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Fostering Bright Futures: Providing Paid Workforce Experiences for Foster Alumni
Each year, more than 500 young people in Kentucky age out of the foster care system. Because they have not found permanency through parental reunification, permanent legal custody, or adoption,
Raising the Bar for Continuing Education
Through virtual, on-demand, and in-person continuing education (CE) courses, the University of Kentucky College of Social Work’s Office of Professional Development and Continuing Education (OPDCE) provides up-to-date trainings for social
Suicide Is an All-Too-Common Problem Among Military Populations. We’re Working to Change That.
The mental health challenges faced by active-duty, reserve, and veteran military populations have been highly publicized in recent years, largely due to the climbing rates of death by suicide in
Complex Supports for Complex Needs: The Medically Complex Training Program
The University of Kentucky College of Social Work (CoSW) has long been committed to providing innovative supports for all caregivers, regardless of context. The Medically Complex Training Program (MCTP), housed
Just A Click Away: On-Demand Supports for Kinship Caregivers Available Through Growing Online Catalogue
Kinship care, a term unfamiliar to most outside of child welfare settings, describes arrangements in which children are cared for full-time by blood relatives or other adults with whom the
New Pilot Program Addresses Gaps in Support for Adults at Risk of Self-Neglect
The University of Kentucky College of Social Work (CoSW), in collaboration with the Department for Community Based Services (DCBS), is pleased to announce the launch of the Adult Protective Services
UK College of Social Work Student to Receive CSWE Community Partnership Action Award
By Laura Hennigan The CSWE (Council on Social Work Education) Commission for Diversity and Social and Economic Justice has selected Kotomi Yokokura to receive their Community Partnership Action award. Yokokura,
CoSW Alumni Challenged to Practice Self-Care this Summer
Today is International Self-Care Day, and the College of Social Work Alumni Association (SWAA) is excited to celebrate by launching the Self-Care Summer Challenge! All College of Social Work alumni
How the Field of Social Work Is Adapting to Modern Technologies Like Virtual Reality, A.I.
This article was originally published at Fortune.com. A field that’s traditionally people-focused is now adapting to and embracing new technologies, including virtual reality and even artificial intelligence. That doesn’t mean
UK Social Work Researcher To Study Effects of PTSD on Dementia
This article was originally published by UKNow. A researcher at the University of Kentucky will work to better understand the connection between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and dementia. Karen Lawrence,
Dean Miller Nationally Recognized for Contributions to Advance Social Work
This article was originally published by UKNow. Justin “Jay” Miller, dean of the College of Social Work (CoSW) at the University of Kentucky, is a 2023 recipient of the Council on Social Work Education’s (CSWE)
UK Social Work to house Child Well-Being Research Institute
This article was originally published by UKNow. The College of Social Work (CoSW) at the University of Kentucky will be the new home for the Child Well-Being Research Institute, which houses the Child Well-Being Research