{"id":204819,"date":"2026-04-22T11:10:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/22\/new-guidance-sets-out-principles-for-understanding-artificial-intelligence-in-psychology\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T11:15:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:15:12","slug":"new-guidance-sets-out-principles-for-understanding-artificial-intelligence-in-psychology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/22\/new-guidance-sets-out-principles-for-understanding-artificial-intelligence-in-psychology\/","title":{"rendered":"New guidance sets out principles for understanding artificial intelligence in psychology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bps.org.uk\/news\/new-guidance-sets-out-principles-understanding-artificial-intelligence-psychology\">New guidance sets out principles for understanding artificial intelligence in psychology<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bps.org.uk\/news\/new-guidance-sets-out-principles-understanding-artificial-intelligence-psychology\">https:\/\/www.bps.org.uk\/news\/new-guidance-sets-out-principles-understanding-artificial-intelligence-psychology<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-04-22 11:10:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.bps.org.uk\">www.bps.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>The Global Psychology Alliance (GPA) has released new guidance for psychologists on integrating AI into mental health services with an emphasis on ethics, competence, and access.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The guidance includes ten principles categorized under ethics, professional competence, and access, bias, and inclusion.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Dr. David Harley welcomed the guidance, noting its importance for psychologists to assume greater responsibility when using AI in research and therapy.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Psychologists are encouraged to develop AI literacy to incorporate 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