Integrating knowledge, skills, and attitudes: professional training required for virtual reality therapists in palliative care
Fully immersive virtual reality (VR) is an advanced technology increasingly studied and used in palliative care for symptom management. While the findings shed a positive light on its therapeutic potential, VR carries adverse effects, leading to ethical concerns. Based on the clinical experiences of...
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| description | Fully immersive virtual reality (VR) is an advanced technology increasingly studied and used in palliative care for symptom management. While the findings shed a positive light on its therapeutic potential, VR carries adverse effects, leading to ethical concerns. Based on the clinical experiences of a registered clinical psychologist who is also a certified thanatologist, we put forward a perspective on the importance of professional training for VR therapists in view of the possible risks posed by VR in palliative care. We propose professional trainings on knowledge, skills, and attitudes to ensure patients’ safety while maximizing the therapeutic benefits of VR. Given the scarcity of reports on such an area, we hope this perspective article opens up discussions and contributes to current understanding and emerging future directions to ensure quality and ethical delivery of VR in palliative care. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-eb722840ec164e03a8fc39d99e8b33a12023-10-03T04:31:32ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Medical Technology2673-31292023-10-01510.3389/fmedt.2023.12686621268662Integrating knowledge, skills, and attitudes: professional training required for virtual reality therapists in palliative careOlive K. L. WooFully immersive virtual reality (VR) is an advanced technology increasingly studied and used in palliative care for symptom management. While the findings shed a positive light on its therapeutic potential, VR carries adverse effects, leading to ethical concerns. Based on the clinical experiences of a registered clinical psychologist who is also a certified thanatologist, we put forward a perspective on the importance of professional training for VR therapists in view of the possible risks posed by VR in palliative care. We propose professional trainings on knowledge, skills, and attitudes to ensure patients’ safety while maximizing the therapeutic benefits of VR. Given the scarcity of reports on such an area, we hope this perspective article opens up discussions and contributes to current understanding and emerging future directions to ensure quality and ethical delivery of VR in palliative care.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmedt.2023.1268662/fullvirtual realitytherapistpalliative careadverse effectprofessional trainingknowledge |
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| title | Integrating knowledge, skills, and attitudes: professional training required for virtual reality therapists in palliative care |
| title_full | Integrating knowledge, skills, and attitudes: professional training required for virtual reality therapists in palliative care |
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| title_short | Integrating knowledge, skills, and attitudes: professional training required for virtual reality therapists in palliative care |
| title_sort | integrating knowledge skills and attitudes professional training required for virtual reality therapists in palliative care |
| topic | virtual reality therapist palliative care adverse effect professional training knowledge |
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