USF College of Behavioral & Community Sciences                                                 Feb.27-March 6, 2018


 




Participants Needed. Please contact Daniella Orozco at daniellao@mail.usf.edu

Food Truck Reminder
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) They will be here from 11 am- 2 pm. Click food truck icon in left column for more details or download the app. 

Tuesday 2/20: Soul Food Street Kitchen
Thursday 2/22: Loli's Mexican Cravings

Upcoming Events:





"Transitions into Family Caregiving: Clarifying the Impact Using Population-Based Studies"
March 9, 2019, 10:30 a.m. 
USF College of Public Health Auditorium 1023B



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!  




9th Annual Cycling For Autism Fundraiser
April 7, 2018
Whiskey Joe's, Tampa

The Tampa Interbay Rotary Club is hosting its  9th Annual Cycling for Autism fundraiser on Saturday, April 7, 2018 at the Courtney Campbell Causeway Trail. In the last 8 years the Tampa Interbay Rotary Club has raised nearly $195,000 through the cycling event to support individuals in our community who have an autism spectrum disorder. Proceeds this year will benefit the Applied Behavior Analysis Program and the Center for Autism and Related Disabilities at the University of South Florida.

The ride starts at Whiskey Joe's in Tampa and offers 6, 12, 16 and 32-mile routes. Lunch, cash bar service, games for children and adults, bike raffle, 50/50 drawing, and music will be provided. Click here for how to get more involved. 
 
The Untreated Trauma of Sexual Assault: A Community Response
April 13, 2018, 1:30-4:30 pm
Ada T. Payne Community Room
Robert W. Saunders Sr. Public Library


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 
Pyramid Model framework 
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. 





Theses and Dissertations:
"Effects of Alternative Seating on Children with Disabilities"
Jessica Hoofman, Thesis Proposal
February 20, 2018, 10:00 a.m.
MHC 2324
  

CBCS In The News
Playboy.com
"... published in the Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse earlier this month, shows that hip hop and rap lyrics about molly influence people to try the drug. The paper's primary author, Khary Rigg, is a professor of mental health law and policy at the University of South Florida..." [More]

The Ledger
"... The number of children in Florida and Polk County who are being involuntarily committed to a mental-health facility under the Baker Act has risen sharply, data with the Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute at the University of South Florida shows... [More]

Miami Herald, Tampa Bay Times 
"... Miami-Dade had the second-most such petitions, with 2,359; Hillsborough County, which includes Tampa, recorded 2,918. Broward reported an even 2,000, according to a database maintained by the University of South Florida..."[More]

Tampa Bay Times 
"... There were about 194,000 involuntary examinations under the Baker Act in fiscal year 2015-16, according to the University of South Florida's Baker Act Reporting Center..."[More]

Mental health strategies sought in wake of massacre
Florida Politics, News Service of Florida and several other media outlets 
"...Mary Armstrong, executive director of the Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute at the University of South Florida, suggested that caseworkers, parents and others need to "all be in the room" together..."


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