When to use AI,
when to watch it,
and when to walk away.

I lead interactive workshops that help prevention and behavioral health teams make practical decisions about AI without losing sight of trust, context, and professional judgment.

Ask about a workshop How the workshop works

Someone on your team is already using AI.

Like it or not, AI is a cat that is not going back into the bag. Staff are gaining new capabilities faster than most organizations can agree on what appropriate use looks like.

The trouble starts in that gap: sensitive details pasted into the wrong tool, polished writing that turns out to be wrong and reaches your community anyway, newer staff leaning on a chatbot for judgment calls that should come from supervision and experience. None of this requires bad intent. It only requires the absence of shared norms.

My workshops invite teams to pump the brakes just a bit and decide which uses are safe within clear limits, which need substantial human oversight, and which are better left out of the work entirely. Teams draw those lines together, on purpose, before habits set on their own.

Phones out, please.

You practice with realistic AI scenarios from your own field. Everyone responds from a phone or laptop before seeing anyone else’s answer. We look at the room’s responses together, including the disagreements. Even the colleagues who would never raise a hand get to take part.

Recognize where AI can cause harm

Spot uses that could weaken trust, introduce inaccurate or decontextualized information, or displace professional judgment.

Decide how much oversight a task needs

Apply a practical decision model to judge whether an AI use is low-risk, needs substantial human oversight, or is inappropriate.

Apply it to your own work

Identify tasks in your workflow to avoid handing to AI, oversee closely, or use safely within clear limits. Participants receive a Field Guide after completing the training.

Workshop formats

I offer AI in Prevention for prevention coalitions, behavioral health organizations, youth-serving teams, and conferences.

Conference session

75 minutes

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Team training

Half day

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Available in person or remotely. Based in Connecticut; travel throughout New England.

For clinical training programs and supervisors

A supervisor’s edition is in development for clinical and training programs whose trainees are using AI.
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Nathan Lannan · Plainville, Connecticut

About me

I’ve worked in Connecticut’s prevention field since 2019, supporting communication, coalition building, and education. I facilitate workshops and trainings for organizations across the state.

I know the contexts you work in because I have spent my career in them.

I have been using language models and generative AI professionally since early 2021 and built the interactive workshop platform my trainings run on.

Training and qualifications

I hold a bachelor’s degree in psychological science from Central Connecticut State University, with graduate training in clinical mental health counseling from the University of Saint Joseph. I am a certified instructor in Mental Health First Aid and QPR suicide prevention.

Ask about a workshop

Tell me a little about your team and what has you thinking about AI right now. Include a date or timeframe if you have one.

Prefer email?
Nathan@NathanLannan.com