Final exam: AI for counselors and therapists

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1. A counselor wants help wording a progress note and considers pasting a session summary with the name removed. What is the main issue?
Chatbots cannot follow clinical language well enough to word progress notes accuratelyUnique details can still identify the client, and the tool may be unapprovedA note edited by a chatbot cannot be signed by the counselorRemoving a name is not allowed, because records must stay intact
2. Which request is appropriate for a general chatbot?
Draft a template welcome email with placeholdersAssess whether a client seems to be at risk this weekDecide on a diagnosis from a client’s described symptomsSummarize a recorded session into a short case note
3. A client says a chatbot told them to stop their treatment plan. What is a sound response?
Discuss it openly, explore what the chatbot said and its effect, and explain that it does not know their situationReassure them quickly that chatbots are unreliable and move on to the planned agenda for the sessionTreat it as a boundary violation and ask them to stop using any chatbots while they are in treatmentAsk them to share the full chat transcript each week so you can screen it for harmful suggestions
4. Why review AI-written handouts carefully?
They often contain spelling errors that confuse clientsThey tend to be too short to cover the topic wellClients dislike anything that was written with softwareThey can include harmful, biased or inaccurate content
5. A practice wants an AI transcription tool. What should come first?
Testing it on a few real sessions to see how accurate the transcripts areTelling clients about it after the first month of useChecking approval, data storage, vendor terms, and informed consentInstalling it on a trial basis and asking staff whether they like it
6. A blog draft says therapy will cure anxiety. What now?
Add a client testimonial to back up the claim of successKeep the claim because it helps the post rank in searchRemove outcome claims and check advertising rules from your boardPublish it, since the research on therapy for anxiety is strong and well known
7. What stays human in counseling?
Formatting a standard appointment reminder for the clinic’s clientsThe therapeutic relationship, risk assessment and crisis careDrafting an outline for a general-audience blog postWriting a practice quiz from your own continuing education notes
8. How can you honestly describe AI skills at an interview?
Say you use AI for clinical notes whenever it saves you timeSay AI helps run your sessions so clients get a modern experienceDescribe approved admin uses, clinical review and confidentialityList every AI tool you have tried so employers see broad familiarity

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