October 7, 2025
New partnerships address behavioral healthcare workforce shortages in communities where services are needed the most.
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September 30, 2025
Wetmur and her team will engage in intensive foresight training, develop innovative projects, and contribute to publications that will help shape the future of social work practice and research.
September 29, 2025
UK Social Work’s Dr. Laneshia Conner just earned a 5-year Mentored Research Scientist Development Award from the NIH.
September 23, 2025
September 10, 2025
Since 2003, the program has developed, coordinated, and conducted this type of training for foster and adoptive parents and social service workers statewide
September 8, 2025
“My experience in Thailand was eye-opening. I learned resilience, acceptance, and perspective, lessons I’ll carry with me forever,” Angelita Lazaro shared.
September 4, 2025
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.
August 4, 2025
From the newsrooms of London to the lecture halls of the University of Kentucky, Dr. Paul Bleakley brings a world of experience—and a dash of Bravo fandom—to the College of Social Work.
August 4, 2025
June 12, 2025
The College of Social Work’s doctoral social work program will debut a new concentration for the 2025-26 school year.
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
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
Dr. Allison Wetmur Named Future Lead for Social Work Grand Challenges Futures Project
Wetmur and her team will engage in intensive foresight training, develop innovative projects, and contribute to publications that will help shape the future of social work practice and research.
September 30, 2025
Supporting Kentucky’s Kinship Families: A Conversation with the Kentucky Kinship Resource Center
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kinship caregivers—grandparents, relatives, and close family friends raising children—play a critical role in creating stability and love when children need it most. At the University of Kentucky
September 29, 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
Three Social Work Doctoral Students Named 2025-2027 DREAM Scholars
LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 2025) —Three students in the University of Kentucky College of Social Work (CoSW) PhD program—Kristen Theile, Levone Li, and Holden Dillman—have been selected for the highly competitive
September 23, 2025
Medically Complex Training Program Hosts Annual Fall Training
Since 2003, the program has developed, coordinated, and conducted this type of training for foster and adoptive parents and social service workers statewide
September 10, 2025
Social Work Student Receives NextGen Service Fellowship
“My experience in Thailand was eye-opening. I learned resilience, acceptance, and perspective, lessons I’ll carry with me forever,” Angelita Lazaro shared.
September 8, 2025
Celebrating National Kinship Month at the Kentucky Kinship Resource Center
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.
September 4, 2025
Social Work Welcomes Dr. Paul Bleakley as New Faculty Member in Criminal Justice
From the newsrooms of London to the lecture halls of the University of Kentucky, Dr. Paul Bleakley brings a world of experience—and a dash of Bravo fandom—to the College of Social Work.
August 4, 2025
College of Social Work Welcomes New Faculty Cohort
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The University of Kentucky College of Social Work (CoSW) welcomes the addition of 14 new faculty members, joining the College at the start of the 2025–26 academic
August 4, 2025
Social Work launches first-of-its-kind Doctorate Concentration in Sport Social Work
The College of Social Work’s doctoral social work program will debut a new concentration for the 2025-26 school year.
June 12, 2025