Incorporating Video AI to Assist CFT Students: A Conceptual Framework

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly integrated into couple and family therapy (CFT) education, offering innovative approaches to skill development and experiential learning. The following conceptual paper examines the application of video-based AI tools in CFT graduate programs, addressing both opportunities and ethical considerations. While AI technologies present potential benefits such as enhanced access to simulated therapeutic scenarios, personalized feedback, and supplemental learning experiences, significant concerns remain regarding confidentiality, privacy, cultural bias, and the limitations of AI in capturing the relational complexity central to systemic practice. The authors present a reflective framework, EEE (Empower Students, Enhance Curriculum and Engage Students in Learning) and assessment tool to guide educators in evaluating the professionalism, clinical appropriateness, and pedagogical suitability of AI-generated therapeutic scenarios. This framework emphasizes AI as a supplemental resource rather than a replacement for human supervision, clinical training, or therapeutic relationships. Recommendations for ethical implementation in CFT curricula are discussed.