<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode, Vicki gets into the details about AI and counselling with &lt;a href="https://duskwoodtherapeutics.com/"&gt;Candice Alder.&lt;/a&gt; They explore ways AI can be a positive resource and unpack some common missteps counsellors may take without AI literacy. Candice outlines some practical steps every counsellor should take to ensure their AI use is ethical and effective.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This is part one of two conversations with Candice, and you can find the guidelines Candice has written &lt;a href="https://bcacc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/BCACC_AI_Guidelines_March_2025.pdf"&gt;here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For more resources in the areas of trauma, mental health, counselling skills, and violence prevention visit &lt;a href="https://ctrinstitute.com/?utm_source=rssfeed&amp;amp;utm_medium=podcast-shownotes&amp;amp;utm_campaign=ctri-ep-20"&gt;ctrinstitute.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Counselling Insights

Crisis and Trauma Resource Institute

Ethical AI Use in Mental Health Counselling

JUN 12, 202652 MIN
Counselling Insights

Ethical AI Use in Mental Health Counselling

JUN 12, 202652 MIN

Description

In this episode, Vicki gets into the details about AI and counselling with Candice Alder. They explore ways AI can be a positive resource and unpack some common missteps counsellors may take without AI literacy. Candice outlines some practical steps every counsellor should take to ensure their AI use is ethical and effective. This is part one of two conversations with Candice, and you can find the guidelines Candice has written here. For more resources in the areas of trauma, mental health, counselling skills, and violence prevention visit ctrinstitute.com