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VRforDrugRehabilitation: Short-Term Joint Staff Training Event. Lisbon, Portugal
This training event organised by IPS_Innovative Prison Systems for prison and probation experts actively working in each partner country (e.g., psychologists, social workers, sociologists or teachers, with at least 3 years’ experience working in the system), is an international event focused on knowledge and practice exchange (i.e., increase the training value of participants who will have the opportunity to see, in loco, other constraints, strengths and solutions that other countries professionals’ face and overcome). Specifically, the content addressed within this training event is focused on virtual reality technology on drug addiction treatments and on the technical elements of VR in therapy.
VR for Drug Rehabilitation: 2nd project meeting held in Barcelona, Spain
The second transnational project meeting of VR for Drug took place in Barcelona, Spain, between 8th and 9th January 2020 at Psious office.
Representatives from each partner countries (Turkey, Portugal, Spain and Romania) participated in this second project meeting, where the project’s implementation progress was discussed, as well as the goals and tasks for the upcoming months. Furthermore, the partners actively discussed and provided inputs and feedback to the foreseen scenarios of Intellectual Output 2.
Representatives from each partner countries (Turkey, Portugal, Spain and Romania) participated in this second project meeting, where the project’s implementation progress was discussed, as well as the goals and tasks for the upcoming months. Furthermore, the partners actively discussed and provided inputs and feedback to the foreseen scenarios of Intellectual Output 2.
VR for Drug Rehabilitation: project kick-off meeting held in Turkey
Izmir, 15th and 16th April, 2019
“VR for Drug Rehabilitation” stands for Using Virtual Reality Technology for the Rehabilitation of Drug Users in Probation Services. The project aims to develop and test an innovative drug treatment programme using advanced virtual reality (VR) technology in a young offender population under probation supervision. It will develop and adapt scenarios for a VR application that induce drug craving in the target group, as an additional tool to cue exposure therapy.
Moreover, it will develop an assessment tool for testing the VR effects, and a pilot programme in the probation services of the jurisdictions that take part in the consortium.
In addition to the kick-off meeting, which has gathered representatives from all the involved partners, the project was also presented to representatives of the National Assembly, the Izmir Public Prosecution Service, the Izmir Probation Service, the police department and various representatives of the local education system.
Moreover, it will develop an assessment tool for testing the VR effects, and a pilot programme in the probation services of the jurisdictions that take part in the consortium.
In addition to the kick-off meeting, which has gathered representatives from all the involved partners, the project was also presented to representatives of the National Assembly, the Izmir Public Prosecution Service, the Izmir Probation Service, the police department and various representatives of the local education system.
