Home Visit Training in Social Work with Virtual Reality

Authors

Mª Ángeles Minguela Recover, University of Cadiz
Pedro Hernández Lafuente, University of Cadiz
José Miguel Mota Macias, University of Cadiz

Keywords

Social work students, virtual reality, home visit, interview, observation

Abstract

The incorporation of virtual reality and mobile learning methodology in university teaching facilitates the teaching-learning process of concepts and complex visualization processes for students, as is the case in social work. The goal of this article is to present the iSWAPP© application aimed at social work students training in complex skills such as observation, active listening, and interviewing through home visits. Among the results, we find how the student recreates the process of assessing situations of dependence. The main finding is how virtual reality becomes an additional learning tool by allowing students to assume the social worker’s role and design the intervention process.

Recommended Citation

Minguela Recover, Mª Ángeles; Hernández Lafuente, Pedro; and Mota Macias, José Miguel (2021) "Home Visit Training in Social Work with Virtual Reality," The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare: Vol. 48: Iss. 3, Article 5.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15453/0191-5096.4555
Available at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jssw/vol48/iss3/5