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VIRTUAL REALITY IN PSYCHOTHERAPY TRAINING: SHIFT TOWARDS MODERN TRAINING ENVIRONMENTS

VARŠOVÁ, Kristína, Vojtěch JUŘÍK and Oto JANOUŠEK

Basic information

Original name

VIRTUAL REALITY IN PSYCHOTHERAPY TRAINING: SHIFT TOWARDS MODERN TRAINING ENVIRONMENTS

Authors

VARŠOVÁ, Kristína (703 Slovakia, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Vojtěch JUŘÍK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Oto JANOUŠEK (203 Czech Republic)

Edition

Palma, Spain, EDULEARN23 Proceedings: 15th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, p. 2641-2651, 11 pp. 2023

Publisher

15th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Stať ve sborníku

Field of Study

50101 Psychology

Country of publisher

Spain

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Publication form

electronic version available online

References:

Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

ISBN

978-80-223-5610-7

ISSN

DOI

Keywords (in Czech)

Expoziční terapie ve virtuální realitě; VR; KBT; moderní technologie

Keywords in English

Virtual reality exposure therapy; virtual reality; CBT; modern technologies

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 22/10/2024 22:16, Mgr. Vojtěch Juřík, Ph.D.

Abstract

V originále

In recent years, virtual reality (VR) has been developing dynamically, becoming one of the most promising technologies emerging in the area of training and education. Concurrently, the demands for psychotherapeutic services and new forms of psychotherapy are expanding, and innovative ways to support psychotherapy processes are needed. As technologies have advanced, the number of ways in which supervision and training are delivered and enhanced has also increased. VR possesses features that allow for remote and authentic immersive experiences, which have the potential to effectively enhance the psychotherapy process or training. In this contribution, based on an extensive literature review and previous original empirical research, basic features of VR technologies are discussed in the context of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) psychotherapeutic training. A SWOT analysis is conducted to identify VR potentials in CBT psychotherapy training, and selected lessons learned that emerged from the empirical exploration of VR technology as a tool for psychotherapy are outlined. Regarding the SWOT analysis and lessons learned, future directions for the applications of VR technology to training psychotherapists are emphasized and discussed.