Strategies For Parenting Teens

Strategies for Parenting Teens will provide an overview of adolescent development and common questions and challenges presented by youth who are in foster care or were adopted. This training will equip participants with parenting strategies to address specific issues common […]

Stress Management For Caregivers

Stress Management for Caregivers will equip foster/adoptive parents with tools to understand what stress and caregiver burnout is, and how to cope with the unique stressors of being foster/adoptive families. The […]

ASK-VIP Support Group with Sheila

ASK-VIP Support Groups are expressly designed to meet the needs of foster and adoptive parents in an inclusive, safe, and compassionate environment. They are led by seasoned facilitators who have […]

Graduation Reception

A reception will be held for all spring and summer CoSW graduates on Friday, May 6 from 3 to 5 p.m. EST in the Harris Ballroom at the Gatton Student […]

College of Social Work Graduation

Rupp Arena 430 W Vine St, Lexington, KY, United States

UK College of Social Work Graduation with UK Alumni Association Grad Gathering to follow. Rupp Arena Floor Map for graduates Saturday, May 7th 9 AM EDT Floor Map College of […]

UK Alumni Association Grad Gathering

Rupp Arena 430 W Vine St, Lexington, KY, United States

UK ALUMNI ASSOCIATION GRAD GATHERING! Immediately following the Graduation Ceremony Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center, 430 West Vine Street, 2nd Floor Meeting Rooms The UK Alumni Association and the […]

Understanding The Brain & Fear Responses In Traumatized Children

Understanding the Brain and Fear Responses in Traumatized Children provides an overview of brain development and how fight/flight/freeze fear responses may manifest in children who have experienced trauma. In addition, strategies for caregivers to manage fear based behavior is discussed.   After completing […]

Teaching Growth Mindset To Children

Teaching Growth Mindset to Children introduces parents to the two types of mindsets and how beneficial it is for parents to help their children develop a growth mindset.  This training will […]

Positive Ways to Deal with Stress

Explore ways to tackle and alleviate stress during the next installment of our Nurturing Parenting series. This training will be hosted via Zoom on Tuesday, May 10 from 10:00 a.m. […]

KIN VIP Support Group With Merlin Jones-Smalley

Description This group will focus on the day to day issues involving relative and fictive kin care and will be a place where each member can find support, resources, ideas, […]