This program has been approved for 6 Continuing Education hours in Ethics. 

NASW Vermont Chapter is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0683.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the nature of social work practice. AI is being used to conduct client risk assessments; assist people in crisis; provide resources; strengthen prevention efforts; document services; identify systemic biases in the delivery of social services; provide social work education and supervision; and predict social worker burnout and service outcomes, among other uses.

This webinar will examine cutting-edge ethical issues related to social workers’ use of AI; apply relevant ethical standards; and outline key elements of a strategy for social workers’ ethical use of AI. Join Dr. Frederic Reamer as he examines ethical issues and risks related to informed consent and client autonomy; privacy and confidentiality; transparency; potential client misdiagnosis; client abandonment; client surveillance; plagiarism, dishonesty, fraud, and misrepresentation; algorithmic bias and unfairness; and use of evidence-based AI tools.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

1. Identify the ways in which artificial intelligence is being used in social work.
2. Identify ethical issues and challenges associated with the use of artificial intelligence in social work.
3. Apply social work ethics standards.
4. Develop ethics-informed policies and protocols to protect clients and social workers.