Education Spotlight:
Graduate Certificate in Positive Behavior Support
As one of few in the nation, the USF Positive Behavior Support Certificate Program (PBS) will provide the skills necessary to conduct consultation for the support of individual children with intensive behavior challenges. In addition, this certificate program allows students to develop knowledge and expertise either in Schoolwide or Programwide PBS, a three-tiered model of support for school and preschool systems.
In the News … View All
- Who's Who in Children's Mental Health Selected as Speakers for Annual Conference
- This years' keynote and plenary speakers have made great contributions toward improving services for children, youth and families.
- Associate Professor Mary Armstrong Elected as President-Elect for the American Orthopsychiatric Association
- The interdisciplinary association is devoted to mental health, health, and social justice.
- CFS's Dr. Al Duchnowski Receives Professor Emeritus Status
- His years of work demonstrate an intense commitment to the lives of children and their families, as well as the systems that serve them.
- Jobs in the Field of "Changing Behavior" Change Job Prospects for 100% for USF's ABA Grads
- Since the two-year program began in 2006, graduates have had no trouble finding jobs.
- CARD Intern Receives First Graduate with Distinction Honor from the College of Behavioral & Community Sciences
- Congratulations to Jessica Bernhard, who will be recognized at the Dec 9th graduation ceremonies for the USF School of Social Work program within CBCS.
- Graduate Certificate in Children's Mental Health: CFS Addresses the Need for Qualified Professionals
- To address the enormous shortage of qualified, appropriately trained professionals in the children's mental health field, CFS is offering educational and professional development opportunities through a Graduate Certificate in Children's Mental Health.
Conferences & Special Events Held by the Dept of Child & Family Studies
Annual Children's Mental Health Research & Policy Conference: March 4-7, 2012
Plenary Speakers Announced! The Annual Children’s Mental Health Research and Policy Conference draws from an international audience of leading researchers, policy-makers and family advocates who are focused on efforts to improve the opportunity for children and families to realize their potential in the communities in which they live.
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