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Child & Family Studies (CFS) is a department within the College of Behavioral & Community Sciences (CBCS) at the University of South Florida.

The Department of Child & Family Studies (CFS) is one of six departments and schools within the College of Behavioral & Community Sciences (CBCS) at the University of South Florida (USF). Since 1984, CFS has worked to support the development of new knowledge and practices through research and evaluation, theory, policy, and practice innovation. CFS efforts are consistent with the CBCS mission of combining knowledge gained through the behavioral sciences with knowledge gained from the community. CFS faculty, staff and students, who are well immersed in the local community as well as state and national efforts, are deeply connected to the college's focus of Creating Healthy Communities. All activities within CFS are also aligned with USF strategic goals: having well-educated and highly skilled global citizens through a continuing commitment to student success; participating in high-impact research and innovation to change lives, improve health, and foster sustainable development and positive societal change; creating new partnerships to build a strong and sustainable future for Florida in the global economy; and establishing a strong and sustainable economic base in support of USF's continued academic advancement.

10/31/2026

Happy Halloween from CFS!

10/29/2026

Earlier this week our admin team participated in reverse trick-or-treating. Great costumes, a lot of fun and even more laughs. We even decided to use some AI magic for those in costumes. 🎃👻

10/27/2026

Halloween is coming and the CFS Admin team is ready! 🎃👻

10/26/2026

Congratulations to Heather Peshak George, PhD, who was a keynote speaker for the National PBIS Leadership Forum last week. 🎉

10/26/2026

Wonderful praise for the Hillsborough HIPPY Parent Involvement Project. Great job. 🎉

10/26/2026

Join us on Nov. 12 from Noon to 1:30PM for the informative webinar, Understanding APD Services: From Life Skills Development (LSD3 and LSD4) funding authorizations to Real-World Success

Featuring guest speaker Kennedi Baron, the Programs & Dev. Manager from
Inspire of Central Florida

Click the linktr.ee link in our bio and select FCIC Employment Webinars to register today!

10/22/2026

has reached a record $775M in research funding during fiscal year 2026!🤘 Go Bulls!

10/21/2026

Faculty members from the Marriage and Family Therapy program offer their expertise in this the free, self-paced online course offered through the Florida Center for Behavioral Health Workforce.

Enroll today!

Core Elements of Systemic Family Therapy is a free, self-paced online course designed to teach core skills used in family therapy to clinicians who work with youth and families but lack formal training in integrated strategies.

Participants can earn 12 CEUs (Florida Boards 490 and 491) while learning data-driven approaches, such as caregiver engagement, communication coaching, collaborative problem-solving and family assessment.

Enroll today and share with your network: https://bit.ly/core-elements-course

Special thanks to our partners USF College of Behavioral & Community Sciences and Partnership to End Addiction, and professors Everette Coffman, Leury Pena and Ryan Henry for their participation in this project.

10/15/2026

Congratulations to the Applied Behavior Analysis at USF program for an incredible presence at this year's FABA and of course for 20 years of continued growth and impact. 🎉

𝐔𝐒𝐅’𝐬 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝟐𝟎 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭

Our faculty and students represented nearly a quarter of presentations at Florida’s annual behavior analysis conference, FABA, as the program marks two decades of growth, research and professional impact.

Full story 👉 https://www.usf.edu/cbcs/news/2026/usf-applied-behavior-analysis-program-celebrates-20-years-of-growth-and-impact.aspx

10/14/2026

𝐎𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚 𝐁𝐮𝐥𝐥, 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐚 𝐁𝐮𝐥𝐥: 𝐂𝐅𝐒 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬

In spirit of USF's homecoming week, eight working bulls from the Department of Child and Family Studies share their stories and undeniable pride in the university that many describe as 'home'.
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Full story available now through the Links section on our page. View by visiting our website or through our Linktree - CFS News.

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13301 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard
Tampa, FL
33612

Website

https://www.usf.edu/cbcs/cfs/index.aspx, https://www.youtube.com/@ChildandFamilyStudies, https://linktr.ee/cfsatusf

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