May 30, 2024
Working with the Foster Parent Mentor Program, Taylor Dowdy-Hazlett is focused on improving retention for foster parents to mitigate turnover and decrease the amount of placement disruptions for youth.
Centers & Labs
May 1, 2024
The College of Social Work honors those who have made a difference in the lives of children in the Commonwealth.
April 29, 2024
As Dr. Jasmine Cohen-Young finishes up her time with the University of Kentucky College of Social Work (CoSW), a journey that started with a basketball and a hoop culminates in a Doctorate of Social Work (DSW).
April 22, 2024
The CoSW celebrated the 2023 Foster and Adoptive Families of the Year at the Statewide Foster and Adoptive Appreciation Event.
April 19, 2024
Foster parents and child welfare workers came together to share in camaraderie and education at Conversations on Collaboration.
April 10, 2024
The University of Kentucky College of Social Work features a Q&A with Tara Pulaski, program coordinator for the Citizen Review Panels and Children’s Justice Act Task Force.
February 16, 2024
The University of Kentucky College of Social Work features a Q&A on its Foster Parent Mentor Program, highlighting the crucial support and guidance provided to new foster parents through one-on-one coaching relationships with experienced mentors.
February 5, 2024
The University of Kentucky’s College of Social Work launches the Kentucky Kinship Resource Center, offering unique support and innovative services like KY-KINS to kinship caregivers, addressing the high rate of kinship care in Kentucky.
January 29, 2024
Arriving at the CoSW in the fall of 2023, Tarkington Newman is the director of the Sport Social Work Research Lab. Through his core research, Newman is looking at how sport can foster places where learning can occur, particularly related to social justice.
January 19, 2024
The University of Kentucky College of Social Work features a Q&A on its Foster Parent Mentor Program, highlighting the crucial support and guidance provided to new foster parents through one-on-one coaching relationships with experienced mentors.
January 12, 2024
November 30, 2023
Highlights: 2025 May Graduation 
National Foster Care Month: CoSW Professor works to increase positive youth outcomes in the child welfare systems
Working with the Foster Parent Mentor Program, Taylor Dowdy-Hazlett is focused on improving retention for foster parents to mitigate turnover and decrease the amount of placement disruptions for youth.
May 30, 2024
The College of Social Work Honors National Foster Care Month this May
The College of Social Work honors those who have made a difference in the lives of children in the Commonwealth.
May 1, 2024
From the Court to the Classroom: Dr. Jasmine Cohen-Young’s journey to the College of Social Work
As Dr. Jasmine Cohen-Young finishes up her time with the University of Kentucky College of Social Work (CoSW), a journey that started with a basketball and a hoop culminates in a Doctorate of Social Work (DSW).
April 29, 2024
UK College of Social Work and DCBS Host Statewide Foster and Adoptive Parent Appreciation Event
The CoSW celebrated the 2023 Foster and Adoptive Families of the Year at the Statewide Foster and Adoptive Appreciation Event.
April 22, 2024
Southern Bluegrass Citizen Review Panel Hosts Conference for Foster Parents and Social Workers
Foster parents and child welfare workers came together to share in camaraderie and education at Conversations on Collaboration.
April 19, 2024
Empowering Children and Families: Q&A with Tara Pulaski, CJA and CRP Program Coordinator
The University of Kentucky College of Social Work features a Q&A with Tara Pulaski, program coordinator for the Citizen Review Panels and Children’s Justice Act Task Force.
April 10, 2024
Foster Parent Mentor Program Q&A: Empowering New Foster Parents
The University of Kentucky College of Social Work features a Q&A on its Foster Parent Mentor Program, highlighting the crucial support and guidance provided to new foster parents through one-on-one coaching relationships with experienced mentors.
February 16, 2024
Investing in Kinship Families: KY-KINS Provides Individualized Peer Support
The University of Kentucky’s College of Social Work launches the Kentucky Kinship Resource Center, offering unique support and innovative services like KY-KINS to kinship caregivers, addressing the high rate of kinship care in Kentucky.
February 5, 2024
Sport Social Work Research Lab: Exploring the Impact of Recreation on Youth Development
Arriving at the CoSW in the fall of 2023, Tarkington Newman is the director of the Sport Social Work Research Lab. Through his core research, Newman is looking at how sport can foster places where learning can occur, particularly related to social justice.
January 29, 2024
Foster Parent Mentor Program Q&A: Providing Encouragement Through Mentorship
The University of Kentucky College of Social Work features a Q&A on its Foster Parent Mentor Program, highlighting the crucial support and guidance provided to new foster parents through one-on-one coaching relationships with experienced mentors.
January 19, 2024
Emily Puckett: Law School Mom and Foster Parent Mentor
Emily Puckett, a third-year law student and member of the Foster Parent Mentor Program at the University of Kentucky College of Social Work, shares her story as a student and
January 12, 2024
Fostering Connections: ASK Program’s Support in National Adoption Month
November is National Adoption Month and at the University of Kentucky College of Social Work, the Adoption Support for Kentucky (ASK) program supports foster and adoptive parents daily through trainings
November 30, 2023