2 CE Credit Hour Presentation on Using AI in Documentation and Clinical Notes
Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a Mental Health Clinician: Managing risk, ethics, and clinical benefits
Join Dr. Maelisa McCaffrey (Hall) for an interactive demonstration of the ways mental health clinicians can ethically use AI for clinical work.
Plus: Dr. McCaffrey (Hall)’s decision tree and AI note handout to help you navigate the AI landscape
2 legal ethical CE credit hours
On-demand Self Study
You’ve heard about mental health clinicians using artificial intelligence (AI) to simplify their work, but is it ethical?
What even is AI and how can you know what is ethical when this industry is so rapidly evolving?
This workshop will answer those questions and more. Join guest speaker Dr. Maelisa McCaffrey for an interactive demonstration of the ways mental health clinicians can ethically use AI for clinical work.
You will learn:
- How AI is currently being used in various mental health settings, and what ethical considerations are most important for clinicians
- Exactly which aspects of HIPAA are most relevant to common AI usage
- How to navigate this ever changing landscape of AI tools for therapists.
Maelisa will demonstrate multiple ways to use AI in clinical practice and review what clients commonly think about AI in mental health. She will show progress notes generated by multiple AI platforms and analyze how well these progress notes meet requirements for ethical documentation (and even for medical necessity).
Bring your questions and be ready to take notes because this will be an interactive webinar focused on giving you practical ways to use AI, and ways to determine when AI is best left alone (for now).
Real feedback from the live event:
“This was the best AI training I have attended thus far.”
“Great presentation! AI was a topic I was previously intimidated by how/if to use as a therapist – I’m walking away from this presentation feeling more confident in what ethical options are available.”
“Well organized and professional. New information that I can use right away.”
“The course and the presenter were excellent. I had no exposure at all before this.”
“Thanks for tackling this emerging topic with such clarity and depth!”
“The course was cutting edge. As usual, PCT leads the way”
Who is this event for?
This course is designed for solo practitioners, group practice leaders, and group practice clinical staff members. It is also suitable for practices that consist of 100% in-person, 100% telehealth, or a mixture of in-person and telehealth treatment.
In-person Practices
Hybrid Practices
Teletherapy Only Practices
Plus a Documentation Pack to Improve Your Notes:
- Decision Tree: Is this AI service ethical and useful?
- Handout: Examples and analysis of AI generated progress notes
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Understand the AI experience
Define artificial intelligence (AI) and how it is commonly experienced in everyday life
Ethical Use Cases
Identify three ethical uses of AI in a mental health clinical setting
Tips for Tricky Situations
Describe what components of HIPAA apply to using AI in clinical practice
Strategies for your practice
Use a decision tree to determine whether or not an AI platform is both ethical and useful for your specific clinical work
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Course Details
2 CE Credit Hour. Self Study
Title: Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a Mental Health Clinician: Managing risk, ethics, and clinical benefits
Authors/Presenters: Maelisa McCaffrey, PsyD
CE Length: 2 CE credit hours, legal-ethical
Legal-Ethical CE Hours: 2 legal-ethical CE hour
Educational Objectives:
- Define artificial intelligence (AI) and how it is commonly experienced in everyday life
- Identify three ethical uses of AI in a mental health clinical setting
- Describe what components of HIPAA apply to using AI in clinical practice
- Use a decision tree to determine whether or not an AI platform is both ethical and useful for your specific clinical work
Syllabus:
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- Introductions
- Audience poll and discussion
- Artificial intelligence (AI) in everyday life
- Definition of AI
- Common nonclinical uses of AI
- Ethics, HIPAA, and AI
- How HIPAA applies to common uses of AI
- Ethical guidelines for using AI, even if your ethics code has not specifically addressed AI
- Cautions and concerns about AI tools for therapists
- Common uses of AI in clinical practice
- Potential benefits of AI in clinical practice
- Client perceptions of using AI in mental health services
- Informed consent and client questions when using AI services
- How AI services write progress notes for clinicians
- Examples and analysis of AI generated progress notes
Note: Yes! Medical necessity will be addressed in this presentation.
Meet Our Presenters
Presented by
Maelisa McCaffrey (Hall), PsyD
Dr. Maelisa McCaffrey (Hall) is a licensed psychologist, nail design enthusiast, and multi-passionate entrepreneur. With her business QA Prep, she empowers therapists through trainings and consultation on clinical documentation. Maelisa focuses on the “why” behind the usual recommendations and encourages clinicians to think outside the box, while also keeping their ethics intact. A true ENFP, Maelisa aims to make sure all of her endeavors are meeting a need in the community while also allowing for plenty of laughter and fun.
Resources & Citations
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- Weisman, H. (2023). Making therapy documentation easier: A comparison of AI note automation tools for private practice therapists. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/making-therapy-documentation-easier-comparison-ai-hannah-weisman-phd/
- Zuckerman, E.L. and Kolmes, K. (2017) The Paper Office for the Digital Age. New York, NY: The Guilford Press.
Accuracy, Utility, and Risks Statement: The contents of this program are based primarily on the presenters’ extensive combined experience handling legal, ethical, and usable paperwork needs for mental health organizations. Statements about applicability are according to presenters’ understanding of the state of the art and legal precedents at the time of presentation. This program discusses strategies for complying with applicable ethics codes and laws, for improving clinical documentation, and the informed consent process. It may not include information on all applicable state laws. Misapplication of the materials, or errors in the materials, could result in non-compliance with applicable laws or ethics codes.
Conflicts of Interest: none
Commercial Support: none.