USF College of Behavioral & Community Sciences                                                   August 3 - 9, 2015


 

Summer Hotdog Cookout Event


Thursday, August 6th
11:30 am - while supplies last

 

Donation: $3.50 for plate (hotdog with toppings, chips, and beverage of choice); $1.00 each for extra hotdogs
 
 

 
Social Work Faculty Along with USF Colleagues Receive R01 Grant from National Institute of Mental Health

Alison Salloum, PhD (PI; School of Social Work), along with co-investigators John Robst, PhD (MHLP), Wei Wang, PhD (College of Public Health), Kristen Saloman, PhD (College of Arts and Science), Tanya Murphy, MD (College of Medicine Pediatrics) and Eric Storch, PhD (College of Medicine Pediatrics) received a 4-year National Institute of Mental Health R01 grant to examine how to optimize the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of a stepped care therapy for children ages 4 to 12 who have experienced trauma.

Approximately 68-80% of youth will experience at least one potentially traumatic event during their childhood with about one third experiencing more than one traumatic event. Exposure to traumatic events markedly elevates the risk of developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and associated impairment. Despite advances in effective trauma-focused treatments for children, the lack of efficient, accessible, personalized, and cost-effective trauma treatment for children is a major public health concern. Thus, there is a critical need for interventions to improve efficiency, access, and cost-effectiveness and to offer tailored approaches that meet the unique needs of the child. Three community agencies, (Crisis Center of Tampa Bay, Pasco Kids First, and Directions for Living) have joined with Dr. Salloum and her colleagues to test new stepped care therapy for children after trauma that was developed through a NIMH R34 grant previously awarded to Dr. Salloum. In a randomized clinical trial, 216 children ages 4 to 12 years at community-based agencies will be randomly assigned to receive either stepped care or standard care, and they will be followed for one year to see if treatment gains are maintained. This study will examine the economic cost of delivering Stepped Care versus standard care, and will utilize innovative methods to learn how to best tailor treatment to meet the child's needs.

CFS Research Assistant Professor Co-Investigator of Intervention Funded by the Institute of Education Sciences

Rose Iovannone, PhD, and the Florida Center for Inclusive Communities in the Department of Child & Family Studies are among three centers (University of Rochester, Appalachian State University, University of South Florida) selected to develop and pilot their intervention model, Students with Autism Accessing General Education (SAAGE).

The three-year, $1,500,000 research project is funded by the Institute of Education Sciences/National Center for Special Education Research Program and aims to increase the quality of educational services and access to inclusive settings for students with co-occurring autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual disability (ID) in elementary school (kindergarten through 5th grade). Read more...

New Director of the School of Aging Studies Named

Brent Small, PhD, will be appointed to Director of the School of Aging Studies for a three-year term, effective August 7th. Dr. Small takes over from Dr. Cathy McEvoy who served two three-year terms as the director of the school. Dr. Small has been at USF since 1997, his initial appointment as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Gerontology. Dr. Small has served on numerous committees in the School of Aging Studies, the College of Behavioral and Community Sciences, the College of Arts and Sciences and at the university-level. Dr. Small is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science and the Gerontological Society of America. He has received several undergraduate teaching awards at USF and was recognized with the Margret Baltes Award in 2004 for his early career contributions in social and behavioral gerontology. His research focuses on memory and cognition in normal aging and Alzheimer's disease, as well as following treatment for cancer.

USF Alumnae Named RMHC Intructor

Amanda DePippo has accepted the faculty position of Instructor in the Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling program effective August 7, 2015. In addition, she will serve as the Director of Clinical Programs. Amanda is a 2006 graduate of our master's degree program in rehabilitation and mental health counseling and will graduate on August 8, 2015 from USF with a doctoral degree in counselor education and supervision. She has served as Clinical Director and Therapist at HealthCare Connection of Tampa, Outpatient Therapist at DACCO, and Therapist at Restoration Counseling Center. She maintains a private practice as a licensed mental health counselor and certified addiction professional and is a qualified supervisor in the State of Florida.

Criminology Student Receives USF'S Presidential Doctoral Fellowship Award

Criminology doctoral student, Alexander Toth, has been named the recipient of the Presidential Doctoral Fellowship. This is a prestigious award given to new doctoral students with exceptional academic and professional credentials from their previous institutions and work experience. Students are nominated through departmental graduate program directors only, then evaluated and determined by the USF Graduate Council Fellowship Committee. Students must be accepted into a USF doctoral program with no prior USF education. This award provides Toth with a $25,000 fellowship, as well as paid tuition and fees for up to five years, contingent upon his academic progress at USF. He also receives up to $1,000 in travel expenses related to research conferences where he is presenting his research. Read more...

HIPPY's Early Childhood Education Pilot Program a Success in Nigeria, West Africa

During June 2015, the Florida HIPPY state office participated in a three-week pilot project in Nigeria, West Africa with students from the University of Tampa who adapted the HIPPY Age Three Curriculum into an innovative model using current technology, cell phones and text messaging. While the model provides early childhood education activities for children in the Sub-Saharan African culture, it also rewards parents and caregivers with free minutes and texts on their phone. Read more...

 

 

CARD-USF to Host ASD and Mental Health Conference

The Center for Autism & Related Disabilities at USF is pleased to bring this important conference on autism spectrum disorder and mental health to professionals and families on November 6, 2015. The goal is to offer attendees practical information to help support others in need. Presenters will offer topics of great interest such as current information in the field today, strategies to work with young children with challenging behavior, interventions for anxiety, counseling, and managing depression. View flyer...

Research Scholar Day to be Held Tomorrow

Twelve undergraduate scholars from around the country will wrap up their intensive 10-week Summer Research Institute program tomorrow, August 4th, when they present their projects tomorrow at the 2015 Scholar Research Day. The event will be held from 12:30 - 3:30pm in the Westside Conference Center, Room E. There will be a reception in the Atrium Lobby immediately following the presentations. A detailed program of the event is available here.

CORE and CACREP Sign Plan of Merger for Unified Accreditation Process

On July 20, 2015, the counseling profession's two major accrediting organizations - the Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE) and the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) - signed a Plan of Merger Agreement. The plan, approved by both the CORE Board and CACREP Board at their respective summer meetings, represents several years of discussions on strengthening the counseling profession through the establishment of a single unified accreditation process for counselor preparation programs. CORE and CACREP had entered into an historic affiliation agreement in 2013 to accomplish this on behalf of all future counselors and their clients. The two organizations believe their vision for a unified counseling profession is better realized through a merger of both organizations. More info...

Grill-theme Basket Raffle

Tickets for the CBCS Special Events Committee's grill-themed basket are available in the MHC HR Lobby (main south entrance of the building). Each ticket is available for a $1.00 recommended donation and the winning ticket will be drawn Thursday at 12:30 in the Atrium Lobby (during the final hotdog luncheon event). The winner will not need to be present for this drawing.

Also, Chris Fredericks from the USF Credit Union will be on hand with information on the credit union's programs and membership benefits and he'll be drawing for a surprise basket also at 12:30. The winner will need to be present for this drawing.



 

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DateTimeLocation
Tuesday, August 11, 201510:00am - 4:00pmMHC 1123
Tuesday, August 18, 201510:00am - 4:00pmMHC 1123


ABA Thesis Proposal Defense
Title: "The Impact of Question Type and Preference on Student Behavior in Using Response Cards"
Student: Elizabeth Cassell
Date: Wednesday, August 5, 2015
Time: 10:00am
Location: MHC 2324

Title: "An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Social Skills Application on Children who are Homeless"
Student: Emily Baton
Date: Thursday, August 6, 2015
Time: 10:00am
Location: MHC 2324
CBCS In the News

Hospice care may start later for patients in assisted living
FOX News Network
Sometimes hospice begins too late to provide enough time for optimal support and pain management, said Debra Dobbs, a researcher in aging at the University of South Florida in Tampa who wasn't involved in the study.

 

Editorial: Kids in poverty
Gainesville.com
Our state's tight housing market makes it particularly hard for families to get ahead, said Norin Dollard, assistant professor of children and families studies at the University of South Florida and co-director of Florida Kids Count.

 

Sex offenders who have kids put schools in awkward spot
The Virginian-Pilot
The law differs slightly from obstacles lawmakers typically throw at sex offenders, said Wesley Jennings, an associate professor of criminology at the University of South Florida.

 

Juvenile detention riot reignites old debate: Rehabilitate or discipline?
TBO.com
Kathleen Heide, a licensed mental health counselor and criminology professor at the University of South Florida who has evaluated juvenile offenders in the court system, including more than 100 who have been charged with homicide, said the grand jury report was spot on.

 

Pasco schools struggle to hire and keep speech pathologists
Tampa Bay Times
McCallister said she recruits regularly, and collaborates with the University of South Florida to find students who might want to work for the schools.

 

I have faith in our police
Thehour.com
The Fair and Impartial Policing Training given by Dr. Lorie Fridell from the University of South Florida exposed what everyone in the country is afraid to address at this current time: Biased policing

 

What Economic Recovery? America's Children Suffer Post-Recession
Free Republic
The 2015 Kids Count Data Book, published by the Annie E. Casey Foundation found that "In 2013, nearly a third of children (31 percent) were living in families where no parent had full-time, year-round employment. The child poverty rate has remained stubbornly high. At 22 percent in 2013, it was still several percentage points higher than before the recession."

Adding News/Events/Publications to the CBCS Website and Newsletter

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Information on recent/upcoming publications should be forwarded to Ardis Hanson. (hanson@usf.edu)