Responsible AIfor Behavioral Health
For clinicians

Your care skills,
with support from AI.

Resources for therapists, social workers, counselors, psychologists, and other care staff.

Explore practical guides
A therapist finishing documentation in a calm workspace.
More time for the work of care.

New to the terms? Explore AI Terms for Care Teams.

Potential benefits for clinicians

Less burden.
More room for care.

Choose AI that helps staff and patients. Results depend on the tool, how you use it, and the people who check its work.

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More time with clients

Spend less time on notes and more time with clients.

02

Help with notes in other languages

AI can help with language tasks. Have a skilled person check the meaning and the final notes.

03

Make notes clearer and more complete

AI can help organize notes and flag missing details. Staff check the final record.

04

Help you stay

Less paperwork may mean less work after hours and less stress.

05

Help clients stay involved in care

Easier daily tasks can give teams more time to help clients take part in care.

Reading for your daily work.

Clinician Brief · Clinicians

What Every Therapist Should Understand About Generative AI

AI Fundamentals

Learn how AI drafts work, how to protect data, and how to review results.

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Clinician Brief · Clinicians

AI and Clinical Documentation: Benefits, Risks, and Human Oversight

Clinical Practice

Practical steps for accurate AI note drafts and a well-planned trial.

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Case Study · Clinicians

How Should Therapists Respond When Clients Use ChatGPT for Mental Health Advice?

Ethics

Practical conversations that build trust and keep care decisions grounded.

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A practical tool

Know where the data goes.

Teams that buy and review AI can use this worksheet. It tracks how a tool stores, uses, and shares data. Care staff can then follow the approved rules.

Open the data worksheet ↗

Learn from the tasks
you do each day.

A practical teaching approach

Put responsible use into practice.

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Scenario

Start with a made-up example based on a real type of task.

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Build in safeguards

Plan how to check the work, protect data, and help staff.

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Set clear rules

Set the task, allowed data, and who checks the work.

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Responsible practice

Follow the rules. Use feedback to make the work better.

A practical template

Explain AI-assisted documentation.

Use a clear consent conversation about the tool, information, and patient’s choices.

Get the patient consent template