Alfred Kadushin
| Alfred Kadushin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1916 New York City |
| Died | February 5, 2014 |
| Education | PhD |
| Alma mater | New York University |
| Occupation | Professor and Social Worker |
| Years active | 1947–2014 |
| Employer | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Known for | Establishing the theoretical framework for Social Work research |
| Title | Julia C. Lathrop Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Social Work |
| Awards | Lifetime achievement award from the National Association of Social Workers |
Alfred Kadushin (1916 – February 5, 2014) was a Professor of Social Work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 1950 to 1990. He then became the Julia C. Lathrop Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Social Work after retiring from teaching. As a scholar, Kadushin is credited for creating the initial theoretical framework behind the academic field of Social Work research.
Kadushin was born to Jewish émigrés from Lithuania, and raised in the Bronx. During university he worked as a letter carrier in Harlem. He received his PhD from New York University in 1950.
Kadushin began work as a New York City social work caseworker between 1947 and 1950, before becoming a professor of social work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He was the first Social Work faculty member to receive a Distinguished Professorship from his university, given to him in 1979. He was a Fulbright Lecturer between 1957 and 1958 at the Groningen School of Social Work in the Netherlands. Other international lecturer positions held by Kadushin include those at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel between 1960 and 1961; McGill University in 1972; Tel Aviv University in 1981, and Melbourne University as well as LaTrobe University, Australia in 1987. In the US he taught courses at Columbia University, Tulane University, Stanford University, the University of Chicago, and San Diego State College. In 1983 he was named a Distinguished Scientist Associate in Social Work by the National Academies of Practice. In 1993 he received the lifetime achievement award from the National Association of Social Workers, an organization that has referred to him as a “giant” in his field.
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