AI Without the Hype: A Practical Roadmap for Child & Family Service Organizations

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31 Aug

2026 California Child and Family Services Conference

2026 California Child and Family Services Conference

Monday, August 31, 2026 (12:00 AM) to Thursday, September 3, 2026 (11:59 PM)
1 PDCs
Provider: California Alliance of Child & Family Services' Catalyst Center
Course Name: AI Without the Hype: A Practical Roadmap for Child & Family Service Organizations

Speaker: Steven Hart
Program Type: Conference
Registration URL: https://web.cvent.com/event/72a12e0b-7996-4626-8764-cef9024f2c3a/websitePage:74e87f82-6fde-4189-8ea8-544140eba0a2
2026 California Child and Family Services Conference, Anaheim, California
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Course Objective #1: Participants will be able to define at least 3 key distinctions between types of AI tools — large language models, chatbots, and automation tools — and explain the operational implications of each for a child and family service organization. Course Objective #2: Participants will be able to identify and describe the 5 core components of an organizational AI policy and explain how each component protects client confidentiality and staff accountability in a behavioral health or child welfare setting. Course Objective #3: Participants will be able to list at least 3 practical, low-risk AI use cases applicable to child and family service organizations and describe one concrete implementation step they will take within their own organization within 30 days.

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Artificial intelligence is everywhere — in the news, at conferences, in vendor pitches. But for most nonprofit leaders, it remains abstract, intimidating, or both. This session cuts through the noise with a plain-language, practical roadmap designed for child and family service organizations at any stage of the AI journey — from curious to cautious to already experimenting. Rather than leading with technology, this session leads with leadership: what you need to understand personally before you can guide your organization, how to establish AI policies that reflect your values and protect your clients, and how to identify the first use cases that make sense for your programs and frontline staff. Attendees will walk away with a 3-stage framework — Understand, Establish, Apply — along with a QR-accessible guide to developing an organizational AI policy they can bring back to their leadership team the following week. Whether your organization is just beginning to explore AI or looking to formalize what has already started organically, this session offers grounded, actionable next steps without the hype.

2026 California Child and Family Services Conference
2026 California Child and Family Services Conference
700 W Convention Way
Anaheim, CA 92802-3424

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