CBCS Intranet > News & Events > News for 2011
- New CBCS Dean Named
- Julie Serovich brings two decades of administrative and research success to USF’s College of Behavioral and Community Sciences.
- Now Registering for Spring 2012: Online Graduate Certificate in Positive Behavior Support
- This fully online program consists of three core courses and two elective courses for a total of 15 credit hours.
- Graduate Certificate in Children's Mental Health: CBCS Addresses the Need for Qualified Professionals
- To address the enormous shortage of qualified, appropriately trained professionals in the children's mental health field, CBCS is offering educational and professional development opportunities through a Graduate Certificate in Children's Mental Health.
- Now Registering New Graduate Level Course for Spring Semester: Issues & Trends in Developmental Disabilities
- The course will provide students with a rich curriculum that addresses health, educational, social, cultural, and economic issues related to developmental disabilities across the life span.
- Kwang-Sun Cho Blair Receives $999,000 grant from U.S. Department of Education
- Funding will address state-identified needs to improve the quality and increase the number of personnel locally who are fully credentialed to serve children with disabilities and behavioral challenges.
- CBCS Welcomes New Faculty
- The college welcomes 10 new faculty members for the Fall 2011 semester.
- Call for Papers Now Open: Children's Mental Health Research & Policy Conference
- The 25th Annual Conference will be held March 4 - 7, 2012.
- FMHI Research Library Begins Transition
- Fall semester marks a number of new and exciting changes for the FMHI Research Library. Starting next week, FMHI Library staff will begin transitioning select resources to USF's Main Campus Library.
- Dean's Office Staff Receive USF's Top Award
- Karen Grigsby and Stefan Phekoo are recipients of the 2010 USF Outstanding Staff Award, the university's most prestigious recognition available for staff and administrative employees.
- CBCS Restructuring Plan
- Over the past several months, we have been working on a plan to reorganize the departmental/school structure of the College of Behavioral & Community Sciences. The restructuring process involved the faculty and staff of the Department of Aging and Mental Health Disparities, the Faculty Council, the USF Senate Executive Committee, and the USF System Advisory Council. Following approval by the Provost, the faculty and staff in the Department of Aging and Mental Health Disparities will join other BCS departments.
- Intensive Workshop on Youth Suicide Prevention: September 13 & 14
- The 2-day workshop will provide participants with the latest research-based information and help them plan a comprehensive, public health approach for suicide prevention.
- Textbook Authored by CBCS Faculty Published into Chinese
- The textbook, Physical Change and Aging: A Guide for the Helping Professions, Fifth Edition, was authored by Sue V. Saxon, PhD, Professor Emeritus in the School of Aging Studies, Mary Jean Etten, Ed.D, adjunct faculty in the School of Aging Studies, and Elizabeth Perkins Ph.D, RNMH, Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Child & Family Studies.
- Richard Weinberg, Ph.D. to Join Department of Rehabilitation & Mental Health Counseling
- After 20 plus years of service in the Dean's Office including a leadership role for the APA pre-doctoral internship program, Dr. Weinberg is set to join the Department of Rehabilitation & Mental Health Counseling.
- Assistant Professor Alison Salloum Receives 3 Year NIMH Grant
- Dr. Alison Salloum, Assistant Professor, USF School of Social Work, Department of Pediatrics, was awarded a 3-year National Institute of Mental Health R34 grant to develop and test the feasibility of a novel Stepped Care Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) intervention for young children with significant post traumatic stress symptoms.
- Tutoring and Learning Services: Syllabus Boilerplate Text
- Boilerplate text that can be used on faculty Blackboard pages and syllibi
- USF Tutoring and Learning Services
- Presentation document of USF's Tutoring & Learning Services
- Association of the Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries Gives Out Highest Honor
- Ardis Hanson, former director of the USF Florida Mental Health Institute Research Library, was recently recognized for her service to the Association of the Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries (ACURIL).
- Applied Behavior Analysis Undergraduate Opportunities
- Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) applies scientific principles and concepts to help people change their behavior.
- CBCS Employee Recognition Awards Program Recipients Announced
- The College of Behavioral & Community Sciences honored the first two recipients of its Employee Recognition Awards Program last month. The award honors the achievements of Administrative, Staff, and OPS/Temporary employees for their extraordinary achievement in the workplace and advancement of university, college, and department/school goals.
- CBCS Employment Opportunities
- Here is a list of faculty employment opportunities currently available at USF's College of Behavioral & Community Sciences
- Why They Run: $1.3 Million Grant to Help Find Answers from Youth in Child Welfare System
- Assistant Professor Kimberly Crosland has received funds from the USDOE Special Education Research Program to develop an effective intervention model focused on runaway behavior in children in the child welfare system.
- CFS's Newest PhD: Kathleen Ferreira
- Congratulations to the newest Ph.D. in the Department of Child & Family Studies – Dr. Kathleen Ferreira! She received her doctoral degree in Curriculum and Instruction through USF’s College of Education, with an emphasis in Interdisciplinary Education at the 2011 Spring graduation ceremony.
- May 1 – 7: 2011 National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week
- This years' observance is focusing on building resilience in young children dealing with trauma. A legislative briefing on May 3 will focus on Trauma and Early Intervention Services for Children and Adolescents and the value of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHSA) grant programs.
- Stipends for New Graduate Level Course to be Offered Summer Session C
- This interdisciplinary course will provide students with a rich curriculum that addresses health, social, cultural, and economic issues related to developmental disabilities across the life span.
- Department of Communications & Sciences Disorders Chair Receives Distinguished Achievement Award from the American Academy of Audiology
- Theresa (Terry) Hnath Chisolm, Chair of the Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders in the University of South Florida’s College of Behavioral & Community Sciences, is a recipient of the 2011 Distinguished Achievement Award from the American Academy of Audiology. The award will be presented at the Academy’s Annual Convention, AudiologyNOW, April 6-9, 2011 in Chicago, Il.
- CFS Conference: Keynote Speaker Geoffrey Canada Talks Education
- A standing ovation confirmed USF President Judy Genshaft’s prediction that the audience at the 24th Annual Children’s Mental Health Research & Policy Conference would be inspired by the man she was introducing, celebrated educator Geoffrey Canada, director of the Harlem Children’s Zone.
- CARD Staff Gives Back
- As part of Giving Back Day, CBCS staff spent time helping paint a house for Habitat for Humanity.
- Speaking of Stuttering
- he day following the University of South Florida’s Youth Day for Children who Stutter, the film The King’s Speech won four Academy Awards for its sensitive portrayal of King George’s battle to overcome his own stuttering problem.
- Helping Reduce Crime in Gulfport: MACJA Graduate Chief Robert Vincent
- Gulfport Police Chief Robert Vincent said he's not surprised the total number of crimes dropped from 2009 to 2010. "I think the biggest thing was we re-focused the mission," Vincent said. "Instead of just answering calls, we put officers out there under direction. They need to solve problems."
- Glen Dunlap Receives Mary McEvoy Service Award
- Congratulations to Glen Dunlap, PhD, the 2010 recipient of the Division for Early Childhood’s Mary McEvoy Service to the Field Award.
- Graduate Courses in Behavioral Health: 2011 Summer Semester Listing
- Summer courses for the Graduate Studies in Behavioral Health Master and Doctoral programs are Women’s Mental Health, Homelessness: Implications for Behavioral Health, and Mental Health Informatics.
- CBCS Honors 'Length of Service'
- CBCS Honors 'Length of Service' with annual luncheon January 26, 2011.
- Tampa Conference to Feature Geoffrey Canada
- Geoffrey Canada will provide the keynote address Monday, March 21 at the 24th Annual Children’s Mental Health Research and Policy Conference in Tampa.
- CARD Volunteer and USF Student Wins WEDU Be More Entrepreneurial Rising Star Award
- Center for Autism & Related Disabilities (CARD) volunteer and University of South Florida (USF) student Steve Toth has won the WEDU Be More Entrepreneurial Rising Star Award.
- CSD Faculty Discuss Stuttering and "The King's Speech"
- A new film promises to increase awareness about a condition that affects millions of Americans – stuttering – or stammering as the British call it. And experts on stuttering from the University of South Florida and the local National Stuttering Association chapter are scheduled to be part of a panel discussion on the topic following a special screening at the Tampa Theatre Dec. 30 following the 7:30 p.m. screening. The film opens on Christmas Day.
