Carolina Busto, M.S.

Carolina Busto, M.S.

Kids Face Fears Research Coordinator and Master’s level Clinician

Biografía Personal

Carolina Busto is the Research Coordinator for the Kids FACE FEARS (Kids Face-to-face And Computer Enhanced Formats Effectiveness study for Anxiety and Related Symptoms) study at Florida International University (FIU). Kids FACE FEARS is a PCORI-sponsored, multi-site project that compares face-to-face and self-administered online delivery of short-term, evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for youth anxiety in pediatric health settings. She is also coordinating the Coronavirus and the Family Study at FIU. This is a large, multi-site study examining the impact of COVID-19 related stressors on family functioning, adjustment, and child mental health. Prior to this, she worked for one year as a research assistant for the Sibley Teen Lab at FIU’s Center for Children and Families. 

Carolina graduated from Florida International University in July 2017 Suma Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology. Carolina graduated with a Master of Science in Professional Counseling Psychology at Florida International University in August of 2021. She completed her practicum at FIU’s Center for Children and Families where she was trained in providing individual and group treatment for children ages 4 to 18 with ADHD, ODD, and ASD. Her clinical internship was completed at FIU’s Center for Children and Families with the MINT Anxiety program where she was trained in providing individual and group treatment in English and Spanish to children and adolescents with anxiety.

Contacto: cabusto@fiu.edu

Publicaciones

Freitag, G.F., Salem, H., Conroy, K., Busto, C., Adrian, M., Borba, C., Brandt, A., Dantowitz, A., Fortuna, L., Furr, J.M., Miller, L., Platt, R., Porche, M., Rivero-Conil, S., Shumway, P., Spencer, A., Syeda, H., McMakin, D., Pincus, D.B., Comer, J.S. (2022, November). The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) pediatric and parent-proxy short forms for anxiety: Psychometric properties in the Kids FACE FEARS Sample. Poster presented at the 56th Annual Convention for Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), New York, NY.

Seraikas, A., Farley, A., Dantowitz, A., Salem, H., Busto, C., Adrian, M., Borba, C., Brandt, A., Fortuna, L., Furr, J.M., Miller, L., Platt, R., Porche, M., Rivero-Conil, S., Shumway, P., Spencer, A., Syeda, H., McMakin, D., Pincus, D.B., Comer, J.S. (2022, November). Effects of a Multi-Site Training on CBT for Youth Anxiety for Therapists in Pediatric Healthcare Settings on Their Beliefs About Exposure Therapy. Poster presented at the 56th Annual Convention for Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), New York, NY.

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