December 4, 2025
The conversation will address substance use issues that face individuals and families across the country.
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December 2, 2025
Persevering through adversity was the theme of Malicote’s UK experience, navigating grief while also pursuing her dream of working in the criminal justice field.
November 19, 2025
START’s recertification demonstrates the team’s leadership in building and maintaining the foundational systems necessary to facilitate the START program with fidelity across multiple local counties in Kentucky.
November 18, 2025
National Adoption Month shouldn’t be just about celebration—it must be a call to action. Every Kentuckian has a role to play in strengthening pathways to permanency.
November 13, 2025
In Kentucky, there are over 8,000 youths in foster care. Of those, approximately one-third are waiting to be adopted.
November 10, 2025
Education has always been central to Bill Beaven’s mission of helping others. The first in his family to graduate from college, he created three scholarships at the University of Kentucky College of Social Work—the Beaven-Eidetik Doctoral Scholarship, the Beaven-Eidetik Graduate Scholarship, and the June Ashby Scholarship. These funds continue Beaven’s lifelong work of opening doors for others.
November 1, 2025
This year’s theme, “Honoring Youth: Strengthening Pathways for Lasting Bonds,” places young people in foster care at the center of the conversation—where they’ve always belonged.
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.
October 21, 2025
The handbook helps students bridge classroom learning with professional application while navigating emerging technologies and challenges in the field.
October 14, 2025
The symposium brought together sport social work leaders from across the world, including several CoSW faculty, staff, and students.
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.
Social Work’s Glenn Sterner to host talk on reducing stigma around substance use disorder
The conversation will address substance use issues that face individuals and families across the country.
December 4, 2025
Criminal Justice graduate earns degree while honoring sister’s legacy
Persevering through adversity was the theme of Malicote’s UK experience, navigating grief while also pursuing her dream of working in the criminal justice field.
December 2, 2025
Social Work PhD student Foysol Ahmed receives national pre-dissertation fellowship from AGESW
LEXINGTON, Ky. — A student in the University of Kentucky College of Social Work (CoSW) PhD program, Foysol Ahmed, has been selected as a pre-dissertation fellow by the Association for
December 2, 2025
Social Work’s Sobriety Treatment and Recovery Team recognized for commitment to Kentucky’s families
START’s recertification demonstrates the team’s leadership in building and maintaining the foundational systems necessary to facilitate the START program with fidelity across multiple local counties in Kentucky.
November 19, 2025
National Adoption Month: Pathways to Permanency
National Adoption Month shouldn’t be just about celebration—it must be a call to action. Every Kentuckian has a role to play in strengthening pathways to permanency.
November 18, 2025
National Adoption Month: The Power of Connection and Belonging
In Kentucky, there are over 8,000 youths in foster care. Of those, approximately one-third are waiting to be adopted.
November 13, 2025
Finding a home: Bill Beaven leaves quiet legacy for communities across the southeast
Education has always been central to Bill Beaven’s mission of helping others. The first in his family to graduate from college, he created three scholarships at the University of Kentucky College of Social Work—the Beaven-Eidetik Doctoral Scholarship, the Beaven-Eidetik Graduate Scholarship, and the June Ashby Scholarship. These funds continue Beaven’s lifelong work of opening doors for others.
November 10, 2025
National Adoption Month: Strengthening Pathways for Lasting Bonds in Kentucky
This year’s theme, “Honoring Youth: Strengthening Pathways for Lasting Bonds,” places young people in foster care at the center of the conversation—where they’ve always belonged.
November 1, 2025
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
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
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
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