USF College of Behavioral & Community Sciences

August 19 - 25, 2019

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Community Health Workers in Chiapas, Mexico Now Treat Depression

From June 3-8, Dr. Galea (School of Social Work) co-lead a training that taught community health workers living in coffee plantations in the State of Chiapas, Mexico how to deliver the depression intervention "Problem Management Plus" (PM+). PM+ is an evidence based, low intensity psychological intervention disseminated by the World Health Organization which was designed to be delivered by people with no formal education in mental health. Dr. Galea has also implemented PM+ in Lima, Peru and is planning to pilot the intervention at the USF Bridge clinic with colleagues from the School of Social Work. Depression is a primary cause of disease burden worldwide with an estimated 322 million people living with the disorder.

Call for Proposals Now Open for 33rd Annual Research & Policy Conference on Child, Adolescent & Young Adult Behavioral Health

The Conference Planning Committee invites you to submit proposals for research and policy benefiting children, youth and their families. More info.

Effective Fall 2019, Midterm Grades Due Week 7-8 of Semester

In Spring 2019 the midterm grade policy changed to make midterm grades due week 7-8 in an effort to facilitate performance toward our student success initiatives. The Office of the Registrar's calendar was recently updated to reflect the new dates in accordance with the new policy. For the Fall 2019, midterm grading opens on October 7 and closes on October 18. The new dates should be reflected in Fall 2019 course syllabi. Click here for the Registrar's calendar.

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THREE STANDOUT PROGRAMS TO LEARN ABOUT FIGHTING CYBERCRIME
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The master of science in cybercrime program at the University of South Florida provides students with an in-depth understanding of both criminology theory and investigative practice as they relate to cybercrime.
New Publication

In addition to Spanish, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese, Dr. Ray Miltenberger's book Behavior Modification Principles and Procedures is now published in Portuguese. Learn more: https://bit.ly/2TtkgLE

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