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Navigating Emerging Challenges to Social Work Ethics and Boundaries

Wednesday, July 29th, 2026 10:00 AM EDT -1:00 PM EDT

Debra Minsky-Kelly

$59.99 USD

Social workers today face unprecedented challenges: a youth mental health crisis amid provider shortages, rapid advances in artificial intelligence, and shifting demographic and policy landscapes that strain the social safety net. This workshop will examine how these emerging issues intersect with social work ethics and boundaries. Together, we will explore critical

questions: How can we support youth mental health with declining resources? Is Artificial Intelligence a useful tool to increase productivity and efficiency, or a new threat to youth and our profession? What is the role of social workers in responding to anti-DEI policies and other harms to vulnerable groups that our profession is committed to serving? Participants will leave

with practical strategies for ethical decision-making and upholding professional boundaries in an era of uncertainty and change.

About the Presenter

Debra Minsky-Kelly, LCSW, is a social work professor at Carthage College in Kenosha, WI. Her clinical social work experience includes serving as director of a mental health facility, domestic violence advocacy, child welfare, and homeless healthcare. Debra was selected as Distinguished Teacher of the Year at Carthage in 2021. Debra has a strong interest in ethical practice related to trauma, based on teaching a semester course on trauma to undergraduate students since 2019.

Learning Objectives:

After completing this workshop, participants will understand: Demographic changes in the US/world and how this will impact the social service landscape
The changing federal policy landscape and how this could impact social services and the social work profession
The growing use of AI in many settings and the implications of this for social workers and those we serve
The increasing prevalence of people seeking MH care from chatbots and the ethical implications of this for our profession
The magnitude and potential causes of the current youth MH crisis
The gender differences in mental health effects associated with technology
The impact of the post - #MeToo era on boys and young men
Ways a female-dominated field of social work can better address the MH needs of boys and men

Agenda:

I. Rapid changes to the demographic picture in the US and across the globe (15 minutes)

II. Ways to address these demographic shifts (5 minutes)

III. How is Artificial Intelligence (AI) changing social work practice? (20 minutes)

IV. The growth of AI being used for mental health support (40 minutes)

a. Potential benefits

b. Ethical concerns for social workers about AI-assisted psychotherapy

i. Client safety

ii. Effectiveness of these delivery systems

iii. Privacy and confidentiality

iv. Social justice

v. Autonomy

vi. The importance of human relationships

vii. Integrity, transparency, and trust

viii. The potential for deception

ix. Boundary concerns

c. Problematic outcomes of AI-assisted psychotherapy

i. AI psychosis

ii. Problems associated with AI incentives that prioritize user “engagement”

iii. Troubling case examples, including suicides

iv. Impact on the mental health professions as AI “therapies”

proliferate

v. How does AI navigate crises such as child abuse, suicidal ideation, etc.?

vi. Increased isolation

vii. Unclear effectiveness/outcomes

viii. Questionable corporate intentions

d. Why are licensed professionals better than chatbots?

V. How federal policy changes are impacting the social work profession (20 minutes)

a. How anti-DEI policies threaten social work values, ethics, and competencies

b. Challenges to college curricula are especially complex for social work programs

c. Changes to college funding and student loan programs are particularly harmful to students pursuing social work degrees (among others)

d. How this could worsen current shortages of mental health providers

VI. The youth mental health crisis (30 minutes)

a. Evidence of the magnitude of the problem

b. A trend across high-income nations

c. Not explained by improved screening

d. The lengthening of the adolescent stage of life

e. The decline of the play-based childhood

f. Proposed solutions

VII. Harmful effects of technology on youth mental health (15 minutes)

a. Gender differences

b. Unique challenges facing boys

VIII. Emerging complex challenges facing boys (40 minutes)

a. Greater vulnerability starting at birth

b. Declines in male performance in school and other settings

c. Complex combination of privileges and vulnerabilities

d. How traditional gender norms hurt boys and men

e. Feminist movements seem to have helped girls, but strict norms on male

behavior have remained the same or worsened

f. Loneliness in boys

g. The rise of right-wing influencers and their impact on boys and young men

h. The online “manosphere”

i. How traditional norms for masculinity undermine mental health

j. How can social workers better serve male clients?

IX. Where do we go from here? (10 minutes)

X. Various ethical dilemmas and discussion (20 - 40 minutes)

This workshop offers 3 Live Interactive Continuing Education Credits

This presentation is open to:

Social Workers
Professional Counselors
Therapists
Psychologists
Licensed Mental Health Practitioners
Medical Doctors and Other Health Professionals
Other professionals interacting with populations engaged in mental health based services

Course Level: intermediate

Level of Clinician: intermediate

New practitioners who wish to gain enhanced insight surrounding the topic
Experienced practitioners who seek to increase and expand fundamental knowledge surrounding the subject matter
Advanced practitioners seeking to review concepts and reinforce practice skills and/or access additional consultation
Managers seeking to broaden micro and/or macro perspectives

Participants will receive their certificate electronically upon completion of the webinar and course evaluation form.

Disability Access - If you require ADA accommodations, please contact our office 30 days or more before the event. We cannot ensure accommodations without adequate prior notification. Please Note: Licensing Boards change regulations often, and while we attempt to stay abreast of their most recent changes, if you have questions or concerns about this course meeting your specific board’s approval, we recommend you contact your board directly to obtain a ruling. The grievance policy for trainings provided by NEFESH INTERNATIONAL is available here Satisfactory Completion Participants must have paid the tuition fee, logged in and out each day, attended the entire workshop, and completed an evaluation to receive a certificate (If this is a pre-recorded program, a post-test with a passing grade of 80% to receive a certificate.) Failure to log in or out will result in forfeiture of credit for the entire course. No exceptions will be made. Partial credit is not available. Certificates are available after satisfactory course completion by clicking here.

There is no conflict of interest or commercial support for this program.

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