Tom Van Daele

Dr. Tom Van Daele is the research coordinator Psychology and technology at Thomas More University of Applied Sciences, an honorary professor at Queen’s University Belfast and a research fellow at KU Leuven. As a clinical psychologist, he conducts practice and policy oriented research on the added value of technology for mental healthcare.

AI and clinical psychology: blessing or curse?

In recent years, artificial intelligence has been coming increasingly to the forefront. Whereas AI initially formed an almost invisible part of technological applications and processes, since the rise of ChatGPT we’ve been working with AI ourselves increasingly: writing texts, generating images, even creating videos. Every day, a news article appears either praising all the possibilities or highlighting the numerous dangers and risks.

But does artificial intelligence also (already) have a place in mental healthcare? This keynote aims to provide an answer to that question. To do so, you’ll first gain a brief insight into the history and some basic principles behind AI, you’ll learn more about AI and mental health, and you’ll discover the place AI is starting to take in practice.

Afterwards, you’ll be better know what to expect of AI in this field. It could even allow you to take first (or next) steps in this field, or be sufficiently informed to consciously decide not to.