Alfred kadushin biography
Alfred kadushin...
Kadushin remembered as a social work giant
By Rena Malai, News staff
NASW Social Work Pioneer® Alfred Kadushin was a giant in social work, said NASW-Wisconsin Executive Director Marc Herstand.
Alfred kadushin biography
Kadushin was soft-spoken and gentle, Herstand said, but his impact on the social work profession was — and continues to be — enormous.
Kadushin died on Feb. 5 at the age of 97. He was a Julia C. Lathrop Distinguished Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Social Work, where he worked from 1950 to 1990.
The university called him one of the nation’s leading scholars in child welfare services and social work.
He wrote six books on the subject: “Child Welfare Services;” “The Social Work Interview;” “Supervision in Social Work;” “Social Work Consultation;” “Adopting Older Children”; and “Child Abuse.” Kadushin also wrote 66 journal articles.
“He has written major textbooks on social work supervision and child welfare, and his book “Child Welfare Services” became a huge in