America's Next Addiction: Preparing for the AI Mental Health Crisis

Artificial intelligence isn't just advancing—it's being deliberately designed to reshape human relationships and emotional well-being. From AI-generated pornography, deep fakes and AI companions to illusory consent and therapeutic chatbots, addictive AI is already reshaping the landscape of sexual integrity and mental health.

This session delivers hard truths about the exponential threat facing our clients and our profession, identifies who's most vulnerable to AI harm, and equips you with strategies to remain effective and relevant while preserving the irreplaceable human connection that makes our work both sacred and necessary. As front-line workers, being educated and aware of this unprecedented wave of “addictive intelligence” and how best to treat this new form of human dependency will be an essential skill for all of us going forward.