VA · VA-25-2566 · record R2192

TherapyTrainer

Department of Veterans Affairs · VHA: Veterans Health Administration

Overview

Development stage: In development or acquisitionSource: a) Pre-deployment – The use case is in a development or acquisition status.
High-impact designation: Not high-impactSource: c) Not high-impact
Impact justification: Not reported
Start date: Not reported
Withheld from public reporting: Not reported

Mission

Topic area: Health and Medical
Operational functions: Clinical and medical Derived by keyword rules; see methodology

Problem the AI is intended to solve

Simulation and feedback for training in evidence-based psychotherapies. This technology is intended to allow therapists to have just-in-time support and feedback when learning a new treatment. Problem to be solved: Problems scaling training; there are limited available experts to provide consultation and feedback.

Expected benefits

more rapid training and skill acquisition; more therapists available to provide high quality evidence-based care.

System outputs

AI consultant will provide feedback and suggestions for how to engage in therapeutic interactions with a simulated patient agent; AI simulated patient will simulate patient behavior in a therapy session; AI fidelity monitor will provide the AI consultant with assessment of therapist skill; AI safety agent will detect whether therapist response to simulated patient risk is appropriate.

Technology

AI classification: Generative AISource: Generative AI: AI that generates new or synthetic content (e.g., images, videos, audio, text, code).
System name(s): Not reported
Custom-developed code: Not reported
Public source code: Not reported

Sourcing

How it was built: Not reported
Vendor (as reported): Not reported
Vendors (standardized): None on the standard list

A vendor is the supplier named by the agency. It does not identify the underlying model or AI technology.

Data and privacy

Involves PII: Not reported
Privacy Impact Assessment: Not reported
Authorization to Operate: Not reported
Demographic features: Not reported
Training and evaluation data: Not reported
Federal Data Catalog: Not reported

Governance

0 of 8 minimum-practice questions answered. A blank answer means the agency reported nothing; it does not mean the practice is absent.

Pre-deployment testingNo answer reported

AI impact assessmentNo answer reported

Independent reviewNo answer reported

Ongoing monitoringNo answer reported

Operator trainingNo answer reported

Fail-safeNo answer reported

Appeal processNo answer reported

User and public consultationNo answer reported

Potential impacts and how they were identified

Not reported