Do's, Don'ts, and Depends: Using AI Wisely in Psychoeducational Reports

Do's, Don'ts, and Depends: Using AI Wisely in Psychoeducational Reports

Curious about AI in report writing? You're not the only one. AI is showing up in our work whether we've thought it through or not, and clinicians deserve space to explore the questions honestly: What's actually helpful? What's risky? What does ethical practice even look like here?

This webinar gives school psychologists and clinicians a clear, practical framework for thinking through AI in psychoeducational reports, without privacy, ethics, or clinical integrity getting lost in the process.

We'll break it down into three buckets:

• The Do's — where AI can genuinely help: drafting efficiency, language clarity, and streamlining the parts of report writing that eat your time without adding clinical value
• The Don'ts — non-negotiables around student privacy, FERPA/HIPAA compliance, and why raw data and identifying information should never go into an AI tool
• The Depends — the gray zone: interpretation, clinical judgment calls, disclosure to families and teams, and where NASP guidance points us when the answer isn't black-and-white

You'll leave with a usable decision-making framework, not just rules to follow, but a way of thinking through new AI tools as they emerge, so your reports stay accurate, ethical, and unmistakably yours.

Continuing Education Credit:
Participants who attend majority of the live session will be eligible to receive CEUs. Additional details regarding CE credit requirements and documentation will be provided during the webinar

Learning Objectives:

1. List three risks of using AI in psychoeducational report writing related to student privacy and confidentiality.
2. Describe at least two appropriate and two inappropriate uses of AI in report writing.
3. Identify key NASP guidelines relevant to AI use in clinical practice.

About the Speaker: 

Rebecca Branstetter, Ph. D., is a school psychologist, speaker, and author on a mission to help children thrive by supporting school psychologists, educators, and families. She is the founder of The Thriving School Psychologist Collective®, an online course and community dedicated to improving mental health and learning supports in public schools, and trains clinicians nationwide on using AI wisely and ethically in psychoeducational report writing.

A sought-after speaker and national media expert, Rebecca's expertise has appeared in publications including Huffington Post, NPR, CNN, and Parents Magazine. For more information on Rebecca's resources, visit www.thrivingstudents.com