VASP Spring Conference

Webinar

Thursday, April 10th, 2025

12:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

 The Ethics of AI in School             Psychological Practice

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Presenter – Dan Florell, Ph.D., NCSP – Eastern Kentucky University

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has tantalized practitioners with the feats it can accomplish. However, there are many forms of AI with each having their strengths and weaknesses. This workshop will provide an overview of AI and how various platforms can be utilized in practice including general office work, generating interventions, writing reports, and being used in the assessment process. In addition, AI platforms will be highlighted that can optimize research. Finally, a

screening model of the ethical use of AI will give practitioners a framework to consider which activities they want to engage in and which should give them pause.

Learning Objectives

1. Identify broad ethical issues that commonly occur when using Al.

2. Describe issues regarding algorithms and the introduction of bias into Al.

3. Identify ways in which Al can be incorporated into practice.

4. Identify ways in which AI can be incorporated into research.

Dr. Dan Florell is a Professor at Eastern Kentucky University and he runs a private practice. He trained school psychologists in a graduate program for 20 years. Dr. Florell has a Ph.D. in School Psychology from Illinois State University. He is a Nationally Certified School Psychologist (NCSP), licensed psychologist, and APA Fellow of Division 16. Dr. Florell is actively involved in NASP and is the NASP Historian and Online Communication Coordinator. His column Just a Click Away appears in the Communique and he writes a bi-weekly column on children and adolescent issues in the local newspaper. His main research focus is on artificial intelligence, technology, telehealth, professional issues, and the history of school psychology.