In light of the coronavirus pandemic, Cornerstone is bringing forward the next phase of development to enable the use of virtual reality to support remote contact between children over the age of 11 and their birth family, social worker or youth worker.

It is anticipated that the tool will be particularly useful for maintaining contact between adolescents and carers/residential workers, where there are placement stability concerns. It may also be particularly useful as a means of managing contact where there are ongoing familial or extra-familial safeguarding risks.  In a typical virtual reality environment (see picture, right) avatars represent each of the participants.  Computer-generated imagery (CGI) environments are thought to generate benefits by allowing users to step out of their real world and into an immersive, relaxing place far away from the stresses and strains of what may be happening in their living room. For some people the ability to appear as an avatar of themselves enables them to feel freer to disclose and feel less intimidated by direct eye contact.

Please contact us for more information at:
https://www.thecornerstonepartnership.com/contact
or
mohammed.Hussain@antser.com with the subject heading: ‘Remote Contact/Therapy Pilot

Through the use of our 360° immersive films and Virtual Reality headsets, our training and recruitment model for adoption and fostering allows parents and carers to experience life from the perspective of the child. This unique approach to tackling issues around children’s social care is ground-breaking and offers a different way to understand the impact of attachment and trauma – through the eyes of the child.

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