{"id":208000,"date":"2026-01-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/30\/marshall-to-pilot-artificial-intelligence-software-in-counseling-training\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T00:15:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T05:15:08","slug":"marshall-to-pilot-artificial-intelligence-software-in-counseling-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/30\/marshall-to-pilot-artificial-intelligence-software-in-counseling-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Marshall to pilot artificial intelligence software in counseling training"},"content":{"rendered":"

Marshall to pilot artificial intelligence software in counseling training<\/a><\/p>\n

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Marshall to pilot artificial intelligence software in counseling training<\/h2>\n

Published 12:00 am Friday, January 30, 2026<\/p>\n

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. \u2014\u00a0Marshall University\u2019s Department of Counseling, part of the College of Education and Professional Development, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Soma Lab Inc., a for-profit innovator in AI-driven clinical simulations and field experience management software. The collaboration includes design, a pilot program and the evaluation of a new field experience platform and simulation technology that enhances counselor and healthcare training.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Marshall will serve as a co-design partner in developing SimCare AI\u2019s platform and will receive early access to its simulation software beginning this spring.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The initiative supports Marshall\u2019s commitment to innovative, ethical, and culturally competent counselor education, ensuring graduates are prepared to meet evolving clinical demands with both technical competence and ethical integrity.<\/p>\n

\u00a0The collaboration takes a careful approach, recognizing the need to thoughtfully and ethically use AI in training. Researchers are aware of wider concerns about AI and are looking to ensure the technology is carefully tested and used responsibly as a tool to supplement human connection in care.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis technology solves a problem that did not have a solution before: how do we get high fidelity training repetitions for students prior to field experience? This partnership allows us to innovate the educational experience and respond to workforce demands while keeping our professional and ethical commitments at the center,\u201d said Dr. Eric T. Beeson, chair of the Counseling Department. \u201cWe are excited to explore how emerging technologies can support, not substitute, the deep relational work that defines counseling and healthcare.\u201d<\/p>\n

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