APHSA Recognizes the University of Utah’s Virtual Social Work Trainer System with the Technology Innovation Award
Oct 21, 2024
Arlington, VA: The American Public Human Services Association (APHSA) announced the University of Utah’s Virtual Social Work Trainer (VSWT) system as the recipient of the Technology Innovation Award during this year’s National Staff Development and Training Association (NSDTA) Conference. This award is designed to recognize an accomplishment in any area of training, organizational development, or […]
Read MoreVirtual Motivational Interviewing: Engaging Technology to Strengthen Social Work Skills (recorded presentation)
Oct 16, 2024
Motivational Interviewing (MI) techniques help engage clients in ways that improve motivation and reduce resistance. Developing MI skills can be challenging, but researchers at the U’s Social Research Institute are leveraging learning theory and technology to help future social workers learn, practice, and improve their clinical skills. Dr. Brad Lundahl and Cole Benson will share […]
Read MoreEpisode 43: Virtual Reality – The Next Step of Caseworker Training podcast
Nov 29, 2019
Episode 43: Virtual Reality – The Next Step of Caseworker Training podcast To say you know something is totally different than your ability to do something in and what we are starting to get into here is testing the ability to do something. -Matt Davis, research associate professor, University of Utah College of Social Work […]
Read MoreUsing AI to Train Future Social Workers
Nov 05, 2024
This @theU article from the University of Utah focuses on the nascent use of artificial intelligence in the VSWT program.
Read MoreA scoping review of the ethics frameworks describing issues related to the use of extended reality
Apr 18, 2024
This published research article cites VSWT research findings, re: Toward a framework for developing virtual reality skills training in human services (Davis et al., 2021)
Read MoreHow the field of social work is adapting to modern technologies like virtual reality, A.I. | Fortune Education
Jun 15, 2023
This Fortune article mentions the University of Utah’s use of VR for social worker education.
Read MoreDeveloping child welfare skills using in-person and virtual reality (VR)-based simulations | Grand Challenges for Social Work
Sep 16, 2020
This presentation on VSWT was delivered at the Grand Challenges Conference by Chad McDonald, Matt Davis, Cole Benson, and Chris Cajski in September 2020. Grand Challenge to Harness Technology webinar series: This webinar will address two platforms that are used in tandem in western states to help develop the necessary skills of current and prospective […]
Read MoreVirtual Reality – The Next Stage of Caseworker Training
Nov 14, 2019
Presenters: Female Narrator; Tom Oates, Child Welfare Information Gateway; Chad McDonald, University of Utah College of Social Work; Matt Davis, University of Utah College of Social Work
Read MoreTransforming Training Through Technology
Aug 31, 2019
See page 5 of the 2018-2019 edition of Social Work Matters for the article: TRANSFORMING TRAINING THROUGH TECHNOLOGY.
Read MoreVirtual Social Work Tools
Apr 05, 2018
This article reports on the development of a virtual reality tool for training social work students and child welfare workers. The tool, called the Virtual Home Simulator (VHS), was created by a team of researchers from the College of Social Work and the Therapeutic Games and Apps Lab at the University of Utah. The tool […]
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