Please join us for a free informational Webinar about Kognito's new program, Veterans on Campus, a training simulation designed to help faculty and staff create a more supportive academic environment for their student veterans.
Members of the Kognito team will explain how the course was developed, provide a demonstration of the training componenets, and discuss research gathered during a recent six-week pilot study.
To sign up, please click your prefered Webinar date below.
NY Launches Statewide Use of Kognito At-Risk for High School Educators
Please join us for a free informational Webinar about the NYS Office of Mental Health’s new initiative to provide Kognito’s At-Risk for High School Educators to 30,000 teachers hosted by Melanie Puorto, director of suicide prevention initiatives for NYSOMH. Ms Puorto will discuss why her office selected this innovative training platform and what the NYS Office of Mental Health hopes to achieve on behalf of New York’s youth and families. Ms. Puorto will also explain how schools can join the program and plans for its evaluation.
Joining Ms. Puorto will be Glenn Albright, PhD, Director of Applied Research at Kognito, who will demonstrate the simulation and discuss the results of a quasi-experimental research study conducted among over 300 teachers in 40 states. Sign up today!
VA-VISN 3 Introduces an Online Resiliency & PTSD Training for Families of Veterans in NY/NJ
Please join us for one of two free informational Webinar about the upcoming launch of Family of Heroes, an online PTSD and Resiliency Training for Families of Veterans in NY/NJ, made available by the Department of Veterans Affairs NY/NJ (VISN 3). On this Webinar, Ann Feder, Mental Health Line Manager for VA VISN 3 will provide a demonstration of Family of Heroes and discuss how you and your organization can help the VA inform families in the area about this resource. Sign up today!
There are no Webinars scheduled at this time. Please check back for future dates.
Kognito’s At-Risk Simulations for Universities
Please join us for a free informational Webinar about Kognito’s suite of gatekeeper training programs, At-Risk for Universities and Colleges. During this Webinar, we will provide a demonstration of At-Risk for Faculty and At-Risk for Students, and discuss how the 100 schools using At-Risk have implemented the course and are motivating faculty and students to participate. Sign up today!
There are no Webinars scheduled at this time. Please check back for future dates.
NY Launches Statewide Use of Kognito At-Risk for High School Educators
Date: August 23, 2011
Thirty thousand teachers in New York State will be trained over the next three years using Kognito’s At-Risk. Hosted by Melanie Puorto, director of suicide prevention initiatives for NYS Office of Mental Health, this webinar discusses why her office selected this innovative training platform and what they hope to achieve on behalf of New York’s youth and families. Ms. Puorto also explains how schools can join the program and plans for its evaluation. Ms. Puorto is joined in the Webinar by Melissa Evingham, Asst. Supt. of the Lakeshore Central School District in Upstate New York, who talks about how the training aligns with her districts "whole child" philosophy. Kognito CEO Ron Goldman demonstrates the simulation and discusses the results of a quasi-experimental research study conducted among over 300 teachers in 40 states.
Supporting LGBTQ Youth in our Schools and Communities
Date: May, 2011
This panel discussion, facilitated by Melanie Puorto, director of the New York State Office of Mental Health’s Suicide Prevention Initiative, will discuss fostering a positive school climate for teens in school regardless of their sexual orientation, gender expression or gender identity.
Feature panelists include members of The Trevor Project, The Long Island Crisis Center’s Pride for Youth program, and Price Center of the Capital Region.
Penn State Altoona’s Mental Health Initiatives
Date: April, 2010
Dr. Glenn Albright, Director of Applied Research at Kognito Interactive, is joined by Dr. Joy Himmel, Associate Director of Health and Wellness at Penn State Altoona, who will discuss her campus’ mental health initiatives. Dr. Albright provides an overview of Kognito’s At-Risk training simulation.
