Join us on Thursday, July 23, for a free, live webinar by ADAA member experts, Grace Berman, LCSW, and Alnardo Martinez, LMHC on AI and anxiety. This free webinar will offer a general audience overview of how AI chatbots are being used for mental health purposes, with particular attention to anxiety disorders and OCD.
Discussion topics for this webinar will include; what users should consider before relying on AI for emotional support (including privacy and data concerns), the general risks of AI use for mental health concerns, risks specific to anxiety disorders and OCD (such as reassurance-seeking and compulsive checking patterns), and where AI tools may have a constructive role, particularly when integrated thoughtfully into work with a therapist.
Webinar Take-Aways
Attendees will:
Understand how and why people are increasingly turning to AI chatbots for mental health support, and what risks to weigh before doing so.
Learn the general risks of using AI chatbots for mental health concerns, as well as the specific ways these tools can interact with and potentially worsen anxiety disorders and OCD.
Gain a framework for thinking about appropriate and potentially helpful uses of AI chatbots, including how to discuss AI use openly within therapy.
Grace Berman, LCSW, is a clinical social worker specializing in the treatment and evaluation of children, adolescents and adults with mood and anxiety disorders. She also has expertise in treating ADHD and other behavior disorders and has a particular interest in the intersection of anxiety and behavior disorders. In addition to providing treatment, she also provides training and consultation to caregivers and educators on children’s mental health. Learn more about Grace Berman, LCSW.
Alnardo Martinez, LMHC, is the Interim Director of the Pediatric OCD Intensive Service and a licensed mental health counselor in the Anxiety Disorders Center at the Child Mind Institute. With a warm and compassionate approach, Mr. Martinez is dedicated to helping children, teens, and young adults overcome anxiety-related challenges and build meaningful, fulfilling lives. He has extensive experience treating obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), social anxiety, selective mutism (SM), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), specific phobias, and pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANDAS/PANS). Learn more about Alnardo Martinez, LMHC
Please note: this public webinar is not eligible for continuing education credits.
The other day I asked my seven-year-old if she wanted to practice piano. “It’s not a question if you’re pressuring me to do it,” she replied cooly.
Honestly, that’s enough for all of us to chew on, isn’t it?
When we’re helping someone think through a challenge, there is often a hidden intensity behind our questions. An intensity which communicates: Think what I think. Worry about what I’m worried about. Value what I think is important for you. This is the togetherness force at work.
Fine, Kathleen, you might say. But if I respect their individuality, they might make the WRONG decision.Let’s just get through this big challenge, and then I’ll pick a smaller dilemma where I can practice being mature.
But do you tend to make good decisions when others are directing that intensity at you? I certainly don’t. I often give in to the pressure and then feel resentful, or I do the opposite of what they want out of spite. (Who doesn’t love a good spite choice from time to time?)
Part of my job is to help people think about relationship processes more than outcomes. They can ask themselves questions like: ...
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