Podcast Episode 43: Virtual Reality – The Next Stage of Caseworker Training - Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative Skip to main content

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The need for training continues across child welfare, but students and new caseworkers still can benefit from practicing the skills required for casework after their classroom sessions have ended. This podcast discusses a virtual reality-based home visiting training currently being used by the university's B.S.W. students —Virtual Home Simulation (VHS))— which was developed by the University of Utah College of Social Work in partnership with the university's games and applications lab