Events

Dr. Carla Stover

Dr. Katherine McKay

Dr. Carla Stover, Yale University

In tribute to Dr. Katherine McKay

Situational Partner Aggression: Screening Considerations in Evaluating Parents for Dyadic Coparenting Interventions

Date: Friday, October 6, 2023
Time: 1:00PM - 2:30PM
Location: University of South Florida, St. Petersburg campus University Student Center Ballrooms (second floor)

Learning Objectives:
Participants will be able to:
 1. Identify the rationale for considering coparenting interventions even with couples who may have a history of aggression.
 2. Understand screening and assessment strategies to identify coparents who could benefit from coparenting intervention.
 3. Apply approaches to safely engage coparents with a history of aggression.
 
In-person event; Virtual attendance options available; CEUs pending

Dr. Debra Carter

Dr. James McHale

ADVANCED PARENTING COORDINATION TRAINING: Thursday, November 9 - Friday, November 10, 2023, Drs. Debra Carter and James McHale, Through the Eyes of the Child (TEC). TEC is an intervention that helps parents create a strong and safe coparenting alliance by learning to take to heart the concerns and views of the other parent. Techniques focus on improving communication about child-related issues, conflict resolution techniques, and sustained parenting involvement in the face of present and future post-divorce obstacles

Registration Fee: $535 (at least 30 days prior to class start date, $595 thereafter)

Modality: This is a virtual course, and will be held online. Attendees will be required to sign in for each session in order to receive APA-credit for the course. Enrollment includes virtual training, all course materials and reading list items. 

Dr. Miri Keren

Dr. Diane Philipp

Friday, January 26, 2024, 9AM-12 NOON EST, Dr. Miri Keren, Bar Ilan University Azrieli School of Medicine and Dr. Diane Philipp, University of Toronto, Family-Centered Practice: Observational Strategies for Including the Infant's Voice in Family Therapy and other Professional Contexts. University of South Florida, St. Petersburg campus, University Student Center Ballrooms (second floor), CEUs pending. 

Check back for Registration fees and training details. Designed for: Mental health professionals: marital and family therapists, counselors, psychologists, social workers, family researchers. Pre-requisite:  Masters level or higher in mental health profession or equivalent work experience. 

Russia Collins

Monday, February 19, 2023, 1-4PM EST, Men’s Mental Health and Fatherhood Conference for USF graduate students in Public Health, Clinical Psychology, Social Work and other helping disciplines, Marshall Student Center, USF Tampa Campus (in partnership with USF College of Public Health).

Presenters: Dr. James McHale, Russia Collins, Carlos Senior, Rashid Mizell. Check back for additional details.

Tuesday, April 9,  6-8PM, Center for Health Equity. First Annual FSC “Listening to Families” Community Conversation, Parents, grandparents and others raising infants and young children invited. Sponsored by the Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County’s 0-3 Coparenting Initiative.

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Wednesday, April 10, 8-10AM, FSC 20th Anniversary Community Partner Breakfast & 2024 “Building Blocks for Babies” awards, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg campus, University Student Center Ballrooms (second floor).

Dr. Chandra Ghosh Ippen

Dr. Silvia Mazzoni

Friday, April 12, 2024 All-Day Event, 8:30—5PM EST

Family Study Center 20th Anniversary Professional Training Conference: “Thinking Three”, Opening Address by Dr. James Mchale, University of South Florida. Plenary Sessions by Dr. Chandra Ghosh Ippen, University of California San Francisco and Dr. Silvia Mazzoni, Sapenzia University of Rome.