University of Kentucky College of Social Work

Responsible Conduct of Research Training
2025-04-26 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-05-10 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-05-16 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Training is required for any faculty, staff, and students who are involved in research activities, enrolled in UK CoSW doctoral studies, paid on grant, and/or are on current IRB protocol. These RCR training requirements include BOTH an online training on the CITI website and an in-person (synchronous zoom) training session. This event satisfies the in-person portion of RCR Training. Trainings will be added and updated on a regular basis.
Register for the event here or via the link below under ‘Website’.

2025 DSW Capstone Showcase
2025-04-28 - 2025-04-30
Join us for the DSW Capstone Showcase, a three-day event where Doctorate of Social Work (DSW) candidates share their groundbreaking research and innovative contributions to social work practice. These scholar-practitioners are leaders in addressing society’s most complex challenges, excelling as advanced practitioners, administrators, community leaders, scholars, and educators.
This showcase features presentations on cutting-edge research in areas such as administrative leadership, clinical practice, military behavioral health, and social work education. Attendees will have the opportunity to earn Continuing Education credits while exploring transformative solutions to pressing social issues.
Learn more and meet the candidates on the Scholar Showcase Page.

The DSW program at UK CoSW is a rigorous, high-quality program designed to prepare social work professionals to excel in specialized roles and meet the demands of a dynamic practice landscape.

KIN-VIP - The Gathering Spot
2025-04-29 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-05-06 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-05-13 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-05-20 12:00 - 13:00
The Gathering Spot is a great NEW way to meet other kinship caregivers from the comfort of your own home and has been redesigned to be a spot where you can come for as long as you have time to meet other kinship caregivers, make a friend or two and gain valuable information to help you in your kinship journey.
This is not a support group, this is a virtual meeting space designed to connect caregivers together and create a kinship community, so that you can learn about important resources or information essential in your kinship journey.
This connection meeting will be offered every week on Tuesday through December 16 and will be hosted by KKRC staff members. Come and get connected!
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Harlan County Open House
2025-04-29 18:00 - 19:30 | Moonbow Tipple Coffee & Sweets, 119 S Main St, Harlan, KY, 40831, United States
Join us at Moonbow Tipple Coffee & Sweets in Harlan, Kentucky as we discuss what a degree in Social Work & Criminal Justice can bring to you.
Several members of CoSW will be on-site to meet and discuss financial support, degree pathways, and demonstrate support in the Harlan community. This event is aimed toward prospective students and their families, as well as other interested stakeholders.

Cumberland Region Citizen Review Panel
2025-05-01 09:00 - 10:00
Citizen Review Panels (CRPs) are groups of caring volunteers that work to improve the well-being of children, families, and communities across Kentucky. To learn more about CRPs or join a regional panel, please visit the CRP website or contact Tara Pulaski at Tara.Pulaski@uky.edu.

Reading Days Support and Snacks
2025-05-01 12:00 - 15:00 | The 90, 440 Hilltop Ave, Lexington, KY, 40506, United States
Join us for a Reading Days Support and Snacks to prepare for finals
This event is designed for students looking for a quiet, supportive environment to focus on their studies. Advisors will be present to provide support and lunch and and snacks will be provided. Let us know if you plan to join us by registering at the link here.
Room 203 (Teal Classroom) at The 90.

KIN-VIP Support Group Grandparent's Connection
2025-05-05 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-05-19 12:00 - 13:00
Raising your grandchildren and parenting again later in life can be especially challenging in today’s culture. Navigating this change in roles–moving from grandparents to being parents again–can be both confusing and difficult as you move through these family changes.
This group is designed to support and empower grandparents on this journey to find the resources, community, and connection to be successful caregivers for the children in their lives.
New this year for the Grandparent’s Connection group-each meeting we will supplement our conversation with a craft that we can work on together! It is not necessary to have any crafting skill-these are just fun projects to do while we spend time together! If you are not interested in the crafting, please come for the conversation! We would love to get to know you!
Facilitator Angel Hayes is a grandmother raising her teenage grandson who enjoys creative, inexpensive, and fun projects! Angel enjoys painting, scrapbooking, drawing, etc. and loves to share the fun of crafting as a way to connect with others while walking the kinship journey.
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The Lakes Citizen Review Panel
2025-05-06 10:00 - 11:00

Northern Bluegrass Citizen Review Panel
2025-05-07 11:00 - 12:00

KIN-VIP Support Group - Relatives Raising Kin
2025-05-07 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-05-21 12:00 - 13:00
Relatives Raising Kin is a community of kinship caregivers who come together for support, friendship, and information. Our goal is to connect families with one another to find resources, get answers to questions, and support each other. We are a general kinship community open to anyone providing kinship care in Kentucky.
Facilitated by Judy Russell, Mental Health Specialist for Fayette County Public Schools, was raised by her great-grandmother from infancy. In her 20’s, Judy began caring for her sister’s three children that she later adopted. Throughout her career, Judy has supported kinship families through the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and the public school system.
As a result, Judy has worked with countless youth and their families, helping them navigate the challenges of raising children of all ages while supporting caregivers in their journey. Come with questions, come with suggestions, come for a community who can support and encourage YOU!
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MSW Info Session
2025-05-07 13:00 - 14:00
Explore our Master of Social Work (MSW) program during an online info session. Registration link is below, under ‘Website’
The UK Difference
Our MSW program is an Advanced Generalist program that prepares students for social work practice across the micro-macro continuum with diverse populations.
Graduates of our program have the highest clinical licensing pass rates in Kentucky and routinely score above the national average, making our students uniquely poised to enter a competitive job market and make the most of forecasted growth within the social work profession.
Flexible Program Options
Choose from our regular (two year) or advanced (one year) standing options in a hybrid or fully online format.
Exceptional Career Support
Ensure a successful transition into advanced social work practice through our available career counseling, mentoring, and post-graduation support.
Unique Centers and Labs
Leverage our unique centers and labs, including the Training Resource Center, Interdisciplinary Research Center on Children and Families, Kentucky Kinship Resource Center, Self-Care Lab, Suicide Prevention and Exposure Lab, and Military Behavior Health Lab to enhance your learning and research.
Multiple Certificate Options
Earn specialized certifications in Clinical Social Work, Child Welfare, Military Behavioral Health, Integrative Behavioral Health, or Substance Use Disorder.

KIN-VIP Support Group - Parenting Challenges
2025-05-08 13:00 - 14:00
We understand how difficult it can be trying to parent your kinship children. Parenting a child that belongs to a family member or a friend is especially difficult for you as a caregiver. When the child has behaviors that are difficult to manage, it can be both challenging and stressful. Join us for our new Community Group, Parenting Challenges to learn effective and practical ways to navigate the challenges of kinship parenting.
This new KIN VIP Support Group will meet on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays each month from 1:00 PM-2:00 PM EST.
The group is completely free and available to any caregiver raising a relative or fictive kin child.
Contact Sheila Rentfrow at sheila.rentfrow@uky.edu for more information, or sign up here to secure your spot!

KIN-VIP Support Group With Mary Jo Dendy
2025-05-08 19:00 - 20:00
This group is an opportunity for kinship caregivers to come together to find support, community, and resources in the care of relative and fictive children. This group will focus on the day to day issues involving relative and fictive kin care and will be shaped by the identified needs of group participants. This Group is open to any kinship caregiver and we welcome you to attend! This Support Group will meet monthly on the second Thursday of the month at 7 pm.
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If you have any questions about this event, please email sheila.rentfrow@uky.edu or KINmaryjodendy@gmail.com or call 859-257-4785.

Jefferson Citizen Review Panel
2025-05-09 10:00 - 11:00

Northeastern Citizen Review Panel
2025-05-13 11:00 - 12:00

Certificate Info Session
2025-05-13 13:00 - 14:00
College of Social Work advisors host monthly certificate information sessions via Zoom on the second Tuesday of each month. These sessions are designed for current MSW students who want to explore certificate options within the College of Social Work and learn how to incorporate a certificate into their program of study.
The College of Social Work offers graduate certificates in Clinical Social Work Practice, Trauma Responsive Practice, School Social Work, Substance Use Disorders, Military Behavioral Health, and Child Welfare Practice. Each session includes a presentation about CoSW Graduate Certificates followed by a Q&A segment.
Register to attend an information session here.

Kinship Live Webinar Training – Planning for the Future: Elder Law for Kinship Caregivers
2025-05-15 12:00 - 13:30
Kinship caregiving offers a loving home for children, but it can also present unique legal challenges when planning for your child’s well-being in the event of unforeseen circumstances in the future. This webinar will provide kinship caregivers with essential information about elder law topics relevant to their situations, empowering them to navigate the legal landscape and secure the best possible long-term outcomes for the children in their care. Join us to gain the knowledge and resources you need to protect the children in your care and build a stable and secure future for your family.
We’ll explore:

Advance Directives
Wills
Power of Attorney
Estate planning
Asset Protection
Trusts

REGISTER HERE!
About the Trainer:
Derik Taylor is an attorney with Elder Law of Eastern Kentucky, PLLC, in Ashland, KY. Derik is a 2018 graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Law and has served Eastern Ky in Elder law for the last five years. He is a father of four children and one large cat and enjoys experiencing frustration working on his old cars even though he has zero mechanical skills.
Please note: Although this LIVE webinar is designed to be an informative, educational, and helpful resource for kinship families caring for relative or fictive kin children, anyone is welcome to attend including foster parents, professionals, students, or community members.
It is our hope that by participating in this LIVE webinar, attendees will receive educational and helpful information. However, it is important to note that this webinar is not approved for foster parent training credit or CEU’s as attendance is not monitored during the webinar event.

Two Rivers Citizen Review Panel
2025-05-16 11:00 - 12:00

Salt River Trail Citizen Review Panel
2025-05-20 10:00 - 11:00

Centers & Labs Monthly Meeting
2025-05-21 11:00 - 12:00 | UK CoSW Training Resource Center, 1648 McGrathiana Parkway, Suite 400, Lexington, KY, 40511, United States
Monthly Staff Meeting for Centers & Labs Training Resource Center Staff. The meeting is held the 3rd Wednesday of Each Month at the Training Resource Center. This is an in-person meeting. However, a Zoom link will be sent out prior to the training for any staff who cannot attend in-person.

MSCJ Info Session
2025-05-21 14:00 - 15:00
Please join us as we discuss the upcoming Master of Science in Criminal Justice program! This info session will be held virtually over Zoom.
Please register by using the link below under ‘Website’ and select the appropriate date in the drop down menu.

BASW Info Session
2025-05-21 15:00 - 16:00
Are You Wildly Passionate About Social Work?
Explore the Bachelor of Arts in Social Work (BASW) program during an online info session.
REGISTER HERE
The UK Difference
Graduates from our program are uniquely poised to enter a competitive job market and make the most of forecasted growth within the social work profession.
Our recent graduates are working in hospitals, community-based non-profits, K-12 schools, universities, residential treatment programs, the criminal justice system, and more.

Anywhere, Anytime
Whether you choose on-campus or online, you’ll receive the same high-quality support and service from our renowned faculty and staff.

Real-World Experience
With access to more than 1,000 practicum placement opportunities, you’ll gain on-the-job experience before you graduate.

Global Perspectives
Take advantage of opportunities to study abroad, engage in service learning, and complete the Diversity Certificate.

Strategic Academic Advising
Our advisors are overseen by a licensed social worker, providing you with a forward-looking career perspective throughout your educational journey.

Undergraduate Criminal Justice Info Session
2025-05-21 16:00 - 17:00
Pursue your Passion for the Greater Good
Explore College of Social Work’s newest Criminal Justice program during our online info session!
REGISTER HERE
The UK Difference
Graduates from our program are uniquely prepared to enter a competitive job market and make the most of forecasted growth within a wide range of career paths, including law enforcement, corrections, victim advocacy, cybercrime, homeland security and more.

Anywhere, Anytime
Whether you choose on-campus or online, you’ll receive the same high-quality support and service from our renowned faculty and staff.

Real-World Experience
With access to thousands of placement opportunities and connections across the Nation, you’ll get pertinent on-the-job experiences before you graduate.

Shaping the Future
This program is the perfect environment to nurture your passion for Criminal Justice and help you achieve your academic and career goals. Join us in shaping a brighter future for the field and making a positive impact on society!
