By Morgan Lloyd, LCSW
For many people, mental health care is out of reach. Cost, long wait times and a shortage of available providers are a few reasons why. Some have turned to AI instead. But social workers have been careful not to confuse support with clinical treatment. After all, a coping suggestion is not a clinical assessment. A response that sounds caring is not the same as a therapeutic relationship with another person. A chatbot is not…
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