Social change. Social justice. Social work.
Social change. Social justice. Social work.
Whether you are looking to pursue a BASW, MSW, DSW, or PhD, our innovative faculty and cutting-edge curriculum will help you enhance your practice.
Social change. Social justice. Social work.
Social change. Social justice. Social work.
Whether you are looking to pursue a BASW, MSW, DSW, or PhD, our innovative faculty and cutting-edge curriculum will help you enhance your practice.
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Connecting With Your Child While Correcting Behavior
Connecting With Your Child While Correcting Behavior
Connecting with Your Child While Correcting Behavior introduces parents to strategies to use to help them feel connected to children while correcting difficult behaviors. Parents will learn how to connect
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A Child’s Education: Rights & Responsibilities
A Child’s Education: Rights & Responsibilities
A Child’s Education: Rights & Responsibilities will inform parents of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The training informs foster and adoptive parents of the processes used to determine
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Foster/Adoptive Parents Of Teens Support Group
Foster/Adoptive Parents Of Teens Support Group
ASK-VIP Support Group for Foster/Adoptive Parents of Teens is specifically designed for foster/adoptive parents who are caring for teenagers or those considering fostering and/or adopting teenagers. This support group offers
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Fostering & Adopting At-Risk Children
Fostering & Adopting At-Risk Children
Fostering & Adopting At-Risk Children explores categories of at-risk behaviors among children and adolescents that may lead to negative consequences, like poor health, injury or death. It assists foster/adoptive parents
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ASK-VIP LGBTQ+ Foster/Adoptive Parent Support Group
ASK-VIP LGBTQ+ Foster/Adoptive Parent Support Group
ASK-VIP LGBTQ+ Foster/Adoptive Parent Support Groups are specifically designed for foster/adoptive parents who identify as LGBTQ+ as well as foster/adoptive parents who are caring for children or teens who identify
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Nurturing Youth’s Cultural / Racial / Ethnic Needs And Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity
Nurturing Youth’s Cultural / Racial / Ethnic Needs And Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity
CORE TEEN (Critical On-going Resource Family Education) Session 4 Nurturing Youth’s Cultural / Racial / Ethnic Needs and Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity September 27, 2023 10:00 AM - 12:30
MSW Info Session
MSW Info Session
Explore our Master of Social Work (MSW) program during an online info session. Registration link is below, under 'Website' The UK Difference Our MSW program is an Advanced Generalist program
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Confidentiality In Foster Care
Confidentiality In Foster Care
Confidentiality in Foster Care explores the importance of protecting the confidentiality of children in care. It offers strategies for how sensitive information about children in care can be communicated in
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Perceptions Of Adoption: A Child’s Developmental View
Perceptions Of Adoption: A Child’s Developmental View
Perceptions of Adoption: A Child’s Developmental View will discuss the ways a child’s cognitive development skills and emotions develop, and how that impact his or her perceptions regarding adoption. This
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Blended Families: Parenting Children When They Don’t Get Along
Blended Families: Parenting Children When They Don’t Get Along
Blended Families: Parenting Children When They Don’t Get Along assists caregivers with identifying issues that children may experience that are unique to blended families. It offers strategies to create a
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Creating Memories & Meaningful Family Traditions For Blended Families
Creating Memories & Meaningful Family Traditions For Blended Families
Creating Memories & Meaningful Family Traditions for Blended Families will inform parents of triggers children in their home may have and what they can do as parents to help create
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DSW Info Session
DSW Info Session
Turn Your Goals into Reality Explore our Doctorate of Social Work (DSW) program during an online info session. Registration link is at the end of the event listing, under 'Website'.
Kinship Families Impacted By Substance Use KIN VIP Support Group
Kinship Families Impacted By Substance Use KIN VIP Support Group
This new KIN VIP Support Group will begin as a 12-week pilot Support Group and will provide a community of support for kinship caregivers who have been impacted by a
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Medically Complex Join Hands Together Virtual Training
Medically Complex Join Hands Together Virtual Training
This training will take place via virtual live Zoom meeting. Participants will be required to have a laptop or tablet with reliable internet connection to participate in the live, interactive
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Developmental Stages & Children’s Responses To Grief
Developmental Stages & Children’s Responses To Grief
Developmental Stages & Children’s Responses to Grief defines grief and explores how children process and express grief at different developmental stages. It offers insight into the unique experiences of grief
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Recognizing Signs Of Adoption Disruption And Dissolution
Recognizing Signs Of Adoption Disruption And Dissolution
Recognizing the Signs of Adoption Disruption & Dissolution will teach foster/adoptive parents about adoption disruption and dissolution by equipping them with information regarding factors that contribute to disruption/dissolution, statistics on
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Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES)
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES)
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) come in many forms, from physical and mental abuse to neglect and household dysfunction. This training examines data from the ACE study, how early adversity as
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Healthy Boundaries: Strategies For Answering Tough Questions
Healthy Boundaries: Strategies For Answering Tough Questions
Healthy Boundaries: Strategies for Answering Tough Questions helps foster and adoptive parents understand the importance of setting boundaries in their lives. It explains the different types of boundaries (Physical and
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Kinship Live Virtual Webinar Training- “Internet Series: How To Monitor The Bad Stuff Online-Cyberbullying, Sexting, And Contacting People I Don’t Like”
Kinship Live Virtual Webinar Training- “Internet Series: How To Monitor The Bad Stuff Online-Cyberbullying, Sexting, And Contacting People I Don’t Like”
Keeping kids safe online seems to become more and more difficult as technology continues to change. Between all the new apps that allow texting, chatting, and private messaging, it seems
Kinship Families Impacted By Substance Use KIN VIP Support Group
Kinship Families Impacted By Substance Use KIN VIP Support Group
This new KIN VIP Support Group will begin as a 12-week pilot Support Group and will provide a community of support for kinship caregivers who have been impacted by a
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Understanding And Managing Youth’s Challenging Behaviors – Part 1
Understanding And Managing Youth’s Challenging Behaviors – Part 1
CORE TEEN (Critical On-going Resource Family Education) Session 5 Understanding and Managing Youth’s Challenging Behaviors – Part 1 October 11, 2023 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST Via Zoom Stephanie
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BASW Info Session
BASW Info Session
Are You Wildly Passionate About Social Work? Explore the Bachelor of Arts in Social Work (BASW) program during an online info session. Registration link is at the bottom of the
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Kinship Families Impacted By Substance Use KIN VIP Support Group
Kinship Families Impacted By Substance Use KIN VIP Support Group
This new KIN VIP Support Group will begin as a 12-week pilot Support Group and will provide a community of support for kinship caregivers who have been impacted by a
2 events,
Centers & Labs Monthly Meeting
Centers & Labs Monthly Meeting
Monthly Staff Meeting for Centers & Labs Training Resource Center Staff. The meeting is held the 3rd Wednesday of Each Month at the Training Resource Center. This is an in-person
DSW Info Session
DSW Info Session
Turn Your Goals into Reality Explore our Doctorate of Social Work (DSW) program during an online info session. Registration link is at the end of the event listing, under 'Website'.
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Medically Complex Join Hands Together Virtual Training
Medically Complex Join Hands Together Virtual Training
This training will take place via virtual live Zoom meeting. Participants will be required to have a laptop or tablet with reliable internet connection to participate in the live, interactive
Kinship Families Impacted By Substance Use KIN VIP Support Group
Kinship Families Impacted By Substance Use KIN VIP Support Group
This new KIN VIP Support Group will begin as a 12-week pilot Support Group and will provide a community of support for kinship caregivers who have been impacted by a
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Understanding And Managing Youth’s Challenging Behaviors – Part 2
Understanding And Managing Youth’s Challenging Behaviors – Part 2
CORE TEEN (Critical On-going Resource Family Education) Session 6 Understanding and Managing Youth’s Challenging Behaviors – Part 2 October 25, 2023 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM EST Via Zoom Stephanie
MSW Info Session
MSW Info Session
Explore our Master of Social Work (MSW) program during an online info session. Registration link is below, under 'Website' The UK Difference Our MSW program is an Advanced Generalist program
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Kinship Families Impacted By Substance Use KIN VIP Support Group
Kinship Families Impacted By Substance Use KIN VIP Support Group
This new KIN VIP Support Group will begin as a 12-week pilot Support Group and will provide a community of support for kinship caregivers who have been impacted by a
CoSW
centers + labs
The College of Social Work (CoSW) is home to several unique centers and labs. These dynamic environments, which are housed at the Coldstream Research Campus, permit researchers, practitioners, academicians, and students the opportunity to conceptualize and conduct cutting-edge research, programming, and consultation aimed at assuaging and addressing contemporary challenges facing individuals, communities, and families.