Independence and mobility for clients in
care and outpatient support
For care clients and those receiving outpatient care, independence in daily life is essential. Traveling by public transport can play an important role in this, but it can also often pose a barrier. Virtual public transport offers a safe and effective way to lower this barrier.
Virtual Public Transport is an innovative VR solution that teaches clients the skills to use public transport independently and confidently. It goes beyond just public transport training; it promotes essential skills necessary for active and independent participation in society.
Why Virtual Public Transport?
Your clients can practice various scenarios and situations they might encounter on public transport in a safe, virtual environment. Think of buying a ticket, finding the right bus or train, or dealing with delays. This increases confidence and reduces anxiety.
In addition, Virtual Public Transport can be adapted to the client's individual needs and pace. Outpatient counselors can customize the training and monitor progress.
How does Virtual OV in healthcare and outpatient support?
Individual sessions: The client experiences the virtual environment with VR glasses.
Guidance: The supervisor monitors progress via a tablet and can provide real-time feedback, repeat instructions, or adjust the simulation.
Realistic scenarios: Clients practice various travel situations, such as planning a trip, buying a ticket, dealing with delays, and asking for help.
Evaluation and progress: The supervisor evaluates the client's progress and adjusts the training where necessary.
“If you want to give them the world, teach them to travel.”
Behavioral expert Joke de Haan
"Traveling by public transport has given me the freedom I have now."
Former student - Spinaker Alkmaar
"Teacher, if I learn this, I'll be able to take the train to work later and won't have to take the bus anymore."
Student - The Chameleon Roosendaal
"Virtual public transport is a real game changer for our students."
Marloes Heidekamp - Kranenburg Practical Education
What makes Virtual Public Transport so effective is the fun factor. When our young people enjoy something, their responsive brain kicks in.
Dmitri Hazes – Head Care Alkmaar
Development of essential skills
Independence and self-reliance
Building confidence to travel independently and overcome obstacles.
Social skills
Practice interactions with fellow travelers, such as asking questions or offering help.
Executive functions
Planning, organizing and problem solving in a realistic context.
Procedural memory
Through repetition, routines become deeply ingrained, making them natural.
Virtual Public Transport supports travel buddies
In practice, it often happens that everything goes according to plan during a practice trip, meaning that situations such as delays, cancelled buses or changed platforms cannot be practiced.
Because all scenarios are integrated into our learning platform, this saves a lot of time and allows all unexpected situations to be practiced as often as needed. This lowers the barrier to taking a first trip together.
The travel buddy can track their client's progress via a tablet and gains insight into where extra attention is needed. As a result, the guidance becomes more effective and tailored, enabling even more people to learn to travel safely and independently!
In Practice
Curious about what Virtual Public Transport looks like in practice?
Outpatient counselor Dmitri from KopZorg shares how he uses Virtual Public Transport (VPT) with young people with autism, the power of playful learning, and how Virtual Public Transport helps to ease the transition to independent travel.
Read the story and discover the impact of Virtual Public Transport from the instructor's perspective!
Who we work with
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Let your students or clients learn to travel independently with
Virtual
Public Transport, for greater self-reliance and self-confidence.
