The Prompt

I am an SLP reflecting on my use of AI tools in clinical practice. I want to evaluate whether my current practices align with ASHA's Code of Ethics. Walk me through a structured self-reflection covering these questions: (1) Autonomy: Am I maintaining my independent professional judgment, or am I deferring to AI output without critical review? (2) Beneficence: Is my AI use improving the quality or efficiency of services for my clients? (3) Nonmaleficence: Could my AI use cause harm through errors, bias, or privacy violations? What safeguards do I have? (4) Justice: Is my AI use equitable across my caseload, or does it create disparities? For each area, prompt me to describe my current practice and then identify one concrete step I could take to strengthen my ethical alignment. Do not tell me what my answers should be. Ask me questions and let me reflect.

Why This Works

• Principle-by-principle structure. Mapping reflection directly to ASHA’s four ethical principles ensures comprehensive coverage.
• Self-directed format. The model asks questions rather than providing answers, preserving the reflective nature of the exercise.
• Concrete action steps. Each area ends with an actionable improvement, moving reflection toward practice change.
• Bias and equity inclusion. The justice principle prompts clinicians to consider whether AI use benefits all clients equally.

When to Use

During supervision sessions, professional development activities, annual self-assessments, or whenever you want to critically examine your AI practices. This is a professional growth tool, not a documentation tool.

When NOT to Use

• Do not use this to generate documentation or clinical content
• Do not paste client-specific information; this is about your practice patterns, not individual cases
• Do not treat the output as a compliance checklist; genuine reflection requires honest self-assessment

Pair With

• Ethical decision tree – ASHA Code of Ethics in the context of AI
• PHI Safety Checker – a concrete safeguard for one ethical dimension
• Core principles – maintaining clinical judgment