Social skills are critical to student success in everything from peer relationships and mental health to the ability to access learning curricula. Role-play is an evidence-based tool to teach social skills, but it requires time and resources that many classrooms don't have. To address this gap and support educators and caregivers in providing social skills training in a safe environment, Amber Rowland, Ph.D., and her colleagues at the University of Kansas built VOISS, an exte