Using AI in Consulting Psychology: Best Practices and Ethical Concerns
Date: December 2, 2026 Time: 6:00 - 7:30 PM CST CE Credits: 1.5 each Cost: $29 - $69 REGISTER Description This presentation will address the use of AI in consulting psychology from the perspective of best practices, opportunities, and ethical concerns. It argues that the use of AI in consulting psychology activities by both consultants and their clients is inevitable leading to the need to integrate safe and effective uses while also considering ethical practices. It also looks at opportunities that this new technology provides to the consultants and the consultation process. Learning Objectives Participants will be able to: • Evaluate at least two ethical and effective uses of AI in consulting psychology (e.g., coaching and assessment). • Analyze at least two ethical concerns related to AI in consulting psychology (e.g., misinformation and data security breaches). • Identify two ways attending to the ethics code can enhance the adoption of AI in consulting psychology (e.g., informed consent, assessment) Educational Goal The educational goal of this workshop is for consulting psychologists to learn the ways AI is being used along with accompanying concerns and opportunities. Target Audience • Consultant • Counselor • Industrial/Organizational Psychologist • Psychologist • Social Worker Presenters Stewart Cooper, PhD, ABPP Dr. Stewart E. Cooper, PhD, ABPP, is a Senior Research Professor at Valparaiso University and President of Life Enrichment Associates, a private organizational consultation and applied psychology practice founded in 1981. He earned his PhD in Counseling Psychology and Research Methodology from Indiana University Bloomington. Dr. Cooper is a licensed psychologist and is board-certified in both Counseling Psychology and Organizational and Business Psychology. With over four decades of clinical and organizational consulting experience, Dr. Cooper previously served for 35 years as Director of Counseling Services and Professor of Psychology at Valparaiso University. He is a Past President of APA Division 13 (Society of Consulting Psychology) and Division 29 (Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy), and co-author of The Ethical Practice of Consulting Psychology (APA, 2018) Rodney Lowman, PhD Rodney L. Lowman, PhD, is President of Lowman & Richardson/Consulting Psychologists and Distinguished Professor Emeritus at CSPP/Alliant University. He is fellow of seven APA Divisions 1 (General Psychology), 10 (Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts), 12 (Clinical Psychology), 13 (Consulting Psychology), 14 (Industrial-Organizational Psychology), 17 (Counseling Psychology), and 52 (International). His research concerns professional ethics, AI, and career assessment. He edits the Fundamentals of Consulting Psychology book series published by the APA and has edited two APA-published journals, Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research and The Psychologist-Manager Journal (now, Psychology of Leaders and Leadership). His books include: Career Assessment: Integrating Interests, Abilities, and Personality; The Ethical Practice of Consulting Psychology (with Stewart Cooper); An Introduction to Consulting Psychology: Working with Individuals, Groups, and Organizations. He currently serves as a Member-at-Large of the APA’s Board of Directors. REGISTER CE Credits Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the Society of Consulting Psychology and the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. SCP members: please follow these instructions to create a member account and access SCP member prices.
