The Robot in the Room: Recognizing and Treating Problematic AI Use in Your Clients

Title of Event: The Robot in the Room: Recognizing and Treating Problematic AI Use in Your Clients

Description of Event:

Are you informed about (and ready for) how your clients are using their chatbots as counselors as well as companions? The rise of human/chatbot relationships has raised a number of clinical concerns about how AI is responding to mental health issues, but most clinicians are not yet asking clients about them. These issues include chatbot-induced or aided increases in suicidal ideation and suicide completion, delusional thinking ("AI-related psychosis"), medication interference and non-compliance, harm to others, and more.

This 2-part webinar will

1) enlighten you about peer-reviewed, current studies showing the disturbing trends in chatbot use and abuse,

2) cover the mounting evidence of AI-induced and/or AI-encouraged mental illness including “AI-psychosis",

3) cover who is most vulnerable and

4) offer you skills, checklists and handouts for intake, assessment, monitoring and therapeutic rapport.

Learning Objectives

You will be able to:

Discuss common chatbots and platforms
Identify at least 2 mental health concerns for human-chatbot interaction from peer-reviewed literature
Recognize and use questions for intake
Utilize several methods for client rapport, monitoring and ongoing assessment of AI-related mental health concerns

NOTE: This is a 2-part webinar, meeting for 2 weeks on Monday for 90 minutes each time.

Date of Event: 8/3/26, 8/10/26

Time of Event: 12:00-1:30PM ET

Location: Online live-streaming (synchronous)

Sexuality Counseling (SC) Training:

SC1. Theory and methods of personal/individual counseling.

Sex Therapy (ST) Training:

ST1. Theory and methods of sex-related psychotherapy, including several different models.

Presenter/Speaker: Dr. Rosalyn Dischiavo, MA, CSE-S

Contact Name: Amy Sallee

Contact Email: info@instituteforsexuality.com

Event Website: https://classes.instituteforsexuality.com/offers/SrhjgLEG/checkout