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SUMMARY:Centers & Labs Weekly Staff Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://socialwork.uky.edu/event/centers-labs-monthly-meeting-2022-06-15-2-2/2026-02-04/
LOCATION:UK CoSW Training Resource Center\, 1648 McGrathiana Parkway\, Suite 400\, Lexington\, KY\, 40511\, United States
CATEGORIES:calendar,College Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260204T120000
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SUMMARY:Practicum Info Session
DESCRIPTION:Launch your social work career through your practicum experience—formerly known as field education. Attend an information session to learn about the process\, opportunities\, and support available as you prepare for hands-on learning in real-world settings. \nThe UK College of Social Work is affiliated with approximately 3\,000 agencies across the United States\, offering flexible placements in schools\, hospitals\, with advocacy groups\, and in many other settings. During your placement\, you will gain valuable experience\, build your professional network\, and have the opportunity to explore specialized paths\, including clinical social work\, child welfare\, and substance use recovery. \nAt the UK College of Social Work\, students drive their practicum journey\, with the ability to select or propose placement sites that align with their goals. Advising and mentorship are built in to help you succeed before and after graduation. \nRegister for an information session to learn how your practicum experience will support your goals and open doors to meaningful\, impact-driven work. \nREGISTER HERE \n\n*Attendees should register for virtual Practicum Info Sessions in advance. All times are EST. Sessions occur on Wednesdays at either noon or 3:00 (they are not offered when the University of Kentucky offices are closed\, and classes are not in session).
URL:https://socialwork.uky.edu/event/practicum-info-session/2026-02-04/
CATEGORIES:College Events,Info Session
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260204T150000
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SUMMARY:Criminal Justice Social Hour
DESCRIPTION:Criminal Justice students are invited to attend our informal monthly meeting. This is a great opportunity to connect with other students\, ask questions to your advisor\, and meet with program faculty. If you have questions\, contact Kayla Powell at kayla.powell@uky.edu. \nThe event will be held in the Gatton Student Center\, Room 331.
URL:https://socialwork.uky.edu/event/criminal-justice-social-hour-2/2026-02-04/
CATEGORIES:College Events,Student Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260205T160000
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SUMMARY:Law Panel
DESCRIPTION:This event is designed to support pre-law students. A panel of lawyers and a law school admission professional will share insights on career paths within the legal profession and strategies for applying to law school. The event will be held from 4-5:15pm EST in Room 191 of the Gatton B&E Building on campus or via Zoom. All University of Kentucky students are welcome to attend. \nREGISTER HERE \nIf you have questions\, contact Dr. Kayla Powell at kayla.powell@uky.edu. \nZoom: https://uky.zoom.us/meeting/register/9XNf6fYtQgOQYnUz8SyJrw \nKeith Douglas\, EdD\nKeith Douglas joined the University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law as an Admissions Counselor in September 2025. Prior to joining the College of Law\, he worked at the University of Cincinnati as a Senior Transfer Advisor and has worked in higher education for the past ten years. Keith was born and raised here in Lexington\, Ky. He received his BS in Criminal Justice and Safety from Eastern Kentucky University in 2012 and received his MA in Student Personnel Services in 2015. In 2024\, he received his Doctorate of Education in Organizational Leadership from Abilene Christian University. \nKennadi Spraggs\, JD\nKennadi Spraggs is an associate attorney at EMWN Law\, where she focuses her practice on transactional law\, estate planning and administration\, and real estate matters. She joined the firm in April 2025 and was admitted to the Kentucky Bar in October 2025. Originally from Marshall County\, Kentucky\, Kennadi has lived in Lexington for the past seven years. She is a proud University of Kentucky alumna\, earning her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science\, magna cum laude\, in 2022. She went on to earn her Juris Doctor from the University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law in May 2025\, where she received the Core-Law Diversity/Merit Scholarship. During law school\, Kennadi held leadership roles including Vice President of the Women’s Law Caucus and the Law Wellness Initiative\, and Social Chair of the Student Bar Association. She also gained experience working in state and local government\, assisting with legal research\, legislation\, and policy initiatives. \n  \nStephanie Quiring\, J.D.\, Ph.D\nStephanie Quiring\, J.D.\, Ph.D.  \nDr. Quiring has spent over 15 years as advocate\, educator\, and attorney across various stages of the criminal legal system. More specifically\, working and advocating in spaces where a person experiencing mental health crisis intersects with the criminal legal system. Her legal practice focused on criminal defense with a subspecialty in advocating for clients where mental health issues were involved. Her dissertation\, Living with serious mental illness\, police encounters\, and relationships of power: A critical phenomenological study\, was published in 2021. Dr. Quiring joined the University of Kentucky College of Social Work as an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice in August 2025. Before joining the UK team\, she was on faculty at Indiana University and served as the Research Director for the NAMI Indiana Technical Assistance Center for Mental Health and Justice. As part of her partnership with the NAMI Indiana\, the focus has been on the further development of state-level infrastructure for community-based mental health and substance use crisis response\, to include providing Sequential Intercept Model mapping across Indiana. Continuing her state-level focus\, Dr. Quiring recently served as the principal investigator on the Investing in Recovery Communities: A Statewide Social Return on Investment Analysis. This research\, with the support of the Indiana Division of Mental Health & Addictions\, centered the lived experiences of people navigating recovery and the growing recovery communities supporting multiple paths of recovery for Hoosiers. She is excited to be working on a similar project for the state of Ohio in 2026. \nDr. Quiring earned her Juris Doctorate from the Howard University School of Law and her PhD from Indiana University School of Social Work. As a translational scholar\, her current areas of research\, writing\, and teaching include: community-based mental health crisis response\, recovery service organizations\, peer support across the care continuum\, abolitionist feminist praxis\, critical phenomenology\, interpretative phenomenological analysis\, collective wellness\, mental health law & policy\, Crisis Intervention Teams\, police\, criminal legal system\, 4th and 5th amendment issues\, state violence\, power relationships\, death penalty. \nJenny Scott\, J.D.\nJenny Scott graduated from Centre College in 1990 and from the UK College of Law in 1993. She began her career as a law clerk for Honorable Judge Lewis Paisley and thereafter spent several years prosecuting in Lexington. In 1998\, she opened her own law practice\, focusing on criminal and family law. In addition to her divorce and custody work\, Jenny has also developed an extensive family formation practice (adoption and surrogacy) and is a member of the Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys.  Jenny’s considerable experience in contested adoptions take her across the state to aid families in creating forever bonds. Jenny has been married to her grade-school sweetheart for over 30 years\, with two adult daughters. Her practice is located in the Hamburg area of Lexington and she is supported by a wonderful associate and staff. \n  \n 
URL:https://socialwork.uky.edu/event/law-panel/
LOCATION:Gatton College of Business and Economics\, 550 S Limestone\, Lexington\, KY\, 40506\, United States
CATEGORIES:College Events,Student Events
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SUMMARY:CORE TEEN #5: Understanding and Managing Youth’s Challenging Behaviors – Part 1
DESCRIPTION:CORE Teen Curriculum provides parents with information they need to develop safe relationships with youth\, while also focusing on how they can adapt their parenting styles to support the youth’s needs\, rather than just focusing on behaviors \nFor additional information about this session\, please feel free to contact Melanie Parsons\, the Foster Parent Training Program (FPTP) Program Coordinator\, at Melanie.Parsons@uky.edu. \nPlease note each session is approved for ongoing\, elective training credit for Kentucky Foster Parents. Basic & Advanced Foster Parents\, Fictive Kin Foster Parents\, Care Plus\, or Therapeutic Foster Parents can all take advantage of the opportunity to fulfill their training hours. A reliable internet connection and computer/smartphone with webcam are required. \nClick Here to go to the registration page.
URL:https://socialwork.uky.edu/event/core-teen-5-understanding-and-managing-youths-challenging-behaviors-part-1/
LOCATION:Virtual through LMS
CATEGORIES:Foster Parent Training Program
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SUMMARY:Support Group with Sheila
DESCRIPTION: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 lived experiences with fostering and adoption. If you’re seeking an opportunity to share resources\, suggestions\, frustrations and successes with those who share the unique experience of fostering and adoption\, ASK-VIP is for you! \nCreate an account or log-in to register for this support group. A reliable internet connection and a smartphone\, tablet\, or computer with web camera is needed to participate. If there are two adults in the same household that want to participate in this support group\, each person must register separately. \nClick Here to go to the registration page. \nIf you have any questions about this support group or how to register\, please email ask@uky.edu or call 859-257-7361.
URL:https://socialwork.uky.edu/event/support-group-with-sheila-3/
LOCATION:Virtual through LMS
CATEGORIES:ASK Support Groups
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SUMMARY:Office of Faculty Advancement\, Connect & Accomplish Online Co-working Sessions
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to join the Office of Faculty Advancement in\nConnect & Accomplish: Online Co-working Sessions\nThese dedicated 2-hour blocks are back this semester\, offering weekly opportunities at the CoSW for you to co-work with the College of Social Work Community. Sessions are open to all faculty\, staff\, and doctoral students. \nJoin our virtual session to get some writing\, grading\, scheduling\, budgeting\, or planning done. All projects are suitable for this dedicated time which offers several benefits: \n•    Ownership of goals and objectives\n•    Positive social influence\n•    Maximizing brain focus by minimizing context switching\n•    A sense of community\n•    Productivity \nThese sessions offer flexibility—feel free to come and go as your schedule allows. We will begin with an optional five-minute welcome at the start of the session for sharing goals and a five-minute closing at the end for sharing accomplishments. You may also check in and out via the chat by writing your intentions for the session when you join and providing updates on your progress when you leave. \nTo register for a C&A session\, please use this link: https://uky.zoom.us/meeting/register/FqMceOd9QTyZ1hlkfr9Xy
URL:https://socialwork.uky.edu/event/office-of-faculty-advancement-connect-accomplish-online-co-working-sessions/
CATEGORIES:College Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260208T180000
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SUMMARY:First Steps: Kentucky’s Early Intervention System
DESCRIPTION:First Steps: Kentucky’s Early Intervention System explores the services provided by this program. Participants learn how to refer children ages zero to three who have developmental delays\, or medical conditions known to cause developmental delays\, for First Steps services. How to work with the program to create an Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) is explored. \nAfter completing this training\, participants will be able to: \n\nArticulate how to refer children ages 0-3 years old who have developmental delays or medical conditions known to cause developmental delays to First Steps for evaluation.\nDiscuss services provided and how to work with the KEIS team to create and follow an Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) for children zero through three years old.\n\nASK-VIP trainings are expressly designed to meet the needs of foster and adoptive parents. Skilled trainers who have lived experiences with fostering and adoption provide these trainings in a virtual group setting. There is 1.5 hours of ongoing\, elective foster parent training credit available for Kentucky’s foster parents. \nCreate an account or log-in to register for this training. A reliable internet connection and a smartphone\, tablet\, or computer with web camera is needed to participate. If there are two adults in the same household that want to participate in this training\, each person must register separately. Foster parent training credit is administered based on the duration of the meeting and each attendee’s participation. Training credit is only available if you have not participated in this training within the past twelve months. \nClick Here to go to the registration page. \nIf you have any questions about this training or how to register\, please email ask@uky.edu or call 859-257-7361.
URL:https://socialwork.uky.edu/event/first-steps-kentuckys-early-intervention-system-2/
LOCATION:Virtual through LMS
CATEGORIES:ASK
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