Using Virtual Reality to Improve Practice in Frontline Policing

Cornerstone VR pioneers trauma-informed virtual reality experiences tailored for professionals and caregivers working with vulnerable children and families.

Cornerstone VR

Cornerstone Virtual Reality (Part of Antser Group)

Cornerstone Virtual Reality (VR) is a trauma informed behaviour change programme used by parents, carers & professionals who work with vulnerable children, allowing them to experience the impact of trauma, abuse and neglect through the eyes of the child.

<h3><strong>Key Speakers:</strong></h3><p><strong>John Carroll </strong>- Deputy Superintendent, Head of Public Protection - Met Police</p><p><strong>Gita Hargun</strong> - Service Manager, Families Together Hub - London Borough of Redbridge</p><p><strong>Mandy Miranda</strong> - VR Lead Trainer and Facilitator - Antser</p><h3><strong>Overview:</strong></h3><p>Join our key speakers to hear about two pilots using Virtual Reality (VR) to turn around perpetrators, survivors, children and young people’s lives in incidents involving domestic abuse, child sexual exploitation and child criminal exploitation. Our two pilot projects demonstrate the value of using virtual reality as both a learning and development tool and an intervention tool.</p><h3><strong>Pilot 1: Learning and development intervention with police</strong></h3><p>During our session we will share how our immersive, exclusive insights into the unspoken voice of a child can change professionals’ practice.</p><p>You will learn about how VR has been used to aid officers' understanding the importance of taking decisive action at the first incident to reduce the risk of repeat occurrences, making a tangible difference to victim, child and perpetrator. </p><p>The session will show how VR has been used to enable officers to reflect on making sure space is secured for the survivor/victim in the moment so that they can be protected and enabled to make appropriate decisions, whilst focusing on increasing empathy and examining officers behaviour when dealing with a range of incidents.</p><h3><strong>Pilot 2: Intervention tool with perpetrators of abuse</strong></h3><p>Our session will explore how VR has been used to encourage perpetrators to see domestic abuse incidents through the eyes of the child, to help them understand what a child witnesses in these situations, and the impact this can have on them.</p><p>We will share our findings on how VR has been used to support interventions with perpetrators and survivors to understand its effectiveness for changing attitudes and behaviours.</p><p></p><blockquote>“It is a unique tool that allows the perpetrators to get inside the eyes and mind of a small child and really see things from their perspective. It conveys a message to them that a thousand words simply cannot and it is, without doubt, an extremely powerful and successful tool”</blockquote><blockquote><strong>Lead Family Support Worker</strong></blockquote><blockquote></blockquote><h3><strong>Why Virtual Reality?</strong></h3><p>Our Virtual Reality programme is a technology enabled behaviour change tool, designed to support the team around a child or young person in understanding emotions, trauma and potential triggers, so that they can support, care and guide them effectively.</p><p>Born out of first-hand experience of the social care system, this powerful approach quickly and effectively delivers the knowledge, understanding and empathy that can otherwise take years to develop.</p><p>Virtual Reality leads to accelerated learning.</p><p><strong>Our 2020 findings show that VR learners are :</strong></p><ul><li>4x faster</li><li>4x more emotionally connected</li><li>4x more focused</li><li>AND 40% more confident</li></ul><h3><strong>What will the webinar cover?</strong></h3><ul><li>Antser: Who we are.</li><li>Introducing our innovative Virtual Reality programme.</li><li>How Virtual Reality is used by Antser.</li><li>An introduction to our two pilots; learning and development intervention with police &amp; an intervention tool with perpetrators of abuse.</li><li>The benefits of our Virtual Reality programme.</li><li>A journey through our immersive films.</li><li>Practical application and demonstration of how our Virtual Reality programme is a proven learning and behaviour change tool for the teams surrounding children and young people.</li></ul><h3><strong>What you will learn from attending the webinar:</strong></h3><ul><li>How VR can be utilized as a learning and development tool for the entire workforce.</li><li>Evidence of the impactfulness of VR as a tool to change police officers' behaviours and attitudes.</li><li>How VR can be utilized as an intervention tool with young people at risk and young people involved in child sexual exploitation and child criminal exploitation. </li><li>How to impact positively on perpetrators of domestic abuse, survivors, children and young people, through the use of VR.</li><li>How to reduce costs for all parties; police, health, local authorities, through the use of VR. </li><li>The increased need for empathy and the reengagement of empathy in the workforce in dealing with adults and children involved in trauma. </li></ul><p>**We encourage the use of headphones during our sessions to increase your immersion in our VR story telling films.**</p>

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