Independence and mobility for clients in
care and outpatient support
For care clients and people receiving outpatient support, independence in daily life is essential. Traveling by public transport can play an important role in this, but often also constitutes a barrier. Virtual OV offers a safe and effective way to lower this barrier.
Virtual OV 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 stimulates essential skills needed 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 self-confidence and reduces anxiety.
In addition, Virtual OV can be adapted to the individual needs and pace of the client. Ambulatory support workers can tailor the training and monitor progress.
How does Virtual OV work in healthcare and outpatient support?
Individual sessions: The client experiences the virtual environment with a VR headset.
Supervision: 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, then you 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 by myself later and won't have to take the van anymore."
Student - De Kameleon Roosendaal
Virtual OV is a real gamechanger for our students.
Marloes Heidekamp - Kranenburg Practical Education
What makes Virtual OV so effective is the 'fun factor'. If our young people enjoy something, their response brain switches on.
Dmitri Hazes – Kop-Zorg Alkmaar
Development of essential skills
Independence and self-reliance
Building confidence to travel independently and overcome obstacles.
Social skills
Practice interacting with fellow travelers, such as asking questions or offering help.
Executive functions
Planning, organizing, and solving problems in a realistic context.
Procedural memory
Through repetition, routines become deeply ingrained, causing them to become second nature.
Virtual Public Transport supports travel buddies
In practice, it frequently happens that everything goes according to plan during a training 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 what Virtual Public Transport looks like in practice?
Ambulatory support worker Dmitri from KopZorg shares how he uses Virtual OV with young people with autism, the power of learning through play, and how Virtual OV helps make the step towards independent travel easier.
Read the story and discover the impact of Virtual Public Transport from the perspective of the conductor!
Who we work with
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