre-retreat: support for building relationships, grounding expectations, and engaging in shared goal setting among “MAPS Health Equity Leaders”
During-retreat: affinity opportunities to leverage leaders’ lived experiences and perspectives as assets for reflective learning and co-creating an adaptive training program
Post-retreat: virtual meet up for integration and sustained community building
Alumni networking opportunities for strengthening relationships, continued learning, and curated resources to advance healing for all

MAPS PBC recognizes the enduring legacies of systemic racism in the United States affecting BIPOC individuals and communities. We are committed to learning new ways of thinking and being that address the impacts of social inequities. We will continue to lean into areas of needed growth. MAPS PBC is striving to develop a diverse and thriving MDMA practitioner network and is grateful to do this in authentic partnership with our MAPS Health Equity Leaders.

Who should apply:

We aim to expand our training program to center and empower practitioners, supervisors, and trainers who represent communities experiencing high rates of trauma and insufficient access to care. We value the lived experiences of those with multiple intersecting marginalized identities. The MAPS Health Equity Leadership Program for Practitioners invites qualified practitioners with one or more of the following identities to apply:

Black, Indigenous, and all practitioners of color
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, 2 Spirit, Intersex, and Asexual practitioners
Practitioners from refugee and immigrant communities

Eligible applicants who demonstrate financial need will be given priority in the scholarship selection process.

To be considered, applicants must submit two applications:

The general MDMA Therapy Training Program Application
The MAPS Health Equity Leadership Program for Practitioners Application (this form)

Only applicants who submit the training program application will be reviewed

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

2022 Scholarship Application Final Deadline: August 19th

Did you submit a Training Application? In order to be considered for the MAPS Health Equity Leadership Program for Practitioners, applicants must first submit an MDMA Therapy Training Program Application. Scholarship applications can only be considered for applicants who have a training program application on file. *

Yes

First Name *

Last Name *

Email *

Geographic location (city, state, country) *

Application Questions

Please answer each of the following questions with at least three sentences, and 500 words maximum. Applications that are missing responses or do not meet these outlined requirements will not be considered.

How would you define your social location in terms of race, gender, social class, age, ability, religion, sexual orientation, and other identities that are significant to you?

An individual's social location is defined as the combination of factors including gender, race, social class, age, ability, religion, sexual orientation, and geographic location. Social location is defined as the social position an individual holds within their society and is based upon social characteristics deemed to be important by any given society. An individual’s social location determines their access to power, privilege, or lack of power and privilege. *

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Describe your financial situation. You may highlight any financial barriers including, but not limited to, medical expenses, debt, and/or dependent care. If you are not experiencing financial barriers, please state so. *

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If you were awarded a partial scholarship and not a full scholarship, would you be able to attend the training? *

Yes

Describe your experience working with communities of color and/or marginalized communities. *

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How will attending this training benefit you and your community? *

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Please provide any additional information that you would like the Health Equity Scholarship Committee to know.

Thank you for your interest in the MAPS Health Equity Scholarship Program. Please return to this scholarship application after you have submitted a Training Application . Your scholarship applicaiton can only be reviewed once we have a training application on file.