Christmas is even more dangerous for drivers than Thanksgiving with more than 6 in 10 fatalities happening around the Christmas holidays. (bit.ly/3XXUZKm). Healthcare providers are learning best practices for helping their patients…
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SIMmersion Helps Fight Addiction and Drug Overdoses
SIMmersion has developed a series of virtual role-play clients with substance abuse disorders to help Peer Support Specialists build needed skills. As shown in the Figure provided by the National Institute…
SIMmersion Develops Virtual Role-Players to Help Clinicians Develop CBT Skills Needed to Fight Substance Abuse Disorders
CBT is one of the most effective treatments for substance use disorders. Practicing using CBT with SIMmersion role-players helps clinicians build the needed skills. Effective delivery of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) depends…
Virtual Role-Players Help Teach Healthcare Providers How to Prevent Suicides
Over 45,900 people died from suicide in 2020. SIMmersion’s role-play training helps healthcare providers learn to assist patients with suicidal ideation. Introduction Suicide is complicated and tragic, but it is often preventable….
Experience is the Best Teacher, or Is It?
Experience is not always the best teacher Life experiences are very effective at teaching people how to behave but can be misleading. A police officer may try to get a confession by…
Using Virtual Role-Players – Building Job Interview Skills
The US Bureau of Labor reports that only 17% of transition-age youth with disabilities are employed. According to the U.S. Department of Education, Job interview skills are a critical component of job…
Making E-Learning More Interesting – Blending Classroom & E-Learning
Classroom Training Interactions between students and instructors in a classroom helps keep the attention focused on the topic of discussion. Instructors may call on a student for their opinion, have open and…
Making E-Learning More Interesting – Motivating the Learning
Decades of classroom teaching and online experience have provided me with some insights into how we can make e-learning more interesting. One particularly memorable classroom experience happened when two of my students…
Making E-Learning More Interesting – Mixing the Educational and Skill-Building Components
Training can be divided into an educational component and a practice or skill-building component. Often in traditional classroom training, there is a lecture explaining concepts and methods followed by exercises or homework…
Making E-learning More Interesting – A Quick Look at Gamification
We play games for fun and at the same time improve our skills, whether we’re playing cards, football, or a PlayStation® game. Gamification of training is intended to make it fun and…