Program uses virtual reality for inmates in Pennsylvania to interact with their kids - WTAJ - www.wtaj.com

PITTSBURGH, Pa. (WTAJ)– Inmates successful Pennsylvania volition soon beryllium capable to usage virtual world to interact with their children with a caller aviator program, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC).

For the archetypal clip ever, the DOC and Wrap Technologies are collaborating and volition adhd a virtual world constituent to the InsideOut Dads and Parenting Inside Out Programs. The programme helps to enactment connected connection skills, facilitate the showing and handling of feelings, and present effectual subject techniques.

“The overwhelming bulk of incarcerated parents volition instrumentality to their families and communities astatine the decision of their situation sentence, and the DOC is committed to mounting them up for success,” said DOC Acting Secretary Greg Little.

By introducing virtual world to the program, participants larn and signifier steadfast parenting skills successful a 360-degree environment. DOC unit volition negociate the programme by changing oregon customizing situations successful real-time.

“Practice makes perfect, and we anticipation relation playing with the assistance of virtual avatars volition assistance parents and children spot beyond installation walls and physique stronger families and safer communities,” Little said.

Community providers Amachi Pittsburgh and Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC) successful Philadelphia program VR visits, truthful kids don’t person to question to a DOC installation to partake.

Four authorities prisons person already taken portion successful the program, with 1 being a pistillate installation that’s gathering connected a akin Parenting Inside Out program. Funding comes from the national Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Programs.

The programme volition beryllium evaluated by Penn State University researchers.

More accusation connected the caller VR programme and connected InsideOut Dads and Parenting Inside Out programs tin beryllium recovered connected the DOC’s website.