Meeting/Event Information

Session Description

This training will focus on ethics and boundaries of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and technology in school social work. We will review the NASW Code of Ethics, the NASW Standards for Technology, and the NASW Standards for School Social Work Services and how they apply to the use of AI and technology in practice. Participants will practice applying the profession’s ethics, boundaries, and standards to various scenarios for learning.  Participants will consider how the values of the NASW Code of Ethics are upheld through professional ethics and boundaries in the use of AI and technology. 

Learning Objectives

1. Participants will apply the NASW Code of Ethics, the NASW Standards for Technology in Social Work Practice, and the NASW Standards for School Social Work Services to the use of AI in practice.

2. Participants will compare various best practices related to AI and tech, and construct guidelines for their practice.

3. Participants will discuss and apply an ethical decision making model in practice scenarios relating to ethics and boundaries in the use of AI and technology in practice.

Speaker Bio

Julie Incitti is the  school social work consultant at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. Her areas of focus include best practices in school social work practice,  professional ethics and boundaries, mandated reporting, supporting students involved with the child welfare system, attendance/truancy,  pupil records,  comprehensive school mental health systems, and trauma-sensitive schools.  Julie’s primary work responsibilities involve provision of training, resource development, and technical assistance. In addition, she serves on the Wisconsin Child Abuse & Neglect Prevention Board and networks with a variety of state level organizations with the goal of better provision of services to children, youth and families. Julie received her MSW from the University of Wisconsin – Madison before working as a school social worker in the public schools. Julie has served on the board of the  Wisconsin School Social Workers Association (WSSWA), as president of WSSWA, on the Midwest Council of School Social Workers including a term as president, and various work groups with the School Social Work Association of America (SSWAA).

Registration will open this fall.