College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 2015-2016 Catalog

134 and practice equine assisted family therapy, and to utilize the equine model to enhance and reflect on their own clinical strengths and approach. Suicide and Violence Prevention NSU’s commitment to collaboration is clearly evidenced by the Office of Suicide and Violence Prevention. Dr. Douglas Flemons, CAHSS Professor of Family Therapy, co-directs the office with Dr. Scott Poland, CPS Professor of Psychology. The office, which reports to the Division of Clinical Operations, is also staffed by a post-doc psychologist and a graduate assistant. Drs. Flemons and Poland and their staff offer trainings throughout the campus on suicide prevention, suicide assessment, stress reduction, and time management, and their website a t http://www.nova.edu/suicideprevention/ provides resources for campus based and online students, faculty, and staff. The office is just completing a 3-year SAMHSA grant that funded the creation of three video-supported Blackboard training modules on suicide prevention and assessment, designed to assist in the creation of a human safety net for the entire NSU community. Drs. Flemons and Poland, co-PIs for the grant, were assisted by the grant coordinator, Dr. Erin Procacci, and by creative consultant Dr. David Spangler, a professor and administrator in the Fischler School of Education. Systemic Change in Schools Under the direction of NSU faculty and the Broward school district's office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, master's and doctoral level family therapy interns provide mentoring, family therapy and consultation to public schools serving an at risk population. For 2012/2013, the program will serve four elementary and three middle schools. The program has received district wide recognition, and has resulted in a publication in Family Therapy News, two national presentations and several dissertation projects. Community Outreach CAHSS has developed a verity of community outreach projects within the departments and in the community. These projects are developed for the students to advance their academic and experiential learning. Please visit our website for detailed information http://CAHSS.nova.edu/ . S TUDENT S ERVICES CAHSS Student Government Association The CAHSS Student Association (CAHSS SGA) is an organization whose goal is to unify the student body by building learning communities through social activities, academic events, and clubs, etc. The CAHSS SGA consists of the Executive Board (President, Vice-President, Treasurer, and Secretary) and Representative Council (Student Representatives from each department, International Student Representative and Online Student Representative). Elections are held in April for these offices. A CAHSS faculty member serves as SGA Advisor. Please visit http://CAHSS.nova.edu/sa/officers.htm . Graduate Assistantships Each department offers some graduate assistantships (GA) for doctoral students. GAs must be enrolled as full time students in an on-campus degree program at the CAHSS, maintain a minimum 3.5 GPA, and remain otherwise in good academic standing. The GA’s duties may include but will not be limited to assisting the faculty member in developing and conducting research, preparing and facilitating grants and contracts, conducting research relevant to course preparation, and community outreach. Positions will be for a 10-20 hours per week.