{"id":45943,"date":"2025-06-11T15:00:03","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T19:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socialwork.uky.edu\/?page_id=45943"},"modified":"2026-05-12T17:43:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T17:43:25","slug":"sport-social-work","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/socialwork.uky.edu\/landing\/sport-social-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Sport Social Work"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Changing the Game\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Athletes don’t succeed alone.<\/p>

Social Workers are essential players in the systems that shape performance, identity, and healing across sport.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Sport Social Work<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Athletes don’t succeed alone.<\/p>

Social Workers are essential players in the systems that shape performance, identity, and healing across sport.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Sport Social Workers elevate and support sport systems through research, leadership, and social work innovation.
Together, we are building healthier spaces from the inside out.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Sport Social Work ensures that the impact of sport extends far beyond the game itself. Harness the far-reaching influence of sports and athletics to strengthen communities, elevate lives and expand access to support systems.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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A Doctoral Concentration<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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That’s Changing the Field<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Built into the 100% online DSW program, this concentration equips you to navigate the complex intersections of sport, mental health, performance, and policy. Whether you’re working with athletes, athletic departments, or broader sport systems, you’ll gain the tools to lead with clarity, empathy, and strategy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCollaborate with internationally recognized faculty in the field of Sport Social Work.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Start your journey today\u2014request more information and explore the UK\u2019s DSW with a concentration in Sport Social Work.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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