AI, Ethics, and the Counselor in Training

You are already using AI, or deciding whether to, and the guidance has not caught up. Most programs have not published a policy yet, which leaves students to work out the ethics on their own.

This hour gives you a clear way to think it through. We start with the one distinction the whole conversation depends on: the line between AI-assisted work and AI-generated work. From there we build into coursework, clinical work, and the ethics that actually matter for a counselor. You leave with habits you can defend to a supervisor, not a list of rules to memorize.

Bring your questions. We hold time at the end for them.

What you will leave with

• The difference between using AI and outsourcing your thinking, in one usable line.
• Where AI genuinely helps in coursework, from scoping a literature area to prepping for comps, and the one caution that protects your work.
• How to use AI in clinical settings without crossing confidentiality, HIPAA, FERPA, or the ACA Code of Ethics.
• A straight look at the real issues: algorithmic bias and cultural responsiveness, why AI detectors are unreliable, and the environmental footprint, told honestly.
• A personal AI practice you can build today and stand behind tomorrow.

Who it is for

• Master’s and doctoral students in counseling and mental health.
• Faculty and supervisors who guide them.

The details

• Thursday, July 16, 2026 · 12 to 1 PM Eastern
• Free, live on Zoom
• 100 live seats
• Can’t make it live? Register to get first access to the YouTube replay.

Presenters

• Dr. Michael Jones, counselor educator and clinician, working at the intersection of AI, telemental health, supervision, and multicultural counseling.
• Connie Francis, telehealth counselor and doctoral student.