College of Behavioral and Community Sciences

CFS News Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Florida Center for Inclusive Communities Presents Brown-Bag Seminar Series on Developmental Disabilities

As part of their mission to improve the quality of life for persons with developmental disabilities and their families through training, service, and research, the USF Florida Center for Inclusive Communities is hosting a series of brown-bag seminars this spring. Topics range from behavioral interventions in the home and at school to the use of a travel assistance device to aid transit riders with special needs. The seminars will be held from 11:30 am -12:45 pm at the USF College of Behavioral and Community Sciences. For those planning attendance during their lunch hour, food can be brought in.

Date/Location Seminar Title Presenter
01/14/09 MHC 1503 “Tier 1 PBS in Florida's High Schools” Heather George
Dept of Child &
Family Studies
01/28/09
MHC 1329
“The Travel Assistance Device to Aid
Transit Riders with Special Needs:
Lessons Learned from Pilot Deployment"
Sean Barbeau
Center for Urban
Transportation
Research
02/ 25/09
MHC 1329
“Program-Wide Positive Behavior
Support: Outcomes in Community
Child Care Centers”
Rochelle Lentini
Dept of Child &
Family Studies
03/18/09
MHC 1329
"PBS and Families:
Moving Toward Contextual Fit."
Bobbie Vaughn &
Shelley Clarke
Dept of Child &
Family Studies
04/22/09
MHC 1329
“Prevent-teach-reinforce:
A teacher-validated function-based
behavioral intervention”
Rose Iovannone
Dept of Child &
Family Studies

 

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For additional information, contact:

Florida Center for Inclusive Communities
Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute
Department of Child & Family Studies
College of Behavioral and Community Sciences
813-974-3126 • Toll-free: 1-866-818-4797 • www.flcic.org