Association for Behavior Analysis International

Webinar Series: Ethical Integration of AI in Behavioral Services: Key Considerations and Practical Recommendations, August 2025

Abstract:

Artificial intelligence is increasingly being integrated into behavioral services, offering potential benefits to client care, as well as clinician implementation. While AI holds considerable promise, its ethical implementation requires careful attention to issues such as generalizability and bias, data privacy and security, and transparency in decision-making. This presentation will begin with an overview of AI and its various types, followed by real-world and hypothetical use case examples relevant to behavioral services. Emphasis will be placed on a practical set of expert-informed recommendations, organized by core ethical themes, to help providers responsibly navigate the adoption and oversight of AI tools. Scenarios will be used to illustrate how these recommendations can be applied in practice. This presentation will cover ethics content.

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:

1. Define artificial intelligence and describe at least two different types of AI relevant to behavioral services.
2. Identify at least three ways AI may be used in behavioral services.
3. Describe at least three recommendations for the ethical use of AI.

Instruction Level:

Intermediate

Date: August 19th

Time: 12:00 PM EST