Educator Roundtable for Suicide Prevention Training for High School Educators
Please join us for a free informational Webinar about the experience of schools using At-Risk for High School Educators, a new interactive online training that engages teachers, administrators and staff in recognizing students' signs of depression, anxiety, thoughts of suicide and connecting them to appropriate counseling or mental health services. This professional development program is currently available to over 120,000 educators in Texas, Ohio, Arizona, and New York at no cost. Hear from principals and district administrators from New York and Texas who are using the program with success in their schools.
This Webinar will be offered at two different dates and times, and is free to attend. 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.
Targeting the ED to Reduce Suicide and Substance Abuse
Date: March 14, 2012
This webinar discusses a statewide initiative in Arizona to enlist the staff of the State’s 80 Emergency Departments in identifying, screening and referring for treatment or follow up patients that are at-risk for suicide or substance abuse. The 45 minute session features Lisa Shumaker, Office Chief, Prevention Services, Arizona Department of Health Services, Division of Behavioral Health Services, and her colleague, Markay Adams, Suicide Prevention Coordinator discussing:
• The rationale behind the program – including increasing poisoning rates, rising costs and elimination of funding for behavioral health services (1:10)
• The planning – including needs analysis, opportunities for change and barriers, the logic model and funding sources (15:15)
• Implementation of the program (26:12)
• Discussion of an online interactive training simulation, Kognito’s At-Risk in the ED (30:11)
• Evalution and Next steps (42:33)
The Webinar was facilitated by Jennifer Spiegler, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Kognito Interactive. Kognito, a developer of online training simulations, has recently released “At-Risk in the ED” an online interactive course designed to educate emergency department staff on how to identify and screen patients for suicide and substance abuse risk. A demo of the course can be viewed at kognito.com.
Supporting Veterans on Campus
Date: February 28, 2012
During this one hour Webinar, you will hear from three experts about their institution’s current and future veteran-facing initiatives and lessons learned. A Q&A will follow the panel discussion (Starts 28:08).
Panelists include:
• Sheryl Frye, LCSW – Assistant Dir. of Counseling, Military Student Services, Northern Illinois University (Starts 03:57)
• Bill Smith - President of the College Educators for Veterans and Health Educator at University of Missouri (Starts 11:15)
• Martha Mead - Special Projects Coordinator, Virginia Wounded Warrior Program (Starts 18:40)
The Webinar was facilitated by Ron Goldman, Co-Founder of Kognito Interactive. Kognito, a developer of online training simulations, has recently released “Veterans on Campus” an online interactive course designed to educate faculty and staff how to create a supportive campus environment for veterans. A demo of the course can be viewed at kognito.com.
VA NY / NJ Launches “Family of Heroes”, an Avatar-Based Resiliency Training for Veteran Families
Date: November 15, 2011
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.
