Dear Members,
We’re excited to announce that the CPCA & AACAD Winter 2026 Journal is now live!
This year’s theme, “The Impact of AI in Community Services, Counselling and Mental Health”, explores powerful and personal stories from our community, highlighting the depth, diversity, and real world impact of emerging technology in practice.
A huge thank you to all contributors who made this edition possible. Special acknowledgement to:
- Aaron Barton – The Human Element in the Age of AI: Reflections from a Counselling Educator
- Abe Johnson – A Tool or an Excuse: Will AI Save or Destroy the Community Sector?
- Caroline Smith – The Impact of AI in Community Services, Counselling, and Mental Health: A Practitioner’s Reflection
- Cindy Johnson – A Tool, Not a Clinician
- Geraldine Watts – Keeping the Human at the Centre: Reflections on AI in Counselling and Community Services. A reflective perspective as a student in Counselling.
- Samantha Gall – The Impact of AI in Community Services, Counselling, and Mental Health
- Shazzy Tharby – The Human Element in a Digital Age: AI, Neurodiversity, and the Future of Mental Health Care
- Tina Smith – AI, Creativity, and Counselling Practice: A Practitioner’s Reflection
- Ofra Ronen – The Seduction of Coherence
Your stories, insights and honesty help strengthen our profession and remind us why this work matters.
Your stories, insights and honesty help us hold onto what matters most in our profession, even as AI reshapes how we practice.
It will also be published across our Facebook, and LinkedIn channels, so be sure to connect and join the conversation.
Wishing you a warm and restorative winter, and thank you for being part of the CPCA community.
Warm regards,
The AACAD Team
