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Digital Seminar

Artificial Intelligence in Behavioral Health: Top Ethics and Risk Management Challenges


Speaker:
Frederic G. Reamer, PhD
Duration:
Approx. 4 Hours
Copyright:
Oct 23, 2024
Product Code:
POS059867
Media Type:
Digital Seminar

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Description

In the ever-evolving landscape of behavioral health care, integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) brings a myriad of opportunities and challenges.

Whether it’s conducting risk assessments, assisting clients in crisis, developing treatment plans, aiding in supervision, or documenting interventions, AI has tremendous potential to help your clients and make your life easier.

But it’s not as simple as using ChatGPT or downloading the latest AI app. There are literally dozens of potential pitfalls and risks that you’ve likely never even considered.

And without proper guidance, you could find yourself facing ethical violations and malpractice risks that could jeopardize the well-being of your clients and your career.

So join us for a transformative training led by renowned ethics expert and author Dr. Frederic Reamer. He’ll discuss cutting-edge ethical and risk-management issues associated with behavioral health practitioners’ increasing use of AI and explore the potential benefits and risks involving the use of AI. Get the confidence you need to navigate the complexities of AI as you ethically leverage it for the benefit of your clients. You’ll learn:

  • How to mitigate risks related to informed consent, client autonomy, and documentation
  • Top tips to ensure privacy and confidentiality in AI applications
  • Steps to uphold integrity, combat plagiarism, fraud, and misrepresentation
  • Tips to reduce algorithmic bias and promote fairness
  • And much more!

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School of Social Work, Rhode Island College


Frederic G. Reamer, PhD, Professor Emeritus has taught in the graduate program of the school of social work, Rhode Island College, Providence, Rhode Island for 40 years. Dr. Reamer received his PhD from the University of Chicago and has served as a social worker in correctional and mental health settings. He chaired the national task force that wrote the National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics and served on the task force that added technology standards to the code. Dr. Reamer lectures both nationally and internationally on the subjects of professional ethics, professional malpractice and liability, and documentation. In addition to ethics, his research and a teaching have addressed a wide range of human service issues, including mental health, health care, criminal justice, and public welfare. Dr. Reamer has conducted extensive research on professional ethics and has been involved in several national research projects sponsored by The Hastings Center, Carnegie Corporation, Haas Foundation, and Center for Bioethics of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Reamer has been an expert witness and formal ethics consultant in more than 130 litigation and licensing board cases throughout the United States. He is the author of many books and other publications on ethical standards in behavioral health, risk management, and documentation.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Frederic Reamer has an employment relationship with Rhode Island College. He receives royalties as a published author. Frederic Reamer receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Frederic Reamer serves as an advisory board member of Ocean State Stories, Pell Center, Salve Regina University and an advisory editor for the Encyclopedia of Social Work Online. He is a volunteer with the Rhode Island Department of Corrections and the Providence Police Department Training Academy.


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Objectives

  1. Identify two ways in which artificial intelligence is being used in behavioral health.
  2. Identify two ethical issues associated with the use of artificial intelligence in behavioral health.
  3. Determine how to apply ethics standards regarding artificial intelligence.
  4. Develop ethics-informed protocols to protect clients and practitioners with use of artificial intelligence.

Outline

Artificial Intelligence and Clinical Interventions for the Modern Day Clinician

  • Client monitoring
    • Clinical symptoms
    • Chatbots
    • Resource suggestions for clients
    • Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) of clients’ symptoms
    • Case studies: AI for client monitoring
  • Create Client Treatment Plans
    • Algorithms used to identify clients’ symptom patterns
    • Algorithms used to predict treatment outcomes
    • Case studies: AI for treatment planning
  • Documentation
    • Machine learning analysis and summary of individual clinical sessions
    • Machine learning analysis of patterns in clinical documentation
    • Case studies: AI for clinical documentation
  • Practitioner training
    • AI simulations
    • Virtual reality using AI
    • Case Studies: Use of AI for training, supervision, and quality control
    • AI-generated feedback about clinicians’ skills

Core Ethical Issues Related to AI in Therapy

  • Ensure clients fully understand and consent to AI-integrated therapy
  • Maintain transparency in AI algorithms and processes
  • Understand and implement privacy measures to safeguard client confidentiality
  • Navigate between monitoring client progress and respecting their privacy
  • Empower clients in decision-making processes
  • Preserve client autonomy throughout AI-assisted therapy sessions
  • Mitigate the risks of AI-generated misdiagnoses
  • Address concerns of client abandonment
  • Uphold ethical standards by preventing plagiarism and dishonest practices
  • Understand and counteract potential biases inherent in AI algorithms

Ethics, Risk Management and Prevention

  • Litigation risks: Navigate potential negligence claims and uphold standards of care
  • Licensing board complaints: Stay ahead of regulatory challenges with the latest requirements and ethical guidelines
  • Ethics complaints: Equip yourself to handle ethics complaints effectively
  • Ethical standards: Industry-best ethical standards and practices to deliver AI-assisted therapy
  • Practice standards: Elevate your practice by adhering to established standards of excellence
  • Research limitations and risks

Target Audience

  • Counselors
  • Social Workers
  • Psychologists
  • Therapists
  • Marriage & Family Therapists
  • Case Managers
  • Other Mental Health Professionals

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