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Ethics and AI: Navigating the Future of Mental Health Practice (Recorded)

Previously Recorded
Kristin Whiting-Davis, LCSW-C, LICSW
$74.99

This 4-hour ethics training explores the rapidly evolving role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in mental health care, from documentation tools and wellness apps to emerging “AI therapist” platforms. Clinicians will examine how to ethically integrate these technologies without compromising relational, trauma-informed practice. Through case vignettes, reflective discussion, and guided application of professional standards (NASW, APA, NBCC, ASWB, WHO), participants will learn to discern between tools that augment care and those that risk replacing human connection.

 

Attendees will leave with a clear ethical decision-making framework, practical red flag and green light indicators for AI use, and strategies for maintaining transparency, integrity, and client trust in a rapidly changing digital landscape. This engaging, accessible session is designed for licensed clinicians seeking to balance innovation with ethical responsibility.

About the Presenter

Kristin Whiting-Davis, LCSW-C, LICSW, LCSW is a licensed clinical social worker, clinical supervisor, and mindfulness facilitator with over 25 years of experience in social work and behavioral health settings. Through her practice, KWD Wellness, she provides therapy, supervision, and continuing education focused on ethics, clinician well-being, and innovation in field of mental health. Kristin integrates trauma-informed and mindfulness-based approaches to help clinicians navigate emerging technologies and ethical complexity with clarity and compassion.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Identify Clinical Contexts Recognize appropriate settings where AI may ethically support or augment mental health care delivery.
  2. Apply Ethical Framework Utilize a structured ethical decision-making framework when confronting scenarios involving AI in clinical practice. Evaluate Guidelines Critically assess current professional guidelines (NASW, NBCC, APA, WHO) for relevance to AI implementation.
  3. Analyze Potential Risks Evaluate the risks of over-relying on AI in trauma-informed, relational, or somatic therapeutic work.
  4. Evaluate Guidelines Critically assess current professional guidelines (NASW, NBCC, APA, WHO) for relevance to AI implementation.

Agenda:

Agenda (4 Ethics CE Hours)

9:00 – 9:20 AM | Welcome, Orientation & Grounding
Facilitator introduction, course overview, and participant check-in: “What comes to mind when you hear ‘AI in therapy’?” Includes mindfulness grounding exercise, trauma-informed learning agreements, and review of course objectives.

9:20 – 10:00 AM | Mapping the AI Landscape in Mental Health
Overview of five categories of AI use in clinical settings. Group polls and guided discussion exploring clinician familiarity, perceived benefits, and ethical concerns.

10:00 – 10:45 AM | Benefits & Boundaries: What AI Can (and Can’t) Do
Presentation on the ethical use of AI in documentation, accessibility, and psychoeducation. Group dialogue on trauma-informed and relational boundaries. Guided reflection: “Where might AI enhance or challenge my practice?”

10:45 – 11:00 AM | Break

11:00 – 11:45 AM | Case Vignettes & Ethical Dilemmas in Practice
Small group application of the NASW Ethical Decision-Making Framework and the “Augment, Not Replace” lens. Participants analyze real-world vignettes involving AI documentation, client app use, and psychoeducation.

11:45 AM – 12:15 PM | Large Group Debrief: Lessons from the Field
Whole-group discussion identifying shared ethical tensions, cultural and relational implications, and principles guiding AI integration.

12:15 – 12:30 PM | Break

12:30 – 1:10 PM | Professional Standards & Practical Tools
Review of NASW, APA, NBCC, ASWB, WHO, and CMS standards on technology and ethics. Presentation of Red Flags & Green Lights Checklist for AI use in practice.

1:10 – 1:40 PM | Integrating Reflection & Personal Ethics Practice Plan
Participants create a personalized “AI Ethics Practice Intention” statement and explore supervision, documentation, and organizational implications.

1:40 – 2:00 PM | Integration & Closing
Final reflection: “What ethical commitment do I want to hold when working with AI?” Q&A, CE credit process, and post-session resource links.

This workshop offers 4 Continuing Education Credits
This webinar is recorded and will not grant live credits.

This presentation is open to:
  • Social Workers
  • Professional Counselors
  • Therapists
  • Psychologists
  • Licensed Mental Health Practitioners
  • Medical Doctors and Other Health Professionals
  • Other professionals interacting with populations engaged in mental health based services
Course Level: intermediate
Level of Clinician: intermediate
  • New practitioners who wish to gain enhanced insight surrounding the topic
  • Experienced practitioners who seek to increase and expand fundamental knowledge surrounding the subject matter
  • Advanced practitioners seeking to review concepts and reinforce practice skills and/or access additional consultation
  • Managers seeking to broaden micro and/or macro perspectives

Participants will receive their certificate electronically upon completion of the webinar and course evaluation form.

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