Integration of teaming therapy and mixed‐reality simulation as remote learning modality for couple and family therapy graduate training programs

Abstract

In response to COVID‐19, a couple and family therapy (CFT) graduate training program integrated a teaming therapy model with virtual technology using mixed‐reality simulation software. By utilizing teaming therapy‐‐a model with strong roots in systemic theory and practice‐‐ combined with cutting‐edge simulation technology, this distance learning modality provides distinctly relational therapy supervision and training for students at a time when their internships sites are struggling to offer remote clinical services due to the pandemic. This integrative framework offers a high degree of both realism and safety, allowing experiential learning to be appropriately scaffolded for optimum creativity and engagement in an online setting. This paper describes the conceptual, systemic basis for the learning modality, steps for implementation, benefits of the model, and the authors plan for further evaluation.

The Role of Technology in Employee Training and Development: A Systematic Review of Recent Advances and Future Directions

“…It also plays a significant role in improving cognitive performance, especially in elderly individuals, through virtual training scenarios (Wirzberger et al, 2019). Moreover, the integration of technology in training programs for fields like couple and family therapy enhances clinical competence and prepares students for utilizing technology in their professional work (Sampson et al, 2021).…”