As realized by all parties, increasing number of refugees, with their needs to be satisfied, leads authorities to take responsibilities all around the world. As the number of refugees and immigrants grow, the possibility of unmet physical and psychological needs increases. These vulnerable individuals may try to satisfy their needs by getting into risky behaviours like substance use, committing crimes etc. For solving the problems related to refugees, the Council of Europe published many recommendations. In 2011 the Council of Europe adopted the Recommendation on Probation [Rec(2011)13] about accessibility of health system, “Barriers to the accessibility of health services may have to be removed in order to help migrants find their way in the health system”. Also, in the same Recommendation [Rec(2011)13], it is said that “Consideration should be given to all available methods of reducing language barriers, including translation by telephone and video, face-to-face interpretation, the provision of “intercultural mediators” and helping migrants to learn the language of the host country.” Professionals in probation system give training on positive coping strategies to prevent re-offending among offenders. However, the system experiences difficulty in handling the refugee offenders because of the language barrier and the offenders do not have the access to the positive coping with stress trainings in their own language. Due to the privacy rules, the probation system cannot use the translation by telephone, video and other techniques which was recommended. In the recent years, psychologists are using virtual reality (VR) to treat many psychological disorders like anxiety disorders and develop some skills such as emotion recognition and regulation, communication and so on. Also, Fromberger et al. (2014) indicated that using virtual reality is beneficial due to high controllability of social situations and it has fewer barriers compared to imagination techniques. Besides, training of behavior in high‐risk situations without endangering others is a specific advantage of using VR for forensic surroundings. The aim of the present project is to close language barrier gap and provide rehabilitation for substance user refugee probationers developing a virtual reality programme to improve their coping skills (problem solving and emotion regulation skills). Substance use will be used as a sign of deficiency in coping skills; main focus will be on teaching coping skills rather than dealing with substance use behavior. The system provides a better adult learning opportunity by getting rid of the language barrier and the confidentiality rule will not be ruined. In addition to these advantages, the same VR scenario can be adapted to different languages therefore it is cost- effective. The technique could be used in a wide range of skills, therefore open to progress. The technique has a preventive power since the same scenario can be used in normal settings, too. The pilot study will be conducted on five substance user refugee offenders Turkey, Portugal and Romania. The service in the current probation systems are expected to be improved as a result of the project, and a decrease in the reoffending figures of the refugee offenders is expected since the coping skills will be improved with the newly developed VR application. The project’s specific goals include: 1. Needs analysis report on refugee offenders will be prepared by Ankara Probation Directorate. 2. A Literature review on teaching skills with the use of virtual reality will be conducted, and a proposal on the implementation methodology of using virtual reality in teaching skills to refugee offenders will be structured.3. Creation of a Virtual Reality(VR) software programme for refugee offenders, developing methodology of using VR technology in skill teaching and adapting the newly structured system into probation fields as a new methodology - A manual for scenario writing for VR will be prepared.- Contents will be prepared. - User’s manual for the use of VR scenarios will be prepared. - A virtual reality Model will be prepared to be used in the teaching problem solving and emotion regulation skills to refugee offenders.4. Delivering a training of the trainer course for probation experts on how to use newly structured virtual reality technology to teach the refugee probationers 5. Development of Virtual Reality Skills Teaching Pilot Programme - Pilot study of the VR model will be conducted in Turkey and Portugal. - Amendments and fine tuning of the programme will be done after the pilot sessions.