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October 18, 2025Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer InteractionOpen Access

'Poker with Play Money': Exploring Psychotherapist Training with Virtual Patients

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CBCynthia M. BasemanMHMasum HasanNSNathaniel Swinger

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Overview

Case study examines human-agent collaboration for psychotherapy training, suggesting benefits for skill development.

Key Points

  • Virtual patients can effectively enhance psychotherapist training by simulating real patient interactions.
  • Psychotherapists reported that the realism of the virtual patient influenced their training experience greatly.
  • Employing virtual agents addresses resource limitations and enhances accessibility in psychotherapy training.
  • The study highlighted the importance of cultural representation in AI systems for effective mental health training.

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Baseman et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68f3793258f37cefb60d3564https://doi.org/10.1145/3757450
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