(HS Devine, Jones 150663 2026) AI, Grief and the Ethics of Digital Afterlifes
Tracking # 20-1376713
Course overview
Your clients are already using AI to talk to the dead. A widow uploads years of text messages and suddenly her husband is "texting" her again. A son uses voice synthesis to hear his late mother say things she never said. Some find profound comfort. Others find themselves unable to move forward. But if you're like most therapists you have no framework for what to do when a client says, "I've been talking to my mom. She died two years ago." Join clinician, ethics expert and AI researcher Dr. Michael Jones as he equips you to navigate AI-mediated grief through the lens of professional ethics. PLUS Megan Devine will join Dr. Jones for a special conversation about the future of AI in grief.
Subject areas
This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.
Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling
Certified Master Social Worker
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Florida Board of Nursing
APRN Temporary Certificate for Practice in Areas of Critical Need
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Licensed Practical Nurse
Registered Nurse
Florida Board of Psychology
Limited License Psychologist
Psychologist
Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board
Licensed Independent Marriage and Family Therapist
Licensed Independent Social Worker
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
Licensed Professional Counselor
Licensed Social Worker
Marriage and Family Therapist
Registered Social Worker Assistant
Disclosure statements
Financial: Megan Devine is the founder and CEO of Refuge in Grief. She maintains a private practice and is the on-line advisor/author of Empowering Parents, and is the creator and host of It’s Ok that You’re Not OK with Megan Devine. She receives royalties as a published author. Megan Devine receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Megan Devine has no relevant non-financial relationships.
Financial: Michael Jones has employment relationships with the University of the Cumberlands and Renewed Vision Counseling. He receives royalties as a published author. Michael Jones receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Michael Jones serves on the NBCC Minority Fellowship Advisory Council Committee. He is a member of the American Counseling Association, the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, the Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development, and the Arkansas Counseling Association.