Trainingn & Partnership

Navajo Technical University currently provides two virtual trainings through the NTUCS office, in 2019 we partnered with QPR Institute to provide the opportunity to all NTU staff and faculty members to partake in free annual mandatory QPR Gatekeepers training upon completion the certificate is valid for two-years.

Our Counseling program also offers QPR Gatekeeper training to enrolled students in the Associate of Arts and Vocational/Technical Certificates Counseling programs at no cost.

If you are interested and would like to take the training please email c.atine@navajotech.edu to obtain access and instructions to create an account to complete the 90 min QPR Gatekeeper training. You may also call Cheryll Atine at (505) 387-7473 for more information.

QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer)

Just as CPR helps anyone save a life in a medical emergency, QPR is a simple educational program that teaches how to recognize a mental health emergency and get a person at-risk the help they need.

In these trainings, certified QPR Gatekeeper Instructors teach the three steeps anyone can learn to help prevent suicide: Question, Persuade, and Refer. The more people trained in QPR, the more lives are saved.

Goals of QPR Gatekeeper Training include:

• Educating participants on the myths and facts associated with suicide
• The warning signs of suicide and contributing causes
• How to Question, Persuade, and Refer someone who may be suicidal
• Sharing resources available to help someone in crisis

KOGNITO

Kognito Inc., is an online educational simulation, available to students, to guide in how to identify, approach, and refer a student in mental distress. Each simulation exercise allows the user to practice conversations that helps students, staff, and faculty build resilience, strengthen relationship, and develop connections with campus resources. Kognito is also designed to support academic performance, student retention, and campus safety.

You can create an account with Kognito and use the platform at any time. The program takes approximately 30-40 minutes to complete and may be repeated as desired.

To complete the simulation, follow the instructions below:
Before you begin please use a compatible browser such as Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox

Create a new account by selecting “Click Here” above the email and password fields, navigate to https://kognitocampus.com/.

Follow the prompts and enter the appropriate enrollment key
For STUDENTS Enrollment key: enter ntstudents
For FACULTY Enrollment Key: enter ntfaculty
(Staff members you may also use FACULTY Enrollment Key)
Select the desired simulation tile and click “Launch” to begin the simulation.
Follow the on-screen instructions to access the simulation.

This is the first time NTU has implemented an interactive training tool of this kind on such a wide scale. We look forward to receiving feedback from faculty, staff, and students about the user experience to help assess the potential strengths and weaknesses of this avatar-based simulation program.