AI is moving into mental health practice at a pace that is hard to ignore.

In this episode of Beyond the Bot, Dan Florell and Adam Lockwood look beyond AI report writers and talk about how psychologists, school psychologists, and other mental health professionals are actually using AI in their work. They discuss the rapid growth in adoption, the role AI is playing in reports, treatment plans, recommendations, emails, documentation, and other everyday tasks, and what current research is beginning to tell us.

They also tackle some of the concerns that come with this shift, including confidentiality, bias, environmental impact, hallucinations, and the risk of relying too heavily on technology.

One of the bigger questions throughout the conversation is whether AI should simply give us answers or become something closer to a working partner. Dan and Adam discuss how customization, feedback, professional judgment, and psychology-specific tools may shape the way AI fits into clinical practice.

The technology is moving quickly. The question for mental health professionals is how we use it without giving up the knowledge, judgment, and responsibility that still belong to us.

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