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Charisma Virtual Social Training

VIRTUAL TRAINING TO HELP YOU NAVIGATE SOCIAL SITUATIONS IN THE REAL WORLD

Charisma™ is a flexible virtual training platform combined with live, interactive social coaching. Trained experts teach cognitive strategies to enhance the way individuals think, work and thrive socially.

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How far could you go, if you could improve your ability to…?

Initiate and maintain
conversations
Navigate peer
relationships
Identify emotions
and intentions
Manage confrontation
and peer pressure
Integrate social skills
into daily life

TRAINING THAT WORKS IN JUST 10 HOURS

Charisma is a proprietary program based on our research that shows real world results such as:

  • Significant gains in social abilities like recognizing emotions of others, understanding intentions of others and developing social relationships
  • Increased ability to focus on social cues, block distracting information, and recognize key information needed to build conversations
  • Improved social confidence and decreased social anxiety

WHO CAN BENEFIT?

Youth 8+ and Adults who:

  • Withdraw or become isolated in social settings
  • Combat fear in starting or maintaining a conversation
  • Struggle with working in groups and negotiating with peers
  • Have trouble expressing positive emotions to others
  • Experience difficulty connecting to others related to a diagnosed neurodevelopmental difference such as ADD/ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Social Anxiety and other social, emotional or behavioral challenges

Educational Systems, Transition Programs and Treatment Centers who:

  • Are looking for a social-emotional learning program that is not one-size-fits-all
  • Are searching for a partner to train teachers, specialists, and staff in strategies that work
  • Are needing an evidence based social training that is researched supported, clinician driven and parent/teacher approved

WHAT DOES THE TRAINING INCLUDE?

A 10 Session Personalized Social Coaching Experience that:

  • Starts with a complimentary consultation to set up each individual for success
  • Is remotely accessible from a home, school, or organization’s computer
  • Allows time for tech check and meet-and-greet with a Charisma Coach
  • Delivers meaningful social interactions tailored to each individuals’ unique needs
  • Teaches science-based strategies that boost social brainhealth and performance
  • Provides relevant, customized feedback in real time by a live Charisma Coach
  • Includes a personalized summary of social strengths, weaknesses, and progress
  • Offers on-going, booster sessions once the 10-hour training has been completed

HOW CAN I GET STARTED OR LEARN MORE?

Connect for a Complimentary Consultation:

Request Consultation

Contact a Charisma Coach with Questions:

Aimee Herron-Troy
Aimee.Herron@utdallas.edu
(972) 883-3241

Register for an Upcoming Charisma Informational Webinar:

Join us online for a complementary 30-minute parent presentation with a Charisma Coach. Tour our virtual world, ask questions and learn more.

Register for webinar on February 3 at 9 AM
Register for webinar on February 3 at 12 PM (noon)

Register for webinar on March 3 at 9 AM
Register for webinar on March 3 at 12 PM (noon)

Visit our Frequently Asked Questions Page

RESEARCHED HERE – DEVELOPED HERE

The Emerging Technologies Lab at the Center for BrainHealth developed Charisma, a flexible, virtual simulation platform combined with a cognitive training program, to help users increase their social adeptness. Charisma leverages cutting-edge game development software to allow repeated – but novel – practice with real-time simulation of authentic, dynamic social interactions at varying levels of complexity.

Learn more about the development of Charisma

Charisma™ uses the Unreal® Engine. Unreal® is a trademark or registered trademark of Epic Games, Inc. in the United States of America and elsewhere. Unreal® Engine, Copyright 1998 – 2020, Epic Games, Inc. All rights reserved.

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"Aiden really likes it and wants to do it again. It’s wonderful that the reports show growth, too,” concluded his mom. “This program is teaching more than social skills; it’s equipping kids like Aiden with life-long strategies to be independent problem solvers and critical thinkers. We have not had a single incident report since the Charisma strategies were implemented - prior to, we were getting weekly incident reports where every teacher was saying Aiden was saying inappropriate things" "As a special ed teacher, I can't tell you how many kids Charisma would benefit from this program...the virtual reality interface is so much less intimidating b/c it's not a real person and it's fun. Kids feel less threatened and relaxed, they'll be more open to correction and willing to dip their toe into the water without fear."

Allison Darwak - parent
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"We went to Dallas for the 1 week intensive training in August 2017 and again in 2018. We have seen consistent growth in Aiden’s social skills and believe that Charisma has been a big part of that growth. We considered coming to Dallas again for 2019...we love Texas and enjoyed our visits(even in August!), but the opportunity to get the training remotely, over the course of the Summer is very appealing. It also would allow me to save a precious week of vacation time to use elsewhere...and then there’s the significant financial savings as well from not having to purchase plane tickets etc."

John Darwak - parent
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"The program they’ve developed is the best I’ve seen so far regarding a way to get teachers, parents, and students to truly understand, develop empathy, and most importantly provide them with social skills and strategies."

Kathy Edwards - Founder & Director of The Novus Academy
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"Behind Every Door works in apartment communities where our young people are experiencing high levels of stress, a lack of resources and limited opportunity. The BPI team and the Charisma program has opened up a world to them where they can explore their social emotional health in a safe, engaging environment under the guidance of trained counselors and advocates. We have seen growth in all our students who have participated and we hope we can extend this excellent program to more students who desperately need it."

Fionna Hall - Director of Effectiveness at Behind Every Door
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"I was impressed when you took away the safety net and he had to solve problems on his own. He was aware of what the other person wanted from him, and even though I could tell that he wanted an adult to solve it for him, he did it on his own. That was so good to see."

Brooke Morse - parent
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“As you saw, J was just speechless when you started working with her and we are so very grateful to know that she will be continuing with Charisma during the upcoming school year through Options. We are already seeing the benefits of the program to her and we really do mean it when we say Charisma at the top in significance of all the many formal intervention programs J has participated in over the years.“

Parent - Options Transition to Independence Boarding School
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“We live in a highly social world that puts more emphasis on knowing somebody than work or brain power. The best thing about this program is that it’s a very low-stakes way to practice interacting in everyday ways with others.”

CLARK THURSTON, social cognition research participant