MindImmerse Crisis Response Planning Training puts a trainee in the room with Daniel Morales, a fictional Army veteran who presents in an emergency department after a suicidal crisis. The trainee talks with him by voice, builds his crisis response plan in his own words, and debriefs with Dr. Lena Hayes, an AI instructional coach.
Each session is one conversation with one client, from the first guarded exchange to a finished plan.
Daniel is guarded, the way many clients are after a crisis. What he shares depends on how skillfully the trainee engages him.
The trainee and Daniel work through a crisis response plan together, recorded in his language rather than the trainee's.
Dr. Lena Hayes, an AI instructional coach, reviews the session with the trainee. She is not a clinician or a substitute for supervision.
From the practice activity
A crisis response plan has one job: to hold up when no one else is awake. Trainees build Daniel's card from what he actually said in session, then test it against the moment it was made for.
Simulated case. Names and numbers are fictional.
Recorded sessions and live walkthroughs are available to training programs, research partners, and funders on request.
Crisis response planning has randomized trial evidence behind it. Training programs have few ways to let learners rehearse delivering it before they meet a client in crisis.
Fewer suicide attempts over six months among active-duty soldiers who received a crisis response plan, compared with a contract for safety (5% vs. 19%; hazard ratio 0.24). The trial enrolled 97 soldiers presenting for emergency behavioral health care at Fort Carson, Colorado.
Bryan, C. J., Mintz, J., Clemans, T. A., Leeson, B., Burch, T. S., Williams, S. R., Maney, E., & Rudd, M. D. (2017). Journal of Affective Disorders, 212, 64–72. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2017.01.028| Learners | Graduate students and clinicians in social work, counseling, substance use disorder treatment, and nursing. |
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| Format | A voice conversation with a fictional AI standardized client, with captions and transcripts for all spoken output. |
| Work product | A crisis response plan in the client's own words. |
| Feedback | A structured debrief from an AI instructional coach. |
| Safeguards | No clinical decision support, diagnosis, treatment, or crisis counseling. |
| Access | Runs in a web browser. No headset or installation. |
MindImmerse is a veteran-owned small business. A clinical advisory team of veterans and practicing clinicians, chaired by Dr. Donald Schuman, reviews the platform's content, affect, and workflow.
PhD, LCSW-S, LCDC · Co-founder and Managing Member
Vietnam combat infantryman who served 27 years in the U.S. Army and retired as a Sergeant Major (E-9). Built a second career in substance use treatment. University associate professor of practice in social work. Leads business strategy and operations.
PhD, LCSW, LPC, BCB, BCN · Co-founder and Chief Science Officer
University associate professor of social work and former Army and VA clinician. Tillman Scholar. Researcher in veteran suicide prevention and simulation training. Board certified in biofeedback and neurofeedback and President-Elect of the Biofeedback Society of Texas. Designed and built the training platform. Leads clinical design and research.
Clinical Advisory Board
MBA, PMP, MSW
Military-connected veteran advocate, published author, and certified mental health peer support specialist. She writes on grief and the loss of her son, a Marine who served multiple combat tours, and provides pro bono telehealth peer support to veterans.
MSW, LMSW, PMP
U.S. Army veteran, certified mental health peer support specialist, and program director of a VA case management program focused on military sexual trauma. Former Veterans Crisis Line counselor.
Clinical psychologist
Veteran spouse, clinical psychologist, and addictions counselor specializing in trauma treatment for high-risk populations. More than 25 years in the state college system, including consulting on instructional program design and evaluation.
LMSW
U.S. Marine Corps infantry veteran providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services in a juvenile detention setting.
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