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DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:  =0D=0A=0D=0A  Wednesday, June 10, 2026=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A  9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. ET =0D=0A Online=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    Presented by =0D=0A  =0D=0A  =0D=0A    Lawrence Murphy Psychotherapist, Executive Director, Worldwide=0D=0A      Therapy Online=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0ADescription:=0D=0A=0D=0A  What=0D=0A    happens when clients turn to AI for comfort, advice, and=0D=0A    companionship? As AI tools become more integrated into daily life,=0D=0A    they are reshaping how people experience connection, support, and=0D=0A    care. This workshop explores how AI systems are designed to engage=0D=0A    users, why that engagement can feel deeply personal, and what it=0D=0A    means for therapeutic practice. Grounding our discussion in=0D=0A    attachment theory, we will unpack the complexity of AI in practice,=0D=0A    including links to addiction, risks, and ethical considerations. We=0D=0A    will review tools and services that are used in clinical practice=0D=0A    like AI booking systems and session transcription and summary=0D=0A    services and explore their risks and benefits. Participants will=0D=0A    leave this workshop with a deeper understanding of how to approach=0D=0A    AI use in a thoughtful, client-centered way, while gaining practical=0D=0A    tools for supporting clients.=0D=0A=0D=0ALearning Outcomes:=0D=0A=0D=0A  Explain key aspects of mental functioning that contribute to=0D=0A    vulnerability in digital interactions=0D=0A  Demonstrate the ability to assess the appropriateness of AI tools=0D=0A    in clinical and practice settings=0D=0A  Identify strategies AI systems use to influence users and draw=0D=0A    connections to patterns of dependency=0D=0A=0D=0APresenter Bio:=0D=0A=0D=0A  Lawrence Murphy is the co-founder of Worldwide=0D=0A  Therapy Online, the world?s first online clinical practice,=0D=0A  established in 1994. He has published extensively in the academic=0D=0A  literature including a recent chapter in the Routledge Handbook of=0D=0A  African Social Work Education. During the pandemic, Lawrence delivered=0D=0A  144 half-day trainings to a total of more than 15,000 mental health=0D=0A  professionals across Canada. In November 2025 he was featured on CTV=0D=0A  as an expert on AI and Therapy and has been providing webinars on AI=0D=0A  and Clinical Practice to Agencies and Associations across the country. =0D=0A=0D=0AMr. Murphy received his MA in Counselling Psychology from the=0D=0A  University of British Columbia in 1995. He teaches in the Department=0D=0A  of Psychology at Wilfrid Laurier University and is a full professional=0D=0A  member of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association.=0D=0A  Lawrence is presently working on a self-help book based on Narrative=0D=0A  Therapy principles entitled Problems Are People Too, to be published=0D=0A  in March 2027 by Wiley Publishing Inc.=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A   =0D=0A      Pricing:=0D=0A    =0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    OASW Members Early-Bird=0D=0A      Pricing: $80 + HST (OASW member ID # required)=0D=0A    =0D=0A  =0D=0A  =0D=0A    Non-Members: $200 + HST =0D=0A  =0D=0A  =0D=0A    OASW Student Members: $50 + HST=0D=0A        (OASW member ID # and School of Social Work required)=0D=0A    =0D=0A  =0D=0A  =0D=0A    Student of Social Work Program=0D=0A      Non-Members: $100 + HST (Student ID # and School of Social=0D=0A        Work required and please register with school email)=0D=0A    =0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  PLEASE NOTE: Pricing for OLC=0D=0A    Workshops is per person.  If you wish to register=0D=0A    staff members, placement students or others, please ensure each=0D=0A    learner is registered with their own full name and contact email.=0D=0A    Each participant will receive materials and a Zoom link before the=0D=0A    event.   OASW reserves the right to remove participants who=0D=0A      are not registered.   =0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    To complete your registration, you must "Submit Order". =0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    NOTE ABOUT REGISTRATION QUESTIONS:=0D=0A    =0D=0AOASW is committed to inclusion and promoting a diverse range of=0D=0A    identities, experiences, perspectives, and voices across all areas=0D=0A    of the Association. As such, the registration contains some optional=0D=0A    questions that are intended to assist us to better understand our=0D=0A    social work community and ensure that our work is reflective of the=0D=0A    diverse membership of OASW and our profession.=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    Not a member? =0D=0A        =0D=0A          Join=0D=0A              OASW today=0D=0A          =0D=0A      =0D=0A     =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A
SUMMARY:OLC Workshop: Artificial Intelligence or Artificial Intimacy? Exploring Connection, Ethics, and AI in Therapy
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