Online Professional Development Day: Artificial Intelligence and the Human Connection
On-demand service

Recorded on Wednesday 12 November 2025

Watch recordings from the online event, including three CPD presentations and Q&A with our presenter until Wednesday 10 December 2025.

Richard Miller aims to raise the collective bar of awareness of ethical considerations and data privacy issues associated with the technology that now plays a large role in how counselling is delivered.听

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Handouts

Session one - The story so far:
Discovering AI's roots and realities
Session 1 handout (pdf. 1.2mb)

The story so far provides attendees with a description of the history of AI and its more recent developments. It aims to help you achieve a foundational understanding of what AI is and why it matters. It will cover the origin and history of AI alongside examples of where the technology is today. It will introduce the alignment problem. Complete this unit first to help yourself feel well-prepared for the discussions that will follow in years to come.

Session two - Creating good practice for counsellors:
Reflect upon ethical practice and the human connection
Session 2 handout (pdf. 733kb)

Building on the first session, we will continue to deepen our understanding of AI by exploring some of the central ethical issues that AI presents to counselling profession. We鈥檒l examine how clients may be using AI in their daily lives and how we as counsellors can support them. Key topics include client privacy and confidentiality, AI and relational ethics, consent, note taking and supporting clients who use AI. By the end of this session, you鈥檒l feel more equipped to support clients with confidence, clarity, and care as they encounter AI in their lives.

Session three - Preparing for the future:
Assess and shape your own readiness to practice responsibly
Session 3 handout (pdf. 1.1mb)

In this final session you鈥檒l have the chance to discover your own stance on AI in your counselling practice. Through considering realistic scenarios, we鈥檒l engage in thoughtful exploration of how to balance AI鈥檚 possibilities with our professional values. You鈥檒l also learn the essentials of risk assessment, helping you to make informed decisions about if and how AI might fit within your practice. This session will empower you to move forward into the future with a responsible, considered approach to AI鈥檚 evolving role in counselling.

Richard Miller lives with his family and works as a counsellor, supervisor and trainer working in private practice in Fife. Since 2002, he has studied Humanistic Psychotherapies and Psychology in Aberdeen University, University of Strathclyde and Glasgow Caledonian University where he graduated with the best overall award for Psychology.

He has served as President of Aberdeen University Students Association, an executive officer of the National Union of Students Scotland and is currently serving as co-director of the Scottish Institute of Emotion-Focused Therapy. He has provided counselling in local high schools and St Andrews University. Richard is a current member of the British Association for Counselling Psychotherapy, the British Psychological Society and the International Society for Emotion Focused Therapy.

Richard has been closely following advancements of the AI field since 2015 and began delivering training on the topic since 2023. He has served as the Digital and AI consultant as part of the Ethical Framework Review project of 麻豆原创 where he conducted an industry wide AI risk assessment. More recently he delivered an input on AI at the 2024 麻豆原创 supervision event. Richard is committed to raising the collective bar of awareness of ethical AI use within the counselling field.