LW 2024 AI and Psychotherapy Symposium

Live Broadcast Date(s) and Time(s)*:
January 26, 2024 • 10:00 am – 5:00 pm ET

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*Can’t attend live? This webinar will be recorded and archived. All registrants receive unlimited access to the recording for 365 days.

In a world increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence (AI), its impact on mental health practice is both groundbreaking and uncertain. This symposium serves as your portal into this rapidly unfolding landscape.

Our journey begins with Dr. Amelia Fiske from the University of Munich, who explores the increasing clinical relevance of embodied AI, discussing innovations from ‘virtual psychotherapists’ to social robots in dementia care and autism disorder.

Next, we delve into presentations by two pioneers in AI integration: Dr. Jessica Stone, based in Colorado, introduces the Virtual SandTray App and how it is revolutionizing digital sand therapies and extending insights into AI’s role in youth mental health. Dr. Albert “Skip” Rizzo from the University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies explores the evolution of AI in mental health practice, highlighting its positive and negative impacts and sharing insights gained from creating “Ellie” and developing SIMCOACH for PTSD screening.

Concluding the symposium is Dr. Simon D’Alfonso, an Australian expert in Cyberpsychology, who provides a comprehensive view of the current AI landscape, shedding light on functionalities, workings, and future prospects.

Join us for an engaging exploration where AI and psychotherapy intersect, revealing new possibilities and witnessing the future of mental health care unfold.

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SESSION 1: DR. AMELIA FISKE – “ETHICAL IMPLICATIONS OF AI IN PSYCHOTHERAPY”

• Identify potential risks and benefits of AI.
• Critically reflect on the use of AI in relation to their own professional practice.
• Identify tools for addressing concerns with AI in mental health.

 
SESSION 2: DR. JESSICA STONE – “AI IN YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT”

• Acquire the ability to identify and implement at least one type of AI technology in therapeutic settings for treating youth mental health issues.

 
SESSION 3: DR. ALBERT “SKIP” RIZZO – “MENTAL HEALTH AI AND VIRTUAL REALITY IN THERAPEUTIC SETTINGS”

• Describe the definition of Virtual Reality (VR) and Virtual Human (VH) conversational agents and the different ways that people can engage and interact with such digital content for clinical purposes.
• Explain the specific rationales for the use of VR/VH in the assessment and rehabilitation of a wide range of clinical disorders (i.e., ADHD, PTSD, Alzheimer’s, Phobias, Stroke, addictions, etc.).
• Understand the relevant issues involved in the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of these emotionally evocative interactive technologies.
• Explain and describe how recent advances in AI and the creation of virtual humans that can be used in clinical applications for training healthcare providers and for various patient-facing applications.
• Explain and describe the ethical and professional considerations for the safe and effective use of VR and VH’s in clinical practice moving into the future.

 
SESSION 4: DR. SIMON D’ALFONSO – “AI TECHNOLOGIES, APPLICATIONS & ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN PSYCHOTHERAPY”

• Understand what digital phenotyping is, how it is being researched to detect mental ill-health, and how it could be used in clinical mental health practice.
• Understand what natural language processing (NLP) is, how it is being researched to detect mental ill-health, and how existing NLP tools could be used in clinical practice.
• Understand what chatbots are and how they can be used in the service of mental health.
• Understand various ethical issues raised by artificial intelligence, both those that apply to AI in general and those particular to the intersection of AI and mental health care.

This training offers 6 hours of direct contact (not counting breaks or lunch). It is the participant’s responsibility to check with their individual state boards/regulatory body to verify CE requirements for their license to practice.

Attendees of the live broadcast will receive instructions on how to obtain their Certificate of Participation after the course is finished.

Attendees of the on-demand recorded version will need to complete a Post-Webinar Quiz with a pass of at least 80% in order to verify attendance and then receive their Certificate of Participation. On-demand attendees will receive instructions on how to obtain their Certificate of Participation once they have successfully passed the Post-Webinar Quiz at the completion of the webinar.

The Certificate of Participation includes:

• Name of participant.
• Title of training.
• Name of presenter plus their credentials.
• Number of hours of training.
• Date of training.
• Confirmation that showed 100% attendance at the live broadcast or passed a quiz with at least an 80% grade to verify attendance of the on-demand recording.

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Please check with your regulatory body/organization to ensure that this certificate is sufficient proof for you to claim CE credits.

• Marriage and Family Therapists
• Clinical and Counselling Psychologists
• Psychiatric Social Workers
• Pastoral Counsellors
• Psychotherapists
• Psychiatrists
• Physicians
• Nurse Practitioners
• Occupational Therapists
• Counsellors
• Graduate Students in accredited programs in the above fields
• Case Managers
• Licensed Professional Counsellors
• All other professionals who would like to develop, update or expand their skills and knowledge in mental health practices