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Monday, July 20, 2020

Online Assessment of Pandemic-Triggered Stress: Towards Developing Assistive AI Technologies

Our lab director Kenta Asakura, alongside Amedeo D'Angiulii have embarked on a new online simulation study, Online Assessment of Pandemic-Triggered Stress: Towards Developing Assistive AI Technologies. This study seeks to develop assistive technologies to support therapists in their online counselling sessions. More about this exciting project, as... More

Tuesday, July 14, 2020

Summer Updates

While COVID-19 has interrupted our physical presence in the SIM lab, it has remained a busy time for our team. Research Our lab director Kenta Asakura has embarked on a new online simulation study, Online Assessment of Pandemic-Triggered Stress: Towards Developing Assistive AI Technologies, alongside Amedeo D’Angiulli. Funded by Carleton... More

Sunday, March 15, 2020

Improvisation, Collaboration and Social Work

(Photograph courtesy of Tim Marshall) On March 4, 2020, Clay Drinko of Psychology Today published an article highlighting how tenets of theatrical improvisation can help social workers co-create meaning with clients. There are significant intersections between social work and improvisation, a crucial one being the fact that engaging in an... More

Monday, June 17, 2019

Lab Director, Kenta Asakura Elected to OCSWSSW Council

This spring our lab director Kenta Asakura was elected to the Council for The Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW). The OCSWSSW "is the regulatory body for social workers and social service workers in Ontario". Kenta brings to this position a rich background as a practitioner, social work educator and... More

Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Save the Date: Lab Launch!

Save the Date! We are planning to launch the Sim Social Work Research Lab March 29th 2019, and will post information when it becomes available. If you would like to receive an email update for the event, please send Katherine a note at... More

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

We Have Walls!

The building of the lab is in full swing. While this may not look like much, this is substantial progress. We have walls, and featured here is the cutout for the one-way mirror. Exciting times are shortly ahead. Stay-tuned!      ... More

Tuesday, November 13, 2018

SIM Research Team at the Council for Social Work Education’s Annual Program Meeting

The SIM Social Work Research Team had a great time last week-end at the Council for Social Work Education’s Annual Program Meeting. Kenta made three presentations on simulation based research, while Sarah and Katherine made two presentations on supporting evidence-based innovations across youth centres. We also had the opportunity to meet others... More

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