IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH VIRTUAL REALITY: EMOTIONAL REGULATION IN ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES USING THE LIMINAL VR PLATFORM

This research paper aims to explore the integration of the virtual reality (VR) along with the emotional journaling in order to improve emotional regulation and also to reduce the selfharming behaviors in a participant with severe intellectual disabilities (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). The intervention included three sessions using the Cosmic Flow Scenario on the Liminal VR (ArborXR, n.d.) platform together with daily emotional journaling based on Paul Ekman’s universal emotions (Ekman, n.d.). The results highlighted major improvements in emotional self-regulation, reflected in an increased Emotional Balance Coefficient from 0.75 to 2.5 and the termination of self-harming behaviors. The observations underscore the potential of VR interventions in social work, emphasising their scalability for broader application, in spite of the challenges such as costs and accessibility. Future research is needed to investigate long-term impacts and group-based implementations (Yalon-Chamovitz & Weiss 2008).