About Us
Immersive Change is an early-stage social impact initiative developing clinician-guided immersive experiences to support behavioural insight, accountability and change in domestic and family violence intervention settings.
Immersive Change is being established as an Australian not-for-profit company limited by guarantee. The Behavioural Insight Program is its initial Domestic and Family Violence Stream.
Our work is focused on the safe and ethical use of immersive technology as a tool to support trained practitioners — not to replace them. The intention is to help participants engage with difficult concepts such as impact, accountability, empathy, emotional regulation and behaviour patterns in a structured and professionally supported environment.
The project brings together expertise in domestic and family violence intervention, psychology, immersive technology, artificial intelligence, program design and implementation. We are currently developing the model with a focus on safety, practitioner oversight, evidence-informed design and careful evaluation.
Our Approach
Immersive Change is being designed as a practitioner-supported experience. Participants would not simply enter a virtual environment and be left to process it alone. The role of the practitioner remains central before, during and after the immersive experience.
The model is intended to support:
- guided reflection
- behavioural insight
- recognition of impact
- practitioner-led discussion
- safer exploration of difficult scenarios
- structured follow-up and accountability
The immersive experience is not designed to shock, shame or overwhelm participants. It is intended to create a focused and professionally supported environment in which participants can better understand behaviour, consequences and alternative choices.
Immersive Change is being developed with board, clinical and program governance arrangements designed to protect purpose, participant safety, ethical use and accountability.
Intended Users and Partners
Immersive Change is being developed for practitioners and organisations working in domestic and family violence, behaviour change, intervention, accountability and related therapeutic or support settings.
This may include psychologists, clinicians, specialist domestic and family violence practitioners, community organisations, justice-related services and institutional partners interested in safe, evidence-informed innovation.
Clinical and Practice Advisory
Immersive Change is being developed with specialist clinical and practice input to ensure the program reflects the safety, ethical and therapeutic requirements of domestic and family violence intervention.
As the program moves toward pilot development, we are continuing to expand our clinical and sector advisory capability, including expertise in working with people who use violence and the delivery of behaviour change interventions.
Jacqueline Liyan
Founder and Program Director
Jacqueline Liyan is a management consultant and program lead with experience across government, utilities, health, transport and social impact settings.
Through INSYGHT, Jacqueline has led work in governance, operating model design, service review, business case development, policy, program assurance and organisational change.
Jacqueline leads the program development, funding, partnership and implementation work for Immersive Change, with a focus on building a credible and practical platform that can be validated through pilot testing and progressively expanded into a broader suite of immersive behaviour change scenarios.
James Newton Thomas
AI and Emerging Technology Advisor
James Newton Thomas brings extensive experience in artificial intelligence, applied technology and the practical use of emerging systems in complex real-world environments.
His work has included AI systems, automation, robotics, simulation and technology strategy across commercial and applied settings.
James provides technology input to Immersive Change, supporting thinking around AI-enabled design, technical feasibility and the responsible use of emerging technology within a clinician-guided behaviour change model.