Educator Blog
Information and inspiration for thought-leaders in mental wellness and education
Our blog features a variety of content from the latest trends and social issues impacting education, to interviews with subject matter experts and clients who are successfully using Kognito products. Additionally, we also feature cutting edge research from our in-house team related to student and athlete mental health, product efficacy and cultivating resiliency after trauma. Check in weekly for the latest blog updates.
Managing a Difficult Conversation: How Virtual Humans Can Improve Our Communication Skills
Whether personally or professionally, all of us are faced with managing a difficult conversation at many points in our lives. And unfortunately, there isn’t an easy blueprint or birdie to whisper in our ear to make these conversations easier.
Virtual Humans in the Classroom: High School Students Practice Mental Health Skills
We talked with Michelle Harrison, a school counselor at Los Alamos Public Schools’ Topper Freshman Academy in New Mexico, who spearheaded an effort to reach 275 ninth graders with a suicide prevention curriculum incorporating Kognito’s Friend2Friend simulation. We wanted to know more about her strategies for engaging students and what she learned.
13 Reasons Why Resources for Season 2
Access the top 13 Reasons Why resources for schools, teachers, and parents about how to address mental health and suicide among teen viewers of the show.
Kognito Trailer: At-Risk for PK-12 Educators
Learn about Kognito’s suite of products to teach PK-12 educators (elementary, middle and high school) about mental health and suicide prevention which supports improved student wellness and school safety.
5 Things Educators Should Know When Talking About Suicide
Being armed with facts about suicide prevention in schools can help educators use their best judgment in intervening with students.
WGN Chicago Features Kognito’s SBI with Adolescents
WGN Chicago Morning News talks with Dr. Michael Dentato from Loyola University Chicago School of Social Work about Kognito’s SBI with Adolescent simulation and their implementation of the tool to train social work students in conducting substance use Screening & Brief Intervention (SBI) with adolescent patients.
St. John’s University Discusses Kognito’s Suite of Mental Health Simulations with Fox 5 NY
Since 2011, St. John’s University has used Kognito’s At-Risk to prepare its faculty and staff to support students in distress and connect them to campus resources.
Trauma-Informed Schools: The Role of K-12 Schools in Responding to Trauma
“Trauma is the #1 public health issue of our time.” Those words were a powerful anchor for Responding to Trauma: The Role of K-12 Schools, our January 2018 webinar on trauma-informed schools, emphasizing the magnitude and urgency of responding to childhood trauma.
Applying for SAMHSA’s 2018 GLS Campus Suicide Prevention Grant?
SAMHSA’s FY 2018 Garrett Lee Smith (GLS) Campus Suicide Prevention Grant (FOA SM 18-003) is open for applications.