Larry Bolster, LCSW
Clinical Experience
Larry is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than 20 years in behavioral health. His work includes psychotherapy, clinical supervision, chart review, critical-incident review, multidisciplinary collaboration, and high-consequence clinical decision-making.
Clinical Therapist, Penobscot Community Health Center, 2009–present.
Northern Light Acadia Hospital, 2003–2009, including the final three years providing emergency psychiatric consultation, suicide and safety assessment, disposition recommendations, safety planning, and coordination with medical teams.
Independent Clinical AI Safety Project
Founder & Clinical Lead | 2026–present
Examines how digital intelligence assists without overtaking professional expertise, prioritizing secure workflows and strict testing protocols for sensitive mental health settings.
9-category clinical AI risk taxonomy
34-case gold-standard evaluation suite
Staged release gates
Synthetic privacy and clinical-fidelity testing
Clinician usability testing
Reconstruction and recovery testing
Source provenance
Independent verification
Failure preservation
Encrypted network-isolated local environment
Explicit clinician authority
Current work is independent development and testing using synthetic data only. Real PHI processing, production clinical inference, and real-client AI use are not enabled. A tightly limited pilot framework has been designed but is not authorized.
Education
University of Maine at Farmington
BA, Psychology; Interdisciplinary Studies in Sociology/Anthropology, 1996–1999
University of Maine
Master of Social Work (MSW), 1999–2003
University of Maine
Graduate Certificate, Healthcare Administration, 2006–2007
Clinical Approach
Clinical judgment first. AI output is advisory. Clinicians retain final authority over diagnosis, treatment, risk disposition, documentation approval, communication, disclosure, and legal duties.
Use evidence before expanding capability. Preserve failed tests rather than weakening criteria.