Lexington, KY (Oct. 14, 2024) – The University of Kentucky College of Social Work (CoSW) is excited to participate in the 2024 Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Annual Program Meeting (APM), taking place in Kansas City on October 24-27th.
CSWE APM is the largest gathering of social work educators, researchers, and academic administrators in the United States. Building on the momentum of last year, the College will feature a diverse lineup of talented students and faculty, delivering 15 juried presentations.
Highlights include:
- Madri Hall-Faul on the intersections of social work research, policy, and education, and the implications for collaborative practices.
- Kathryn Showalter discussing the education of Social Work PhD students with a focus on policy research.
- Laneshia Conner exploring the revival of Native cultural practices in social work education.
- Diane Loeffler, Natalie Pope, Holden Dillman, Don Rooks, and Rebecca Willis-Nichols presenting findings on rural service provider experiences during Kentucky’s 2022 floods.
- Taylor Dowdy-Hazlett, Shelby Clark, and Ryan Barney sharing insights on foster parents’ professional quality of life, addressing secondary traumatic stress, burnout, and compassion satisfaction.
- Cherra Mathis presenting on social workers’ experiences navigating resistant institutions and stakeholder perspectives on interventions for parenting foster youth survivors of IPV.
Among CoSW faculty, Dr. Antonio Garcia, Associate Professor at CoSW and Buckhorn Professor of Social Work, has been selected to receive the CSWE Minority Fellowship Program’s (MFP) 50th Anniversary Social Work Excellence Award.
In line with CoSW’s ongoing commitment to holistic well-being, the Self-Care Lab will once again host its popular “Self-Care Suite” at this year’s APM. This year, the Self-Care Suite will offer innovative wellness activities, including virtual reality (VR) meditations and complimentary 15-minute chair massages for participants, providing an immersive experience to promote relaxation and mindfulness amid the dynamic conference environment.
For 85 years, CoSW faculty have conducted cutting-edge research aimed at addressing society’s most challenging social conditions. Over the last five years specifically, the College’s extramural research folio has grown by 335%.
As part of the Forward, Together Strategic Framework, the College continues to make significant investments to bolster research efforts consistent with the University of Kentucky’s Research Priorities Initiative. These investments include new pilot initiatives designed to expand professional development opportunities, increase support for extramural proposals, and strategically disseminate resources.
CoSW looks forward to engaging with the broader social work community at the 2024 APM and continuing to lead in addressing grand challenges in our field.
For more information about the CSWE APM, please click here.
