11/20/2025
I've spent fifteen years teaching counselors how to navigate telemental health, multicultural competence, and ethical supervision. This work mattered. It still does.
But what I'm sharing today is different.
Seven minutes. That's all I'm asking. Watch this video if you're a counseling student trying to figure out whether AI belongs in your future practice. Watch it if you're a licensed counselor who feels behind the curve with technology. Watch it if you're an educator wondering how to prepare students for a profession that's changing faster than our codes of ethics can keep up.
We have principles. The ACA Code of Ethics. NBCC's AI guidelines. They tell us what matters. They don't tell us how to decide. Not in real time. Not when a supervisee asks whether they should use AI for clinical notes. Not when you're weighing whether a transcription tool helps or harms the therapeutic relationship.
I built a framework for that. Five care ethics principles adapted specifically for counseling practice. Attentiveness. Responsibility. Competence. Responsiveness. Trust. Each one comes with concrete questions you can ask when you're making decisions about AI in your work.
This isn't about compliance. It's about relationships. It's about staying grounded in what we know about care while we figure out what we don't yet know about technology.
I'm launching this as a certificate program on Black Friday, yes. But right now, I just need you to watch. This changes how we think about AI in mental health. It changes what's possible when we center care instead of fear.
Seven minutes. I promise it's worth it.
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