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Immersive technology that enables abuse and neglect to be experienced through a child’s eyes is being used to increase understanding of the impact of trauma and attachment on children in care.
It forms the basis of a virtual reality (VR) programme set up by The Cornerstone Partnership, a social enterprise launched in 2015 to improve the lives of families involved in the care system.
The groundbreaking initiative aims to use VR to accelerate learning and understanding of the needs of foster and adopted children as well as providing therapeutic support to them.
It seeks to do this by generating “emotional understanding” and increasing empathy among the wide range of professionals that come into contact with children in the care system.
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