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Highlights: 2025 CoSW Goes Out to the Ball Game 
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
UK Social Work’s Laneshia Conner Co-Authors Paper on Syllabus Co-Creation in Graduate Social Work Courses
By Laura Hennigan A paper co-authored by University of Kentucky College of Social Work Assistant Professor Laneshia Conner, Ph.D., describes a participatory approach undertaken to guide learners through an exercise
Living the Mission: UK Social Work Student Ryley Butler Receives Award for Research on Appalachia
By Laura Hennigan Ryley Butler Modaff, a student in the MSW program at the University of Kentucky College of Social Work, was honored as a recipient of the James S.
UK Social Work BASW Grad Named 2023 Sullivan Award Winner
The below snippet is pulled from an article originally published by UKNow. A University of Kentucky College of Social Work graduate is among three individuals who received UK’s highest honor
UK Social Work Student Pens Op-Ed About Combating Period Poverty
This article was originally published by UKNow. The following op-ed about the student-run organization Take a Tampon is part of a series during Inclusive Excellence Awareness Month, highlighting the voices around campus that make