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DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:  =0D=0A=0D=0A  On-Demand Event=0D=0A=0D=0A AI, Chatbots, and Your Future Social=0D=0A  Work Practice: Navigating Risks and Ethics in Therapy=0D=0A=0D=0A  Original Air Date: May 20, 2026,=0D=0A    12:00 to 1:15 p.m. ET  =0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    Presented by Lawrence Murphy, MA=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0AWhat are the ethical concerns when AI tools aren't aligned with=0D=0A  social work values? Curious about how AI is shaping the future of=0D=0A  therapy? This one hour webinar explores the growing use of chatbots=0D=0A  for mental health support and what it means for you as a social=0D=0A  worker. Learn how these tools engage users, where ethical concerns=0D=0A  arise, and how to respond when clients are already using them. Ideal=0D=0A  for students and early-career professionals, while still offering=0D=0A  valuable insights for seasoned practitioners curious about AI in=0D=0A  practice. From ethical dilemmas to emerging concerns around dependency=0D=0A  and attachment, this webinar unpacks how AI tools may influence client=0D=0A  wellbeing and therapeutic relationships.=0D=0A=0D=0ALawrence Murphy is the co-founder of Worldwide Therapy Online, the=0D=0A  world?s first online clinical practice, established in 1994. He has=0D=0A  published extensively in the academic literature including a recent=0D=0A  chapter in the Routledge Handbook of African Social Work Education.=0D=0A  During the pandemic, Lawrence delivered 144 half-day trainings to a=0D=0A  total of more than 15,000 mental health professionals across Canada.=0D=0A  In November 2025 he was featured on CTV as an expert on AI and Therapy=0D=0A  and has been providing webinars on AI and Clinical Practice to=0D=0A  Agencies and Associations across the country. Mr. Murphy received his=0D=0A  MA in Counselling Psychology from the University of British Columbia=0D=0A  in 1995. He teaches in the Department of Psychology at Wilfrid Laurier=0D=0A  University and is a full professional member of the Canadian=0D=0A  Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. Lawrence is presently=0D=0A  working on a self-help book based on Narrative Therapy principles=0D=0A  entitled Problems Are People Too, to be published in March 2027 by=0D=0A  Wiley Publishing Inc.=0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A  Available On-Demand Until: July 31st 2026=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  Pricing: =0D=0A=0D=0A  OASW Members: FREE (Member ID Required)=0D=0A  =0D=0A    =0D=0ASocial Work Students: Free (student ID and school of social=0D=0A        work required)=0D=0A  =0D=0A  Non-Members: $30 + HST=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 of=0D=0A  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  =0D=0A    Not a member? =0D=0A        =0D=0A          Join=0D=0A              OASW today =0D=0A      =0D=0A    =0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A
SUMMARY:OLC On-Demand: AI, Chatbots, and Your Future Social Work Practice: Navigating Risks and Ethics in Therapy
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