October 24, 2025
Designed in partnership with the Kentucky Center on Addiction Studies, the training program prepares students to meet urgent state workforce needs in substance use treatment.
Emily Houp
October 17, 2025
October 16, 2025
New this year, the College of Social Work Self-Care Lab will host a CSWE Self-Care Challenge throughout the annual conference. Challenges will include participating in chair massages, walking meetups, use of the neurodivergent room, daily yoga and more.
October 13, 2025
This article explores Dr. Keith J. Watts’ publication, “Paying the Cognitive Debt: An Experiential Learning Framework for Integrating AI in Social Work Education” published in the open-access journal Education Sciences on Oct. 2, 2025
October 9, 2025
During the CSWE Annual Conference in Denver, Colorado on October 23 – 26, Dr. Kathryn Showalter will be presented with the 2025 Violence Against Women and Children Manuscript Award by the Council.
October 6, 2025
September 30, 2025
Join us in welcoming Dr. Joy Richardson, DSW class of 2025 back to the University of Kentucky as a Clinical Instructor.
September 29, 2025
UK Social Work’s Dr. Laneshia Conner just earned a 5-year Mentored Research Scientist Development Award from the NIH.
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Social Work launches substance use training program, strengthening behavioral health workforce for Kentuckians
Designed in partnership with the Kentucky Center on Addiction Studies, the training program prepares students to meet urgent state workforce needs in substance use treatment.
October 24, 2025
UK Social Work doctoral student receives prestigious fellowship at national conference
Every year, the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) opens applications for emerging social work scholars dedicated to reducing health disparities among populations with historically limited access to mental and
October 21, 2025
Social Work professor selected for National Mentoring Institute
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Dr. Madri Hall-Faul, assistant professor in the University of Kentucky College of Social Work (CoSW), has been accepted into the 2026 National Research Center on Poverty and
October 17, 2025
UK College of Social Work to celebrate at CSWE 2025 Annual Conference in Denver
New this year, the College of Social Work Self-Care Lab will host a CSWE Self-Care Challenge throughout the annual conference. Challenges will include participating in chair massages, walking meetups, use of the neurodivergent room, daily yoga and more.
October 16, 2025
Reclaiming humanity in the age of AI: how social work can prevent “cognitive debt”
This article explores Dr. Keith J. Watts’ publication, “Paying the Cognitive Debt: An Experiential Learning Framework for Integrating AI in Social Work Education” published in the open-access journal Education Sciences on Oct. 2, 2025
October 13, 2025
UK social work professor receives national award for research on violence against women and children
During the CSWE Annual Conference in Denver, Colorado on October 23 – 26, Dr. Kathryn Showalter will be presented with the 2025 Violence Against Women and Children Manuscript Award by the Council.
October 9, 2025
SPARK program ignites student-faculty research collaborations at UK
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The University of Kentucky College of Social Work (CoSW) is now accepting applications for the Spring 2026 S.P.A.R.K. Program—Students Partnering with Academics in Research and Knowledge—an initiative
October 8, 2025
College of Social Work Celebrates Excellence at 3rd Annual Recognition Celebration
On September 25, 2025, the University of Kentucky College of Social Work (CoSW) hosted its 3rd Annual Recognition Celebration at The Carrick House in Lexington. The evening brought together faculty,
October 7, 2025
Celebrate Homecoming 2025 with the College of Social Work
Lexington, Ky. – The University of Kentucky College of Social Work (CoSW) and the College of Social Work Alumni Association (SWAA) invite alumni, students, faculty, and staff to participate in
October 6, 2025
Social Work celebrates recipients of the 2025 Lyman T. Johnson awards
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The University of Kentucky College of Social Work (CoSW) is proud to announce the 2025 recipients of the Lyman T. Johnson Awards. This year, BASW alumna and
October 3, 2025
College of Social Work Welcomes Dr. Joy Richardson as Clinical Instructor
Join us in welcoming Dr. Joy Richardson, DSW class of 2025 back to the University of Kentucky as a Clinical Instructor.
September 30, 2025
Social work researcher secures grant to advance community health for older adults
UK Social Work’s Dr. Laneshia Conner just earned a 5-year Mentored Research Scientist Development Award from the NIH.
September 29, 2025