Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence in Psychology

October 25th, 2024

Three-Hour Online Webinar

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) seems to be in everything and everywhere right now. What are the implications for the practice of psychology? Should psychologists use AI in their practice? Can psychologists use AI in their practice? What is the difference between generative AI and discriminative AI?

Hear Dr Stéphane Bouchard PHD speak on this topic.

This three hour online webinar is open to all at no cost. Attendance at the live webinar or viewing the recording afterwards is eligible for three continuing education credits from the Canadian Psychological Association.

Dr. Bouchard will:

  • Illustrate the potential of discriminative AI and address relevant ethical considerations
  • Illustrate the potential of generative AI and address relevant ethical considerations
  • Discuss more general ethical issues in relation to AI

This webinar will be held on October 25th, 2024, at the following times:

  • Newfoundland Time (NT): 12:30 PM
  • Atlantic Time (AT): 12:00 PM
  • Eastern Time (ET): 11:00 AM
  • Central Time (CT): 10:00 AM
  • Mountain Time (MT): 9:00 AM
  • Pacific Time (PT): 8:00 AM
  • Yukon Time (YT): 8:00 AM
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Speaker

Dr. Stéphane Bouchard PHD. 

Stéphane Bouchard was chairholder for 21 years of the Canada Research Chair in Clinical Cyberpsychololgy and teaches cyberpsychology and psychotherapy at the Université du Québec en Outaouais. As a scientist-practitioner, his research shows a dedicated attention towards conducting both meaningful clinical applications of cyberpsychology and rigorous science to treat anxiety and other mental disorders. Since 1999, his research projects involve developing virtual environments to treat complex anxiety disorders and pathological gambling, leading randomized control trials on the efficacy of in virtuo exposure for mental disorders (anxiety, addictions, etc.), and conducting experimental studies to understand to why virtual reality is an effective treatment tool. Another prolific area of expertise is telepsychotherapy, where he conducts randomized control trials and processes studies on the efficacy of delivering cognitive-behavior therapy in videoconference. His research lab holds Psyche, the only six-sided total immersion virtual reality system dedicated to mental health research in the world. He has received numerous career awards, including the Prix Adrien Pinard in 2014 for his exceptional contribution to the field of psychology. He is a dynamic workshop leader and a prolific scholar whose scientific articles are cited more than 10 000 times.  

Dr. Bouchard's Research on Google Scholar

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Those who view the live or recorded webinar will be eligible to obtain continuing education credits. Earn 3 Continuing Education (CE) credits from the Canadian Psychological Association for attending this event. The webinar recording is available for 12 months from the live event, as is the ability to earn CE credits. Anyone who registers for the event will have access to the recording.

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