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• AI & Clinical Risk: From Distorted Realities to Synthetic Relationships

  • When
    Friday, November 13, 2026
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    12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    ZOOM

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  Therapy and AI companionship were listed as the #1 use of AI by Harvard Business Review in both 2025 and 2026. How are therapists supposed to respond? Many clinicians feel overwhelmed, apprehensive, or tempted to avoid AI altogether. Yet as clients increasingly turn to chatbots for therapeutic processing, emotional support, and personal companionship, expanding our AI literacy is no longer optional.

  This webinar provides a comprehensive overview of the emerging clinical concerns surrounding public AI adoption and its growing impact on client mental health, interpersonal relationships, and the therapeutic alliance. We will explore critical topics such as AI sycophancy, the amplification of cognitive distortions, and other potential psychological risks. Drawing from this past year's public events and research, we will analyze real-world case studies involving synthetic relationships and AI-associated delusions. Additionally, we will examine current state and federal legislative responses to these emerging challenges.

  By attending, clinicians will clarify their evolving role, expand their scope of competence, and gain deeper insight into how AI is shaping their clients’ emotional lives. Participants will leave with specific assessment questions and concrete strategies to conceptualize these novel use cases within the clinical setting.

  Earn (2) CE Credits

  This course meets the qualifications for 2 of hours continuing education credits for LMFTs, LPCCs, LEPs and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

  

  Learning Outcomes:

  1. Analyze how client engagement with AI companions impacts relational dynamics, client attachment patterns, and the therapeutic alliance.

  2. Identify at least three recent, emerging clinical risks associated with increased AI use among clients.

  3. Compare current state legislative responses regarding AI technology to determine their implications for mental health and healthcare protections.

  June Thompson MFT (she)
  

  

  June is a licensed psychotherapist and geographer with over 20 years of clinical experience. An AAMFT-designated clinical supervisor, her expertise includes working with anxiety, depression, and complex trauma across outpatient, residential treatment, and psychiatric hospital settings. She holds dual master’s degrees in Marriage and Family Therapy and Human and Environmental Geography. 

  Her research focuses on the intersection of technology and human behavior, specializing in the emerging psychology of human-AI interactions. She has drawn additional insights from extensive time spent within AI-user online communities to learn about firsthand experiences involving AI-associated delusions and parasocial relationships. June is featured in the 2026 title How to Talk to AI (And How Not To) by BBC journalist and author Jamie Bartlett, where she discusses parasocial relationships in AI use.

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• Sweaters and Spirits - Holiday Happy Hour

  • When
    Thursday, December 10, 2026
  •  
    5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    CBar 2965 State Street, Carlsbad 92008
  • Spaces left
    27

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  Let's recharge with jolly joy!

  Join us for a holiday happy hour.

  Wear your ugliest holiday sweater and join us for a tipple at the SDNC-CAMFT Holiday Happy Hour. We'll grab a space for us to chat, while you grab a drink to relax and connect with other members of the network before the holiday rush. 

  When: Thursday, December 10th, 5:00pm

  Where: CBar, 2965 State Street, Carlsbad 92008

  Cost: Free!

  CBar is an accessible space with gender inclusive bathroom facilities. Please let us know if you have any access questions or requirements.

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• Law & Ethics webinars: Law and Disorder: Legal and Ethical Investigation Unit

  • When
    Tuesday, January 26, 2027
  •  
    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    ONLINE

  This isn't your typical law and ethics presentation. Using a crime-scene investigation and courtroom theme, we'll work through realistic scenarios that challenge participants to think like investigators rather than simply memorizing ethical rules. Together, we'll examine the evidence, identify what went wrong, and determine how the situation could have been handled differently.

  Live Webinar presented by Luke Martin, MBS, JD, CAMFT Staff Attorney

  Includes 3 CE credits for LMFTs, LPCCs, LEPs and LCSWs. A recording will be made available to all registrants for 3 months. For those who can't attend live, CE credit is available by watching the recording and passing a test.

  Discount for Chapter Members:

  Members of a local chapter will receive a $5 discount on the Law and Ethics webinars. It's our way of saying thank you for being a valued part of the chapter community!

  Registration Fees:

  SDNC Chapter Member $55 | CAMFT Member $60 | Non-Member $85

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  Law & Ethics: Common Insurance Issues and Questions Demystified

  Presenter: Luke Martin, MBS, JD, CAMFT Staff Attorney

  Date: January 26, 2027

  Time: 9am – 12 pm PST

  Webinar Description:

  This isn't your typical law and ethics presentation. Using a crime-scene investigation and courtroom theme, we'll work through realistic scenarios that challenge participants to think like investigators rather than simply memorizing ethical rules. Together, we'll examine the evidence, identify what went wrong, and determine how the situation could have been handled differently.

  Registration Fees:

  SDNC-CAMFT Chapter Member $55 | CAMFT Member $60 | Non-Member $85

  Can’t attend the webinar? No problem! The session will be recorded and made available within three business days. Your registration will include access to the recording for three months.
  

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  Disclaimer Regarding Presenter Pronouns: SDNC CAMFT’s current policy is to ask presenters for their pronoun series to include on promotional materials. However, if presenters choose not to include their pronouns or if this is a CAMFT hosted event, pronouns may not be displayed. We apologize for any harm caused. 
  

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