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USF College of Behavioral & Community Sciences January 16-23, 2018
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Baker Act Reporting Center Assisted with Task Force on Involuntary Examinations of Minors
Baker Act Reporting Center staff (Annette Christy, Daniel Ringhoff, Sara Rhode and Kevin Jenkins) assisted the Florida Department of Children and Families to support their Task Force on Involuntary Examinations of Minors. This Task Force was created via House Bill 1121 from Florida's 2017 legislative session. The final report may be found here.
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Our college is committed to advancing well-being through an emphasis on community science and effective systems and policies with a variety of external partnerships. Now we are taking steps to create a culture of wellness and health within our place of work.
Our purpose: to create an environment that will promote employee well-being, engage employees in planning for and participation in activities that support physical and mental wellness.
Join Us
Please accept our invitation to join the crew as we launch an initiative to promote the well-being of CBCS faculty and staff. Your level of involvement can be whatever you choose - anything from reading our newsletter (see below) to participating in one of our monthly challenges to organizing an event. If you'd like to be part of the planning committee, we meeting the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 10AM in MHC 1123.
Join Our Newsletter List
Join our mail list to receive a monthly email with tips, links to resources, and information intended to promote your well-being in planning for and participation in activities that support physical and mental wellness.
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Nominations Now Accepted for The 2017 Outstanding Staff Awards
It's time to nominate deserving Staff and Administration employees for USF's 2017 Outstanding Staff Awards, which will be presented on Friday, March 23, 2018. Candidates are individuals who have demonstrated "above and beyond" performance excellence. This prestigious award is granted to a limited number of employees each year and is a distinctive honor. You will find detailed information on the Outstanding Staff Awards website.
- The nomination period is currently open. Nominations must be completed by close of business day on Wednesday, January 24, 2018.
- The online nomination forms will be routed directly to the Division of Human Resources (DHR).
- Nomination forms, eligibility criteria and instructions are available on the Outstanding Staff Awards website.
Additional information regarding the awards ceremony will be available in the weeks to come. Please take this opportunity to help us recognize and celebrate EXCELLENCE by nominating a deserving colleague.
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Food Trucks will be here on Tuesday and Thursday of this week located behind the School of Social Work. (East side of MHC near Atrium in parking lot) Click food truck icon in left column for more details or download the app.
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Evaluation of Substance Use Treatment Outcomes in Naturalistic Settings
January 18, 2018, 2-3 p.m.
MHC 2625
Please join us for a colloquium presentation by Dr. Steven Proctor, candidate for an Assistant Professor position within the Department of Mental Health Law and Policy. Dr. Proctor is a Senior Research Professor at Albizu University, and directs the Institutional Center for Scientific Research at the Miami campus. He earned his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Louisiana State University, and completed a pre-doctoral clinical internship at the Metropolitan Detention Center in the Federal Bureau of Prisons system in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Proctor also completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi, where he received specialized training in treatment of substance use disorders. Dr. Proctor has been involved in several areas of research related to substance use disorders, including evaluating treatment outcomes. There will be a reception following the colloquium, from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 18. Please invite students in your undergraduate or graduate classes to attend the colloquium, if appropriate.
Promoting Recovery among People with Mental Illness through Stigma Reduction: A Community-Engaged Program of Research
January 22, 2018, 2-3:30 p.m.
MHC 2625
Please join us for a colloquium presentation by Dr. Kristin Kosyluk, candidate for an Assistant Professor position within the Department of Mental Health Law and Policy. Kristin Kosyluk, Ph.D., CRC, is an Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Counseling at the University of Texas at El Paso. Dr. Kosyluk received her Ph.D. in 2014 from the Illinois Institute of Technology. While pursuing her Ph.D., she served as project manager of a large NIMH-funded research center investigating the impact of empowerment and self-determination on treatment engagement among persons who have serious mental illnesses (SMI). Dr. Kosyluk is a community-engaged scholar whose research focuses on elimination of barriers to recovery for persons who have psychiatric disabilities, with a special emphasis on mental illness stigma. She serves as PI on a Recovery-Oriented Research Grant from the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health, involving an evaluation of the National Alliance on Mental Illness' Peer-to-Peer program for Hispanics/Latinos with SMI. Dr. Kosyluk also serves as Co-PI and Co-I on several other grants from the Paso del Norte Health Foundation and the Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services that focus (respectively) on improving coordination among mental health providers and researchers, and implementing "Positive Deviance" methods to improve employment outcomes for individuals with SMI. There will be a reception following Dr. Kosyluk's colloquium, from 3:30- 4:30 p.m. on Monday, January 22. Please invite students in your undergraduate or graduate classes to attend the colloquium and reception, if appropriate.
31st Annual Research & Policy Conference on Child, Adolescent, and Young Adult Behavioral Health
March 4-7, 2018
Hilton Downtown Hotel
The hotel is almost full! Register early also for discounted pricing!
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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BYUradio
...Personality Profiling for Burglars. Guest: Bryanna Fox, Former FBI Agent, Assistant Professor, Criminology, University of South Florida...
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If you have news/events, or recent/upcoming publications you would like posted on the CBCS website and/or newsletter, please send the details and any attachments to CBCS Marketing. (CBCSMarketing@usf.edu)
Be sure to include all pertinent information in the format you would like to have posted (title, date, times, location, event description and contact information). Please provide your information in editable digital text format.
Articles included in the CBCS Communique may be disseminated to USF Media outlets and/or beyond.
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