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2025 Professional Development Event 12:00PM-4:00PM MDT

AI in Psychology: Opportunities & Ethical Considerations

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This is FREE CCP Virtual Event Facilitated by Hexagon Training

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Learn More about CAP's FREE September 26, 2025 CCP Event!

The College of Alberta Psychologists (CAP) invites all registered psychologists, regitered provisional psychologists, and psychology students to the September 26, 2025, Professional Development Event (PDE). CAP proud to offer this free virtual continuing education event. This year’s event is dedicated to Artificial Intellgence (AI). We are very pleased to have AI expert Dr. Leanna Fortunato, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Director of Quality and Innovation within the Office of Health Care Innovation (OHCI) at the American Psychological Association as our first speaker. Her topic is “AI in Mental Health Care: Opportunities, Challenges, and Ethical Considerations”.

Dr. Fortunato’s presentation is followed by Alberta lawyer, Richard Stobbe, Field Law LLP. In this presentation, Mr. Stobbe will provide an overview of the current status of AI regulation in Canada, followed by a review of AI privacy issues, and the current laws relating to AI and intellectual property (IP), including the latest guidance and governance recommendations.

Dr. Troy Janzen, CAP Deputy Registrar & Chief of Practice will wrap up the event as our final speaker. Dr. Janzen will present on ethics and algorithms with a focus on safeguarding clients in the AI era. This presentation will center on emerging possibilities – virtual therapists, adaptive digital interventions, and AI-driven training and supervision tools. Dr. Janzen will confront the ethical and practical risks: algorithmic bias that could reinforce inequities, threats to client privacy and data security, limits on transparency and professional accountability, and the broader unknowns of delegating human judgment to machines.

Opportunities for questions and answers will be available throughout the PDE.

PDE attendees may count four (4) hours toward their continuing competence requirements. A certificate of registration will be available for those who register for the event. For those who do not register, a recording of the event will be available on CAP’s YouTube channel at a later date. Those who watch the recorded event on YouTube may also claim 4 hours towards their continuing competence requirements by completing a CCP Self-Declaration Form (available on the CAP website here).

Featured Speakers

Dr. Leanna Fortunato

First Speaker: AI in Mental Health Care: Opportunities, Challenges, and Ethical Considerations

The prevalence of mental health concerns has grown in recent years, reaching record highs. However, many Canadians remain unable to access care due to a variety of barriers including inadequate funding for mental health and a shortage of mental health professionals. Given the imbalance between the need for services and accessibility of care, addressing the mental health crisis requires a multi-pronged approach. Technology, particularly the use of artificial intelligence, has great potential to reimagine care delivery. This presentation will focus on opportunities for AI to enhance care, challenges posed by introducing AI into care, and ethical frameworks to help guide the safe, effective, and equitable use of AI in mental health care.

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Richard Stobbe, Field Law LLP

Second Speaker: AI Regulation in Canada: An Update on Privacy, Copyright, and Governance

In this presentation, Richard will provide an overview of the current status of AI regulation in Canada, followed by a review of AI privacy issues, and the current laws relating to AI and intellectual property (IP), including the latest guidance and governance recommendations.

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Dr. Troy Janzen

Third Speaker: Ethics and Algorithms: Safeguarding Clients in an AI Era

This session will explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping psychological practice today—and how it might transform our field tomorrow. You’ll see real-world examples of AI applications in assessment, diagnosis, treatment-planning, notetaking, and outcome-tracking from natural-language processing tools that summarize session notes to machine-learning models that predict client risk factors. This presentation will make an effort to glance around the corner to emerging possibilities—virtual therapy, adaptive digital interventions, and AI-driven training and supervision tools. 

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Agenda

Professional Development Event begins with Housekeeping Announcement and Territorial Acknowledgement

First Speaker & Moderated Q&A - Dr. Leanna Fortunado

Health Break

Second Speaker & Moderated Q&A - Richard Stobbe

Third Speaker & Moderated Q&A - Dr. Troy Janzen

Closing Remarks

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Meet the Faciliator!

Hexagon Training, the professional training division of Hexagon Psychology, offers CPA and APA approved continuing education courses designed by clinicians, for clinicians.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Certificates for 4 CAP continuing competence hours will be emailed by Hexagon Training on behalf of CAP within 7 business days of the event. If not received, check your spam/junk folder or contact events@hexagontraining.ca. 

Yes! Certificates for 4 CAP continuing competence hours will be emailed by Hexagon Training on behalf of CAP within 7 business days of the event. You must have registered for the event to receive a certificate. If not received, check your spam/junk folder or contact events@hexagontraining.ca.       

You will be able to claim up to 4 hours towards continuing competence activities for attending/watching the recording of the event.

No quiz is required. If you were registered and attended (live or via recording), you will automatically receive your certificate.

You will receive a Zoom Webinar link from Hexagon Training by email 24 hours before the event, with a reminder 1 hour before it starts. Check your spam/junk folder if you do not see the emails in your inbox. Otherwise, email events@hexagontraining.ca and they will send it to you. 

An event link was sent to the email address you used to register.

  • Check your spam/junk folder 
    Search your inbox for emails from Hexagon Training or Zoom
  • If you still cannot find it, email events@hexagontraining.ca

A confirmation email is sent immediately after registering. It will include your unique Zoom access link. If you do not receive it, check your spam/junk folder and if it’s not there, contact events@hexagontraining.ca

The event is free of charge!

No. You can register for this event up until the day it takes place on Friday, September 26, 2025.

No. Each registration link is unique and non-transferable. Sharing may result in access issues and loss of eligibility for a certificate as we won’t be able to verify your attendance.

Yes! The event is recorded, and as long as you are registered, you will receive a CCP certificate if you watch the full recording after the event.

CAP intends to record the event and post it to our YouTube channel so that members who do not register can still view the recording at a later date. Unfortunately, due to technological limitations, CAP is not able to produce a certificate for continuing competence hours for those who watch the recorded event on YouTube, but you may claim it by completing the CCP Self-Declaration Form available on our Continuing Competence webpage!

Due to technological limitations, CAP is not able to produce a certificate for continuing competence hours for those who watch the recorded event on YouTube, but you may claim it by completing the CCP Self-Declaration Form available on our Continuing Competence webpage!

No. You can join directly using the Zoom link provided. You do not need to sign in or create a Zoom account.

This will be a virtual event, facilitated by Hexagon Training.

Yes, there will be a moderated Q&A at the end of each presentation.

Zoom works best on Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, or Safari. Other browsers may have limited functionality. 

Some institutional networks restrict Zoom access. Check with your IT folks in advance if you aren’t sure. If you experience issues, try switching to a cellular or home internet connection or disconnecting from your VPN. 

Yes. The Zoom app is available on all major platforms. Download and test the app in advance for best performance. You need to be able to access your email on the device you want to watch on so you can click the link to open Zoom. 

  • Update your operating system, browser, and Zoom app 
  • If you are using your institution's computer, and you aren’t sure if Zoom will work, ask your IT folks in advance
  • Test your Zoom setup including your speakers: https://zoom.us/test 
  • Restart your device before the event 
  • Use a stable internet connection (wired preferred) 
  • Log in 10–15 minutes early to make sure it’s all working 

For anything related to the event platform, please contact events@hexagontraining.ca.  
Should you have any questions for CAP, please contact communications@cap.ab.ca.  

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