SPEAKER • EDUCATOR • THOUGHT LEADER
AI in Social Work: Speaking, Keynotes & Media
Keynotes, conference presentations, faculty talks, panel discussions, and podcast conversations exploring the impact of artificial intelligence on social work, mental health, education, and human services.
“AI isn't coming to social work. It's already here, in a profession that was hard enough before it arrived. It's not going anywhere — so we'd better do it right.”
Understand the Real Place
AI Has in Social Work.
Built by a Social Worker.
Now Leading the Conversation on AI.
Dr. Marina Badillo-Diaz, LCSW, is a social work educator and speaker helping professionals navigate the opportunities, challenges, and ethical questions emerging from artificial intelligence. Her presentations combine practical insight, real-world examples, and social work values to help audiences move beyond fear and hype toward thoughtful action.
Speaker · Educator · Founder of The AI Social Worker
Session Formats
Keynote Presentations. 30–90 minutes.
Conference Workshops Interactive and actionable learning sessions
Signature Keynotes & Presentations
Every audience is asking a slightly different question about AI.
Some are exploring how it's changing social work practice. Others are preparing future professionals, navigating its impact on mental health, or determining what responsible implementation looks like within their organizations.
These presentations combine practical insight, emerging research, real-world examples, and social work values to help audiences move beyond fear and hype toward thoughtful action.
Social Work in the Age of AI
For faculty groups and departments ready to use AI without losing professional judgment.
AI is no longer a future issue for social work. It's already influencing documentation, supervision, education, advocacy, and client engagement. This keynote explores what we've learned so far, where the profession is heading next, and how social workers can embrace innovation without losing the values that define the work.
Preparing Future Social Workers for an AI-Enabled Profession
Audience: Faculty · Program Directors · Higher Education
Students are already using AI. Field agencies are developing their own policies. Faculty are being asked questions no one prepared them for. This keynote looks at what's already changed in the classroom, what's still shifting, and how social work education can prepare future professionals without losing what grounds the profession.
AI, Mental Health & Young People
Audience: K–12 Schools · School Social Workers · Counselors
Young people are increasingly turning to AI for emotional support, information, and connection. This session explores what we're learning about the risks and opportunities so far, and what educators, school mental health professionals, and families need to watch for next.
Human Services in the Age of AI
Audience: Human Service Organizations · Nonprofits · Executive Leaders.
From nonprofit leadership to healthcare and community organizations, AI is reshaping how services are delivered and decisions are made. This keynote examines what organizations have learned so far — and what leaders need to consider as AI becomes a permanent part of the human services landscape.
More Than a Conversation About Technology. AI Is Changing, but Our Values Have Not.
Practical — I focus on the questions professionals are already facing in their work today, so audiences leave with ideas they can immediately apply in practice, leadership, education, or policy.
Evidence-Informed — My presentations bring together emerging research, real-world examples, and lessons learned from working with social workers, educators, and human service organizations navigating AI in real time.
Engaging — I believe the best conversations happen when people can wrestle with difficult questions, challenge assumptions, and explore ideas together—not simply sit through a lecture.
Ethics-Driven — Every presentation is grounded in the values that guide helping professions, including privacy, confidentiality, equity, professional judgment, and human relationships.
Artificial intelligence is changing social work, education, mental health, and human services in ways few of us were trained to navigate.
That's what makes these conversations so important.
As a social worker, educator, and speaker, I don't approach AI as a technology expert looking in. I approach it as someone who has spent years thinking about ethics, professional judgment, human relationships, and the responsibilities that come with helping people.
My presentations bring together emerging research, real-world examples, and practical reflection to help audiences make sense of what's changing, what isn't, and how we can move forward thoughtfully.
Because the most important questions about AI aren't only technical.
They're human.
Trusted by accredited MSW, DSW & PhD
Social Work Programs
The Future of AI is a Human Conversation
Planning an Event, Conference, or Podcast?
If your audience is exploring the opportunities, challenges, and ethical questions emerging from artificial intelligence, I'd be honored to be part of that conversation.