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USF College of Behavioral & Community Sciences Nov. 29- Dec.7, 2017
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Dr. Therese Sandomierski to Receive the Association for Positive Behavior Support's 2018 Ted Carr Early Career Practitioner Award
 Congratulations to CFS's Dr. Therese Sandomierski, who has been selected by the Association for Positive Behavior Support to receive the 2018 Ted Carr Early Career Practitioner Award. This award is given to an early career practitioner whose work in positive behavior support demonstrates outstanding achievements in mentorship, service, and commitment to the application of positive behavior support (PBS) principles and technology in the field. Read more.
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Dr. Kathleen Moore to Receive Five Year Award to Evaluate the Hillsborough County Family Dependency Treatment Court
Hillsborough County's 13th Judicial Circuit Court received a SAMHSA drug court award of $2.1 million for five years in partnership with the Drug Abuse Comprehensive Coordinating Office (DACCO) and the University of South Florida's Dept. of Mental Health Law and Policy. This grant program will expand treatment for parents with a substance use disorder and/or co-occurring disorders in Hillsborough County, Florida, who seek to reunify with their children, serving 35 parents annually (total 165 over the five years). Treatment services include residential, intensive outpatient, recovery support, and medication-assisted treatment; systems navigation as well as services for the family as a whole with direct services for children ages 17 and younger.
Dr. Kathleen Moore will oversee the evaluation component of the grant that will focus on both process measures and program outcomes and will include collection of both qualitative and quantitative data. The process evaluation will assist the Court to meet its goals and objectives of assessing the effectiveness of program implementation and to provide recommendations for improving key program functions and activities such as screening and assessment, treatment services, and treatment fidelity. The outcome evaluation will assist in determining the program's effectiveness in improved positive parent/child interactions - all with the ultimate goal of breaking the cycle of substance abuse, ensuring children have safe/permanent homes, and reunifying families.
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The School of Social Work Hosted Fundraiser to Build Student Scholarship Fund
The School of Social Work recently hosted a very successful Scholarship Breakfast Fundraiser. There were over 150 alumni, community partners, students, faculty, staff and friends present at this wonderful event. As a result of this event the School of Social Work was able to significantly build their Social Work Student Scholarship Fund.
Dr. Riaan van Zyl, Director of the School of Social Work, gave a powerful address on the importance of social justice and making our world better for everyone. Dr. Van Zyl shared his experience working with President Nelson Mandela to build a prison specializing in rehabilitation of young offenders.
The School of Social Work would like to thank Dr. Catherine Batsche for an inspiring welcome message, MSW student speaker, Daniel Schadrac, BA, and BSW student speaker, Simeon Baxter, for their courageous reflections on their personal journeys. The School of Social Work is very grateful to Cheryl Harrell, LCSW, BSW '80, for the Alumni reflection.
A very special thank you to everyone who attended and to our table sponsors:
- Florida Education Fund
- Social Work Department at Moffitt Cancer Center
- USF Women in Leadership & Philanthropy
- USF Federal Credit Union
- Laura Farrell West, LCSW & Ann Sheppard, LCSW
- Cheryl T. Harrell, LCSW
- Allison Stinson
- Mary Stinson
- Dr. Mary I. Armstrong, Executive Director, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute
- Dr. Alicia Stinson-Mendoza
- Dr. Anne Strozier
- Dr. Alison Salloum
Dr. Van Zyl and Student Speakers
Cheryl Harrell and Guests
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Unique Funded Research Training Opportunity Available
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Encourage Students to Utilize Marshall Study Center Resources
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Safety Resource Available
Rave Guardian is a free personal safety App accessible via your NetID and is available for all students, faculty, and staff. Once logged into NetID, users will find the "Sign up for Smart911 & Guardian" link. If you have staff working after hours, or anyone with safety concerns, this is a great resource. This App turns your cell phone into a personal safety timer and a direct line to the University Police. If users activate the emergency button, user profile information (pertinent medical info, emergency contacts, biographical info) is shared with the 911 operator along with your cell phone GPS location. See additional features below.
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The college has finally succeeded in arranging to have food trucks at our building to offer a variety of lunchtime options to those working in MHC and surrounding buildings. Thank you Aramark and the Food Truck Rally! Starting tomorrow we will have a food truck located behind the School of Social Work (where the Blood Mobile parks) every Tuesday and Thursday from 11-2pm. We will start slow, but at least we are starting! Please follow this link to see what the truck of the day will be as well as their menu and prices: https://www.tampabayfoodtruckrally.com/usf-college-of-behavior This should be updated at least one week in advance.
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25th Annual CARD Conference on Autism Spectrum Disorder
January 12-14, 2018
The CARD Conference provides access to evidence based information that promotes best practices in education, early intervention and quality community based life-styles for individuals with autism, deaf-blindness, and related disabilities. Learn more about this event.
15th National Training Institute on Effective Practices: Addressing Challenging Behavior
April 24-27, 2018
The Vinoy® Renaissance St. Petersburg
Resort & Golf Club
Hosted by the Florida Center for Inclusive Communities (FCIC) and the Pyramid Model Consortium, the National Training Institute on Effective Practices (NTI) is a training conference which provides professionals with an in-depth, intensive learning experience around the
for addressing the social and emotional development and challenging behavior of young children. NTI brings together experts from around the country who skillfully present three-hour workshops offering practical, ready-to-use information on social and emotional development. It is an unparalleled opportunity to increase your skills, build a network of colleagues and become part of a growing professional community who use the Pyramid Model.
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Tampa sign language interpreter incident prompts calls for change
Bay News 9
"There are some things that she signed accurately, but most of the time it just looked like she was singing, but not using actual signing," said USF American Sign Language Professor Rachelle Settambrino. "When she was spelling words out she wasn't spelling anything at all."
Phony sign language interpreter used at Seminole Heights killer arrest press conference
ABC Action News
"Most of the time it just looked like she was signing but not using actual signs," said USF professor Rachelle Settambrino. "When she was spelling words out, she wasn't spelling anything at all. They were just gibberish more than anything."
Interpreter delivered confusion at Seminole Heights news conference
ABC Action News, WFLA-TV, Bay News 9
..."Most of the time it just looked like she was signing but not using actual signs," said USF professor Rachelle Settambrino...
Sign language interpreter at Seminole Heights news conference delivered confusion, not clarity
Tampa Bay Times, Associated Press and several other media outlets
... "She sat up there and waved her arms like she was singing Jingle Bells," Rachelle Settambrino, who is deaf and teaches ASL at the University of South Florida, said Sunday through an interpreter...
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