About this course
This continuing education manual equips licensed psychologists and graduate clinicians with a rigorous, evidence-based understanding of generative AI chatbot use in suicide risk contexts. It addresses clinical performance, psychological mechanisms of benefit and harm, assessment, treatment planning, informed consent, and ethical considerations grounded in empirical research and professional standards. The course includes case vignettes illustrating real-world clinical challenges, and concludes with practice recommendations and research directions.
Who this course is for
Licensed Psychologists
Graduate-Level Clinicians
Clinical Social Workers
Psychiatrists
Mental Health Counselors
Program objectives
- Describe 5 key psychological mechanisms through which AI chatbots affect suicide risk.
- Identify 4 common failure modes of AI chatbots in suicide risk detection and response.
- Explain 3 ethical obligations psychologists must uphold when integrating AI tools into clinical care.
- Develop clinical assessment strategies to incorporate patient AI chatbot use and its implications for treatment planning.