October 21, 2025
The handbook helps students bridge classroom learning with professional application while navigating emerging technologies and challenges in the field.
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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 14, 2025
The symposium brought together sport social work leaders from across the world, including several CoSW faculty, staff, and students.
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 7, 2025
New partnerships address behavioral healthcare workforce shortages in communities where services are needed the most.
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.
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Social Work faculty publish new Practicum handbook integrating technology standards for ethical practice
The handbook helps students bridge classroom learning with professional application while navigating emerging technologies and challenges in the field.
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
College of Social Work attends Alliance of Social Workers in Sports Annual Symposium
The symposium brought together sport social work leaders from across the world, including several CoSW faculty, staff, and students.
October 14, 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
UK Social Work Expands C2 Initiative to Address Workforce Gaps
New partnerships address behavioral healthcare workforce shortages in communities where services are needed the most.
October 7, 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