Updated: 06/30/2025
Social Equity Plan for Forest Hart
Psilocybin Facilitator and Integration Coach
License Type: Psilocybin Facilitator (Independent Contractor)
Primary Location: Portland, Oregon (in-person facilitation)
Remote Scope: Nationwide integration coaching
Prepared For: Oregon Psilocybin Services (OPS) per OAR 333-333-4020

Definitions and Commitments to Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI)

As a white, cisgender male facilitator, I acknowledge the unearned privileges that have enabled my access to healing, education, and opportunity. I understand that communities including—but not limited to—Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), LGBTQIA2S+, veterans, sex workers, and individuals with disabilities have faced systemic inequities and historical trauma, particularly related to drug criminalization and access to care.

Justice means recognizing those harms and seeking to repair them.

Equity means removing barriers to healing and ensuring access for people regardless of their financial, cultural, or social status.

Diversity means valuing and making space for different lived experiences and identities in both client work and peer collaboration.

Inclusion means structuring every part of my practice—intake, facilitation, integration, language, and policy—so that people feel safe, empowered, and respected.

These principles are not theoretical to me—they are daily guideposts. I believe in the inherent worth of all people and the truth of their lived experiences and identities. I recognize that systemic oppression and power imbalances are sources of real trauma, and that healing must happen at both individual and collective levels. I strive to be accountable for dismantling patterns of privilege where they appear in my own practice, and to be a steady ally and supporter for those navigating the impacts of marginalization. My approach affirms diverse expressions of identity—including gender diversity, polyamory, kink, and sex work—as valid and deserving of care, dignity, and safety. I commit to the ongoing integration of these values through reflection, consultation, community engagement, and the active redistribution of opportunity and access.

Application of JEDI Principles to My Practice

  1. Alignment with Healthier Together Oregon Goals
    1. By offering sliding scale and pro bono sessions, I support financially vulnerable Oregonians.
    2. By offering virtual integration sessions nationwide, I extend access to rural and underserved communities.
    3. I aim to serve LGBTQIA2S+ clients, BIPOC community members, neurodivergent individuals, veterans, sex workers, trauma survivors, and others who have been marginalized or disempowered by traditional medical models.
  2. Financial Accessibility and Sliding Scale Framework
    1. Clients earning less than 200% of the federal poverty line may access reduced-cost or pro bono sessions.
    2. I will allocate at least 20% of my facilitation and coaching sessions each month—typically one session depending on total volume—to sliding-scale or pro bono clients. This allows me to sustain equity commitments even at lower client volume, and adapt as my practice grows.
    3. This framework uses clear eligibility criteria and is designed to be sustainable while removing cost barriers.
  3. Cultural Responsiveness and Referral Practice
    1. My intake forms include space for clients to share identity markers (pronouns, culture, spiritual context) that are important to their care.
    2. I maintain a network of facilitators with varied identities and specialties, including those with lived experience supporting LGBTQIA2S+ individuals, BIPOC clients, neurodivergent individuals, veterans, sex workers, and other priority populations. If a client from any of these communities—or any client—feels that I may not be the ideal fit for their healing journey, or if I come to that realization myself, I will offer support and referrals to help them connect with a facilitator better aligned with their needs and identities, as part of my commitment to culturally responsive and client-centered care.
  4. Professional Development and Cultural Humility
    1. I complete a minimum of 10 hours of JEDI-focused training per year (e.g. anti-oppression education, cultural humility, trauma-informed practice).
    2. I reflect on and document how these trainings are implemented into my practice.
  5. Community Support and Outreach
    1. I donate 2.5% of net facilitation revenue to equity-focused community organizations and 2.5% to Indigenous-led healing and advocacy organizations.
    2. I offer 1:1 mentorship for BIPOC and LGBTQIA2S+ prospective facilitators when capacity allows.
  6. Indigenous Reciprocity
    1. I acknowledge the cultural and spiritual roots of psychedelic healing.
    2. Each year I will donate at least 2.5% of my net profits to equity-focused community organizations and 2.5% to Indigenous-led organizations doing plant medicine advocacy, healing, or land stewardship.
  7. Feedback and Iteration
    1. I invite open and honest conversations during integration sessions about clients’ experiences of cultural fit, safety, and inclusion. These reflections are documented privately and used to adjust practices over time while maintaining client confidentiality.

    Objective Performance Measures

    OPS requires objective performance measures that are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound (SMART) and aligned with JEDI principles. My measures include:

    1. Sliding Scale Access
      • Goal: Minimum 20% of monthly client sessions will be provided at sliding scale or pro bono rates.
      • Measure: Monthly session logs will track payment tier.
    2. JEDI Education and Integration
      • Goal: Complete minimum 10 hours of JEDI-related training per year.
      • Measure: Training log, post-training reflection journal, and documented changes to practice.
    3. Client Experience of Inclusion
      • Goal: Create space for clients to reflect on cultural safety and inclusion during integration conversations.
      • Measure: Maintain a confidential reflection log summarizing themes or concerns raised by clients during integration, reviewed quarterly to identify patterns and guide improvements in practice.
    4. Community Investment and Reciprocity
      • Goal: Donate minimum 2.5% of net facilitation profits to equity-focused community organizations and 2.5% to Indigenous-led healing and advocacy organizations.
      • Measure: Year-end financial statements and donation receipts.
    5. Mentorship and Knowledge Sharing
      • Goal: Provide at least 5 hours/year of mentorship to facilitators from underserved communities.
      • Measure: Log of mentorship sessions and topics covered.

      Closing and Evaluation

      This plan is a starting point, not a conclusion. I will evaluate and revise this plan annually based on:

      • Client feedback
      • Financial viability of equity initiatives
      • Evolving needs of the communities I serve
      • OPS’s evolving regulatory expectations and public health equity guidance

      I see equity as a living commitment and an ongoing responsibility. I submit this plan as an act of accountability and an invitation to be in ethical relationship with the broader healing community.

      Respectfully submitted,
      Forest Hart
      Facilitator & Integration Coach
      Portland, OR