Kognito

Kognito is a set of role-play, avatar modules to educate faculty, staff, and students about mental health and suicide prevention *(Which we know supports improved academic performance, student retention, and campus safety.) It is an aviator/simulation online tool that allows users to enter a virtual environment and engage in role-play conversations with emotionally-responsive virtual humans. Through practice and receiving personalized feedback, users learn and assess their competency to lead similar conversations in real life. Key models and techniques include motivational interviewing, shared decision-making, emotional self-regulation, empathy, empathic accuracy, and reappraisal strategy. Key learning and assessment principles include hands-on-practice, contextual learning, personalized feedback, storytelling, and case-based approach.

How Can Kognito Help You?

  • Increase knowledge and awareness about mental health and suicide
  • Identify warning signs of psychological distress, including verbal, behavioral, and situational clues.
  • Lead conversations with students to discuss concerns, build resilience, and increase connectedness.
  • Assess the need for referral, motivate the student to seek help, and make a warm hand-off to support
  • Understand the school’s specific process for student referral and counseling services

Take The Trainings:

  • Using a desktop, laptop, or compatible mobile device sign on to the internet using Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome.

For UCF Employees – Faculty, Staff, and Student Workers:

  • Using a desktop, laptop, or compatible mobile device sign on to the internet using Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome.
  • Register through https://www.myworkday.com/ucf/d/home.htmld and then click on Menu (top left corner), select “learning,” followed by “discover,” and “browse learning,” “Human Resources” and then search by “kognito”. UCF employees should register through Workday and MUST complete the modules through Webcourses in order to receive credit for completion.

If you are a UCF Student:

  • You can go directly to the UCF Kognito Site: https://ucf.kognito.com 
  • Staff and Faculty need to go to Workday, see instructions above

If you experience any issues, please contact support@kognito.com with a description and screenshot of the error.

Help make UCF’s  campuses safer, more supportive environments for all.