Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
AI for Social Professionals: Social Work, Psychology, and More
Vives University of Applied Sciences
This course explored AI applications in social services. Participants learned to apply AI tools for client advising, case management, psychosocial support, and community safety while evaluating ethical implications and regulatory requirements for responsible implementation.
5 weeks, 3 hours per week
Veerle Dekocker
Director of Healthcare and Applied Social Studies at VIVES University of Applied Sciences
Vives University of Applied Sciences
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Apply AI tools to enhance social work practices across individual, group, and community settings
- Create personalized client advice using AI models for judicial, financial, and social service needs
- Develop case management solutions using AI for risk assessment and administrative tasks
- Evaluate mental health applications of AI, including chatbots, social robots, and prediction models
- Assess ethical implications and regulatory requirements when implementing AI in social services
- Design responsible AI implementation strategies that balance efficiency with client well-being
- Practice improved professional communication skills using AI and virtual reality tools
- Describe how AI can contribute to community safety initiatives and cyberbullying prevention
Syllabus
- Understand different types of AI, like machine learning and generative AI, and how they apply to social services.
- Learn about bias in AI, data privacy, and ensuring all clients have equal access to AI-powered services.
- Get hands-on experience with AI tools that can help with tasks like writing reports and communicating with clients.
- Learn how AI can analyse data to identify client needs, predict risks, and personalise interventions.
- Explore specific examples and best practices of AI in social services.
- Discuss emerging AI technologies and how to integrate them ethically into your social work.
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Issued on 1st June 2026
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