Journal article
Using a Serious Game to Train Violence Risk Assessment and Management Skills
Simulation & Gaming, Vol.50(2), pp.124-135
2019
Abstract
Background. Staff in healthcare and human services settings are frequently exposed to interpersonal violence and challenging behaviour that requires competence in assessing and managing the associated risks. The pressure to adequately manage these risks can result in high levels of workplace stress. Intervention. Students and workers face many barriers to receiving practical training in risk assessment and management, and serious gaming has shown promise as a method of learning in a realistic, experiential, and safe environment. This study examined whether a serious game was an effective and engaging method for training people to assess and manage challenging behaviours, compared to a traditional mode of learning. Method. The 78 participants in this quasi-experimental study were divided into a serious game condition and a traditional learning condition. Participants were scored on their acquired knowledge across five categories and surveyed on their level of engagement in the learning method. Results. Results demonstrated no significant differences between learning conditions on acquired knowledge, and significantly higher levels of engagement in the serious game condition. Conclusion. Serious games may offer an effective way of teaching risk assessment and management skills to novice healthcare professionals. As an engaging, cost-effective, authentic, flexible, and self-directed learning method, the advantages of utilising serious gaming as a training tool in healthcare and human services are substantial.
Details
- Title
- Using a Serious Game to Train Violence Risk Assessment and Management Skills
- Authors
- Jonathan Mason (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - School of Social SciencesKrystelle Loader (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - School of Social Sciences
- Publication details
- Simulation & Gaming, Vol.50(2), pp.124-135
- Publisher
- Sage Publications Inc.
- Date published
- 2019
- DOI
- 10.1177/1046878119837314
- ISSN
- 1046-8781; 1046-8781
- Organisation Unit
- School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99451499302621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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