On Friday, March 1st, the College of Social Work kicked off National Social Work month with the Kentucky Association of Social Work Educators Conference at the William T. Young Library on the University of Kentucky’s campus.
The Kentucky Association of Social Work Educators offers a fall and spring conference hosted by a member school. The spring conference provides a forum for social work students and educators to showcase their accomplishments.
The conference began with the Keynote Presentation from the Dean of the UK College of Social Work, Justin “Jay” Miller, Director of the Self-Care Lab at UK.
Wrapping up the conference was a panel discussion by Daniel Boamah (PhD, MA, LCSW – Western Kentucky University Department of Social Work, Assistant Professor, Bachelor of Social Work Program), Crystal Collins-Camargo (PhD, MSW – University of Louisville Kent School of Social Work and Family Science, Professor), Nicole Lavy-Joy (LCSW – Eastern Kentucky University Department of Social Work, Assistant Professor), Helen Mudd (PhD, MSSW, CSW – Campbellsville University Carver School of Social Work, Professor), Laneshia Conner (PhD, MSW, CSW – University of Kentucky College of Social Work, Assistant Professor), and moderated by Kalea Benner (PhD, MSW, LCSW – University of Kentucky College of Social Work, Associate Professor, Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs).
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Photo credit Cassie Payne / UK College of Social Work
