RESPONSIBLE AI EDUCATION
Practical AI education for mental health professionals
Understand what AI can do, where its limits matter, and how to evaluate and use it responsibly—while keeping professional judgment, ethics, and human relationships at the center.
Books · Continuing Education · Research · Professional Talks
BOOKS
Choose the guide that fits your work.
Two complementary books provide practical, plain-language introductions to responsible AI—one centered on therapy, the other spanning the broader mental health field.
FIRST EDITION · PEER REVIEWED
Artificial Intelligence for Therapists
AI through the lens of therapeutic practice.
A peer-reviewed, therapy-centered guide to understanding how AI is entering the therapy room—through both client use and clinician tools. Learn enough AI literacy to respond thoughtfully when clients use AI, evaluate tools responsibly, recognize risks, and keep professional judgment and the therapeutic relationship at the center.
Best for: psychologists, counselors, marriage and family therapists, clinical social workers, trainees, and other psychotherapy professionals.
THIRD EDITION · PEER REVIEWED
Artificial Intelligence for Mental Health Professionals
A broader foundation in AI for mental health practice.
A peer-reviewed, clinician-focused introduction to what AI is, how it works, where it may help, and where caution and oversight are essential. The substantially revised third edition covers AI in therapy as well as forensic, workplace, school, health, and research settings, with expanded attention to privacy, bias, regulation, tool evaluation, and professional responsibility.
Best for: mental health professionals who want a broader understanding of AI across psychological and professional practice.
AI may assist professional work, but it cannot assume responsibility for care.
Peer reviewed · Potentially self-study CE eligible
Eligibility varies by profession, licensing board, jurisdiction, and type of credit. Verify requirements with your licensing board.
Eligibility varies by profession, licensing board, jurisdiction, and type of credit. Verify requirements with your licensing board.
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Earn CE through established providers.
Relationship Workout authors and content are represented in continuing-education offerings from professional organizations and CE providers. Course availability, credit, and eligibility are determined by the provider and the applicable licensing requirements.
American Psychological Association
AI in Psychological Practice: A Primer for Mental Health Professionals
On-demand webinar · 1.5 CE credits
On-demand webinar · 1.5 CE credits
Genesis Continuing Education
Artificial Intelligence for Mental Health Professionals
Book-based course · 16 CE credits
Book-based course · 16 CE credits
Zur Institute
Text- and audio-based AI courses
AI foundations · clinical applications · ethics, regulation, privacy & bias
AI foundations · clinical applications · ethics, regulation, privacy & bias
Additional Zur Institute AI courses
A note about self-study CE
Some licensing boards may allow qualifying independent study or professional reading to count toward continuing education. Eligibility and documentation requirements vary by profession and jurisdiction. Please verify current requirements with your licensing board.
COMING SOON
More ways to earn CE—coming soon through CE4Less
Relationship Workout AI education is coming to CE4Less, expanding access to self-paced continuing education for mental health professionals.
Course details and CE credit information will be announced when available.
MORE WAYS TO LEARN
Continue the conversation beyond a course or book.
Research
Explore research into therapist perspectives on AI-assisted session preparation, including high-level findings from a recent 70-participant study.
Professional talks
Relationship Workout presents practical education on responsible AI, relationship-focused care, and the intersection of technology and clinical work.
Articles
Read accessible professional writing designed to help clinicians make sense of rapidly changing AI concepts and issues.
ABOUT THE EDUCATORS
Clinical experience. Technology expertise. Human-centered AI.
Dr. Brenda Hart
Licensed clinical psychologist, educator, and author. Her work helps keep clinical judgment, professional ethics, and the therapeutic relationship central as AI enters mental health practice.
A. Vincent Vasquez
Technologist, author, and educator focused on translating complex AI concepts into practical guidance for professionals and developing responsible AI-supported relationship technology.
Their professional education work brings clinical and technical perspectives together so mental health professionals can understand AI without surrendering the judgment and accountability that remain human responsibilities.
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
Build practical understanding of responsible AI.
Start with the book that fits your work, explore continuing-education options, or contact us about professional education and presentations.