Healing in a Digital World

Join CREAN as we explore what it means to engage AI ethically in counselling, wellness and community care.

As AI tools become part of everyday life, they’re also showing up in mental health and wellness spaces. This panel explores what it means to engage AI ethically in counselling, wellness and community care, especially in light of the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors’ AI and Clinical Practice Guidelines. We’ll ask:

Can technology support healing or does it sometimes get in the way? This panel explores how AI is being used in mental health and community care, and what we lose (and gain) when support shifts from human-centred programming to automated tools. Panelists will discuss how to use AI in ways that protect privacy, consent, and safety, and why healing still requires real connection and community.

The venue is wheelchair accessible and a free hot lunch is available with veg/vegan options.

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Healing in a Digital World Panel

Saturday, March 21, 2026

2:00 pm

Victoria City Hall Antechamber (1 Centennial Square, Victoria, BC)

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Accessibility:

Email all accessibility requests to hello@creansociety.org, or call 250-721-9611.

Victoria City Hall is wheelchair accessible.

An ASL interpreter is confirmed, but please email us by Friday, March 6 if you'll be needing this service so we can pre-arrange seating, etc.

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This conversation is part of CREAN’s Cracks in the Concrete Conference, March 20-22, 2026. The Conference is a weekend of collaboration, creativity, curiosity, networking, and interactive discussions. Through hosting the Cracks in the Concrete Conference, CREAN hopes to spark interest in under-researched topics, strengthen research and education networks, and provide information to community members in an inclusive and accessible manner. Visit www.creansociety.ca/conference for more information.

Contact:

250-721-9611

hello@creansociety.org

www.creansociety.ca/conference

We respectfully acknowledge that this event takes place on the unceded territories of the Lekwungen (Chekonein, Chilcowitch, Swengwhung, Kosampsom, Whyomilth, Teechamitsa, Kakyaakan, Songhees, Esquimalt) and W̱SÁNEĆ (SȾÁUTW/Tsawout, W̱JOȽEȽP/Tsartlip, BOḰEĆEN/Pauquachin, WSIḴEM/Tseycum) Peoples.