Home Centers & Labs
The latest updates on the Sport Social Work Research Lab’s new partnerships and book.
Synergizing the efforts of three distinct sport social work entities, the Sport Social Work Collaborative will be the first conglomerate of its kind.
“I’ve always viewed kinship care as not only something we do but something that’s an integral part of our everyday life.”
The KKRC provides a continuum of services to meet the unique needs of kinship providers across the Commonwealth, including one-on-one peer support, support groups, and online webinars and trainings.
The Medically Complex training program offers training for prospective foster parents who have a desire to work with medically complex children.
The ASK-VR program is an innovation from Dean Miller’s CoSW eService Initiative.
“There’s a lot of research out there on how successful virtual simulation has been in aviation, the medical field, and even retail. These groups are using virtual simulation in high-risk situations, and it makes sense to utilize this technology for child protective service (CPS) workers as well.”
The Foster Parent Mentor and Training Programs support foster parents across the Commonwealth through various trainings and workshops.
Fostering Success and Earn and Learn actively seek to empower current and former foster youth to create their own journey.
During Self-Care Awareness Month, the College of Social Work, alongside the Department of Community Based Services, provided social workers a day of self-care.
This article was originally posted in UKNow by Kody Kiser and Lindsey Piercy.
Dr. Tarkington Newman, alongside doctoral students Levone Lee and Anne Stauffer, are featured in the 3rd edition of “Positive Youth Development through Sport.”