AI in Psychology: Clinical Judgment, Ethics, and the Future of Mental Health Care with Australian Psychologist Dr. Erika Penney

Podcast: Beyond the Couch: AI in Psychology · Ernest Wayde

Opublikowano: 2026-10-27

In this episode of Beyond the Couch: AI in Psychology, Dr. Ernest Wayde sits down with Dr. Erika Penney, principal clinical psychologist at Schema Therapy & Supervision Australia, to explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping psychological practice, clinical education, and mental health care. She explains why psychologists and educators need to rethink traditional approaches to AI, including how clinical training can prepare future psychologists to use these tools responsibly while maintaining independent clinical competence. The conversation examines AI’s potential to support psychologists through administrative tasks, AI scribes, research, literature reviews, and between-session therapeutic work, while em...