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APHSA Recognizes the University of Utah’s Virtual Social Work Trainer System with the Technology Innovation Award

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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 […]

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December 19, 2024

Virtual Motivational Interviewing: Engaging Technology to Strengthen Social Work Skills (recorded presentation)

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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 […]

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November 12, 2024

Episode 43: Virtual Reality – The Next Step of Caseworker Training podcast

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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 […]

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November 12, 2024

Developing child welfare skills using in-person and virtual reality (VR)-based simulations | Grand Challenges for Social Work

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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 […]

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September 16, 2020

Virtual Social Work Tools

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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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April 5, 2018