WEBINAR: AI in Behavioral Healthcare: Benefits, Risks and Ethics
Thursday, October 30, 2025, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm PDT (Free Zoom Webinar)
Join the National Union of Healthcare Workers for discussion with an expert panel of researchers, bioethicists and mental health experts to explore the benefits, risks, and ethics of incorporating AI into the delivery of behavioral healthcare.
Panelists will explore the following questions:
How is Artificial Intelligence currently being used in the behavioral healthcare space and what new implementations of AI do you expect we’ll see in the next 2-3 years?
What are the benefits and risks associated with the use of AI in the delivery of behavioral healthcare?
What would an appropriate and ethical legal and regulatory framework look like that protects caregivers and patients from potential risks?
The webinar will include a live Q&A and opportunity to connect directly with panelists on these important topics.
Panelists:
Jodi Halpern, MD, PhD: Halpern is both the Chancellors Chair and Professor of Bioethics at UC Berkeley School of Public Health and Co-Director of the Kavli Center for Ethics, Science and the Public. Halpern’s research brings together psychiatry, philosophy, and affective forecasting to examine how innovative technologies such as gene editing and artificial intelligence transform relationships and society in unexpected ways.
Diyi Yang PhD: Yang is an assistant professor in the Computer Science Department at Stanford, affiliated with the Stanford NLP Group, Stanford HCI Group, Stanford AI Lab (SAIL), and Stanford Human Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI). Her focus is on Socially Aware NLP, Large Language Models (LLMs) and Human-AI Interaction, with a focus on how LLMs can augment human capabilities across research, work and well-being.
Nick Jacobson-PhD: Jacobson is an Associate Professor in the departments of Biomedical Data Science, Psychiatry, and Computer Science at Dartmouth College’s Geisel School of Medicine. He also serves as the Director of the Treatment Development and Evaluation Core within the Center for Technology and Behavioral Health and directs the AI and Mental Health: Innovation in Technology Guided Healthcare (AIM HIGH) Laboratory.
Participants with the following licensure will receive 1.5 continuing education credits.
Audiologist
Certified Alcohol & Drug Counselor I or II
Certified Respiratory Therapist
ECG/EKG Technician
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Occupational Therapist
Pharmacist
Pharmacy Technician
Psychiatric Technician
Psychologist
Registered Nurse
Registered Respiratory Therapist
Respiratory Care Practitioner
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