Course Description:
This training explores how three forces- artificial intelligence, ancestry and epigenetics, and global healing traditions are reshaping the future of behavioral health. Participants will examine how AI can expand access and support without replacing human connection, how generational trauma and resilience influence healing today, and how non-Western, ancestral, and community-rooted practices can ethically inform behavioral health. The session also addresses how to integrate technology and culture in ways that honor safety, dignity, and identity. Throughout the course, the emphasis remains on ethics, cultural humility, and trauma-informed innovation, guiding providers to blend modern tools with ancestral wisdom in a responsible, client-centered way.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Describe the role of AI in behavioral health and identify ethical considerations when using digital tools with clients.
- Explain how epigenetics and ancestral experiences shape trauma, resilience, and healing across generations.
- Identify global healing traditions that can support behavioral health when integrated transparently and respectfully.
- Apply a culturally humble framework to avoid appropriation and maintain safety, agency, and client-centered care.
CE Units Available: 1.5 Hours