Virtual reality available for Pennsylvania’s incarcerated parents & their children - ABC27

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by: George Stockburger

Posted: Oct 17, 2022 / 03:43 PM EDT

Updated: Oct 17, 2022 / 03:45 PM EDT

(WHTM) – The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections connected Monday introduced a programme to bring virtual world exertion to incarcerated parents and their children.

According to DOC, the programme is portion of the InsideOut Dads and Parenting Inside Out program. The VR constituent “leverages exertion and assemblage partnerships to beforehand steadfast relationships and engagement betwixt incarcerated parents and their children.”

Participants volition beryllium capable to larn and signifier steadfast parenting skills successful a 360-degree situation with a guided acquisition plan.

The InsideOut Dads programme is disposable astatine each of the DOC’s antheral facilities. The VR constituent has been introduced astatine SCI Phoenix, SCI Fayette, and SCI Frackville. VR is besides disposable astatine SCI Muncy, a pistillate facility, gathering connected a akin Parenting Inside Out program.

Incarcerated parents indispensable beryllium housed successful the wide population, beryllium wrong 3 years of their minimum date, and not beryllium convicted of crimes involving children to beryllium eligible to enactment successful the VR experiences.

Amachi Pittsburgh and Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC) successful Philadelphia volition facilitate virtual world visits for participating children and connection enactment services to participating families.

Researchers from the Pennsylvania State University volition beryllium evaluators for the aviator program.

Complete backing for the VR inaugural comes from the national Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Programs.

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