Enhancing vocational training in corrections: A type 1 hybrid randomized controlled trial protocol for evaluating virtual reality job interview training among returning citizens preparing for community re-entry
Autor: | Aaron Suganuma, Gary S. Cuddeback, Matthew J. Smith, Jennifer E. Johnson, Robert McGeorge, Daphne M. Brydon, Justin D. Smith, Meghan M. Harrington, Brandy R. Sinco, Kyle Kaminski, Jamie A. Mitchell, Shannon Blajeski, Neil Jordan, Brittany Ross, Morris D. Bell, Brittani Parham, Sheryl Pimlott Kubiak |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2020 |
Předmět: |
Employment
Job interview Virtual reality Article law.invention 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Randomized controlled trial law 030212 general & internal medicine Set (psychology) Pharmacology Protocol (science) Medical education lcsh:R5-920 Recidivism General Medicine Mental health Vocational education Returning citizens Psychology lcsh:Medicine (General) 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
Zdroj: | Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, Vol 19, Iss, Pp 100604-(2020) Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications |
ISSN: | 2451-8654 |
Popis: | The Michigan Department of Corrections operates the Vocational Villages, which are skilled trades training programs set within prisons that include an immersive educational community using virtual reality, robotics, and other technologies to develop employable trades. An enhancement to the Vocational Villages could be an evidence-based job interview training component. Recently, we conducted a series of randomized controlled trials funded by the National Institute of Mental Health to evaluate the efficacy of virtual reality job interview training (VR-JIT). The results suggested that the use of VR-JIT was associated with improved job interview skills and a greater likelihood of receiving job offers within 6 months. The primary goal of this study is to report on the protocol we developed to evaluate the effectiveness of VR-JIT at improving interview skills, increasing job offers, and reducing recidivism when delivered within two Vocational Villages via a randomized controlled trial and process evaluation. Our aims are to: (1) evaluate whether services-as-usual in combination with VR-JIT, compared to services-as-usual alone, enhances employment outcomes and reduces recidivism among returning citizens enrolled in the Vocational Villages; (2) evaluate mechanisms of employment outcomes and explore mechanisms of recidivism; and (3) conduct a multilevel, mixed-method process evaluation of VR-JIT implementation to assess the adoptability, acceptability, scalability, feasibility, and implementation costs of VR-JIT. |
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