by Alexandra Zavis, LA Times
Petty Officer Sarax shifts in his seat as a therapist asks him about the wartime experiences that are causing strain with his wife. “There are some things that I just don’t want to talk about with her and she keeps pushing,” he says. “… I lost a couple of friends over there. It was bad.” Sarax could be one of many veterans who are struggling to cope with the stress and trauma of war. But he is in fact a computer simulation. Researchers at USC hope that virtual clients like Sarax will help social workers learn to interact with military personnel and identify the signs of post-traumatic stress disorder. It is one of the ways that the university’s School of Social Work is harnessing technology to improve care for returning veterans and help head off a looming crisis.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-military-social-work-20110319,0,2326016.story
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