Publications & speaking

Guidance & talks

Selected work by Candice Alder on responsible AI in clinical practice and human services.

Coming soon · June 2027

Council on Licensure, Enforcement and Regulation (CLEAR) 9th International Congress & Regulatory Research Day (Belfast, Northern Ireland), conference presentation

Coming soon · Fall 2026

CLEAR Journal, article

Summer 2026

Insights Magazine, article – AI in Mental Health Practice: Uses, Risks, and Practical Starting Points

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April 23, 2026

Profile: Registrar Forum, “Guiding AI into clinical practice”

Profiled as co-founder and principal consultant at Synthetica.

Read the profile (The Registrar, p. 18) ↗
April 16, 2026

Canadian Counselling & Psychotherapy Association (virtual), member webinar – Responsible AI in Clinical Practice

March 21, 2026

Coastal Research, Education, and Advocacy Network (CREAN), Cracks in the Concrete Conference – Culture, Identity & AI: Reclaiming Our Digital Futures (Victoria, BC, Canada) – conference presentation

March 19, 2026

CCPA, Technology & Innovative Solutions Chapter, member webinar – Navigating AI Ethics in Clinical Practice

March 19, 2026

Speaker: UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance (virtual consultation)

Spoke at the virtual consultation for the UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance.

February 3, 2026

MDR Strategy Group, AI in Regulation: From Awareness to Action Conference (Toronto, ON, Canada) – panel speaker

November 20, 2025

Yorkville University, The Practice Forum (virtual), keynote address – AI, Ethics, and the Future of Therapy

September 20, 2025

BCACC Conference (Vancouver, BC, Canada), conference presentation – Ethical AI: Navigating the Intersection of Innovation and Responsibility

April 4, 2025

Illinois Institute of Technology, SoReMo – guest speaker

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March 19, 2025

Author: BCACC guideline, AI and Clinical Practice: Ethical Considerations

Authored the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors' guideline on ethical AI use for mental health professionals.

Read the announcement ↗
February 7, 2025

Beacon Community Services, Workforce Challenges: Strategizing Outside of the Box Employment Forum (virtual) – panel speaker on AI and the workforce

November 8, 2024

ASPECT Conference (Victoria, BC, Canada), conference presentation – Augmenting with AI: Workforce Development for the Future

June 1, 2024

Canadian Counselling & Psychotherapy Association (CCPA) Conference (Charlottetown, PEI, Canada), conference presentation – Re-imagining Counselling: Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Enhanced Therapeutic Practice

Spring 2024

Insights Magazine, article – Beyond Human Limits: AI’s Potential to Transform Counselling Outcomes

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November 4, 2023

BC Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC) Conference (Vancouver, BC, Canada), conference presentation – Re-imagining Counselling: Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Enhanced Therapeutic Practice

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