Private Practice Under Pressure: Ethics, AI, and the Fight to Keep Therapy Human

Private Practice Under Pressure: Ethics, AI, and the Fight to Keep Therapy Human (recorded webinar) – Online CE Course

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Private Practice Under Pressure: Ethics, AI, and the Fight to Keep Therapy Human webinar course objectives, description, and outline

Course Objectives:

• Identify current uses of AI technology in mental health, including chatbots, generative tools, and AI-assisted therapy referrals.
• Explain the ethical implications and professional responsibilities related to incorporating AI into therapy practices.
• Differentiate between regulated and unregulated uses of AI in clinical and non-clinical settings.
• Assess the potential risks and benefits of using AI tools for administrative, documentation, and marketing purposes in private practice.
• Describe strategies for protecting one’s license, clinical judgment, and professional role as AI continues to evolve in the mental health space.
• Demonstrate how to ethically position oneself in AI-driven search and referral platforms (e.g., ChatGPT, Google Gemini) while maintaining professional integrity.

Course Description:

AI is here, and your clients are already using it. Some are typing how to handle a panic attack into chatbots or using bots claiming to be AI Therapists. Others are being referred to in-person therapists who perfectly match their needs. And whether you’re ready or not, new tools are reshaping how therapy is accessed, delivered, and even defined.

This CE training isn’t just about theory—it’s about your real-life questions:

1. 1. Can I trust AI to help with documentation?
   2. Am I feeding the system that’s trying to replace me?
   3. What’s my ethical responsibility when I use AI in my practice?
   4. What if AI could really help you build your practice with ease?
   5. How do I protect my license, my clinical judgment, and my future?

We’ll explore what’s regulated (and what isn’t), how to ethically protect your clients and your designation, and how to stay ahead as the landscape shifts. You’ll learn how to use AI safely—for admin support, documentation, and even marketing, while avoiding the risks that could harm your clients or your career.

And yes, we’ll also talk about how to show up in potential clients AI searches. Because ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and other tools are becoming referral engines. If you know how to work with them, you can position yourself as the trusted, human therapist clients are actually looking for.

Course Outline:

1. Part 1: The Rise of AI in Mental Health (20–30 min)
   1. What is AI therapy?
   2. Overview of major tools (Woebot, Wysa, CBT bots, BetterHelp’s AI integrations)
   3. Examples of AI “therapists” and how they’re being marketed
   4. The role of generative AI (ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude) in client support and harm

   Part 2: The Legal & Ethical Gray Zones (20–30 min)

   1. Licensing board positions (or lack thereof) on AI “therapy”
   2. FTC & FDA updates

Instructors: Miranda Palmer, LMFT

Miranda Palmer, LMFT, loves helping therapists bridge the gap between what it takes to be a great therapist who gets great clinical outcomes and what it takes to run a successful therapy practice. She has helped thousands of therapists from around the world make the mindset shifts that allow a more effortless application of marketing strategies that grow a private practice that is not just financially sustainable, but also achieve great clinical outcomes.

Kelly Higdon, LMFT, believes that private practice is one of the solutions to increasing access to quality mental health in our communities. Her passion lies in empowering private practice owners to serve at their highest and best, improving clinical outcomes through their business planning and to break the statistic that mental health clinicians are the worst paid Master’s’degree. She has helped thousands through training, education and coaching.

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