Relational Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence: Practice Considerations for MFTs
with Dr. Jay Burke
Date: Friday November 21st , 2025
Time: 11:30am - 1:30pm
Check-in/Networking from 11:30 am - 12pm. Presentation from 12pm - 1:30pm.
Zoom link to be provided after registration.
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COURSE DETAILS
Artificial intelligence is already present in therapy settings. Clients use general AI tools between sessions, and many clinicians are testing or adopting AI for documentation and supervision supports. This presentation focuses on what matters for marriage and family therapists: how to recognize where AI shows up, how to ask about client use, and how to think through the ethical and legal implications. The goal is to help clinicians make informed choices about if and how they want to engage with AI in their own practice.
AUDIENCE
Course designed for mental health professionals of all levels.
ABOUT OUR SPEAKER
Dr. Jay Burke serves as Chair of the Marriage and Family Therapy Division at The Chicago School, overseeing master’s and doctoral programs across Southern California. His work focuses on ethical and practical integration of artificial intelligence in mental health education and practice. A licensed MFT and educator, Dr. Burke presents nationally on clinical supervision, ethics, and technology in therapy.
SYLLABUS
Topic A: Clients are using AI - Now What? (10 minutes)
a. Where clients are already using AI (common scenarios and prompts)
b. Where clinicians encounter AI (documentation, supervision aids, client tools)
c. AI is here: how do we respond responsibly?
Topic B: Ethics and Law (20 minutes)
a. Confidentiality and privacy duties; data handling and third-party tools
b. Informed consent language; scope and limits of AI use
c. Bias, fairness, accountability, and documentation of clinical judgment
Topic C: Current Uses by Clinicians (12 minutes)
a. Documentation supports and safeguards (accuracy, audit trail, PHI)
b. Supervision and training aids (brief overview and cautions)
Topic D: Clients’ AI Use Between Sessions (13 minutes)
a. Intake and review questions to surface AI use
b. Boundary setting and guidance aligned with treatment goals
c. When to discourage, when to support, when to refer
Topic E: Appraising Benefits, Risks, and Boundaries (10 minutes)
a. Practical criteria: adopt, avoid, or watch
b. Minimum safeguards if using AI in any workflow
Topic F: Discussion and Q&A (20 minutes)
a. Case-based questions from participants
b. Application to varied practice settings
Topic G: Key Takeaways and Next Steps (5 minutes)
a. Summary of decision points
b. Resources for policy, consent, and client guidance
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
- Strengthen professional judgment about AI already present in therapy contexts.
- Link real-world use (client and clinician) to ethical and legal responsibilities.
- Support a practical, values-consistent approach to deciding if and how to engage with AI.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:
- List three ethical or legal issues that arise when AI intersects with therapy, supervision, or documentation.
- Identify at least three current use cases of AI relevant to clinicians and to client behavior between sessions.
- Asses whether an AI-related practice is acceptable, unacceptable, or requires added safeguards.
- State two concrete safeguards they would implement if AI is used for documentation or case brainstorming, and two questions they can add to intake or ongoing sessions to address client AI use.
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REGISTRATION
Pre-Licensed OC CAMFT Members - $5
OC-CAMFT Members - $15
OC-CAMFT Guests - $25
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CE INFORMATION
Certificates will be sent within 2 days of CEPA director receiving the evaluation.
Note: Participants are required to attend 80% of the presentation to earn CEs.
Course meets the qualifications for 1.5 hour of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Networking time does not count toward CE credit.
Orange County Chapter of CAMFT is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (Provider #59405) to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and LEPs. Orange County Chapter of CAMFT maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.
Course completion certificates will be award at the end of the program to those attendees who sign-in within 10 minutes of the commencement of the program, sign-out after the program is concluded, and complete and return an evaluation form.
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ADA POLICY
Please review our policy HERE.
If you have a special need or need special accommodations, please click HERE. Please advise us of your needs no later than 7 days prior to the event so that we may be able to accommodate you.
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PAYMENT, CANCELLATIONS, REFUNDS
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