Can AI Replace Therapists?
ESL Lesson PlansCan AI Replace Therapists?

Can AI Replace Therapists?

This ESL lesson plan develops reading, listening, and discussion skills through the topic of AI therapy. Students will analyze a detailed text, complete comprehension exercises, and explore the ethical and practical implications of AI in mental health services. A group discussion and vocabulary-building activities enhance fluency and critical thinking.

Skills

  • Can understand in detail lengthy, complex texts, whether or not these relate to their own area of speciality, provided they can reread difficult sections
  • Can produce clear, smoothly flowing, well-structured discourse with an effective logical structure which helps the recipient to notice and remember significant points.
Online Interactive
Based on CEFR
Fully Customizable
1

Discuss the questions.

1
How do you perceive the role of psychological therapy in promoting mental well-being?
2
How important do you believe it is for therapists to establish a strong rapport with their clients?
3
How do you think advancements in technology have changed access to mental health services?
2

Read the article.

3

Decide whether the statements below are true or false.

4

Discuss the questions.

5

Create 1 sentence with each of these phrases from the text. The sentences can be about anything except AI and therapy.

6

Watch an extract (05:00 - 06:30) from a video about other AI characters available. Answer the questions.