American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare

The American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare (abbreviated AASWSW) is an honor society of American scholars and practitioners in the field of social work and social welfare. The Academy was established in 2009, and its office is located at University of Southern California, Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, though the organization itself is incorporated as a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization in Ohio.[2] Its first major initiative is the Grand Challenges for Social Work Initiative,[3] the purpose of which is, according to Barth et al. (2014), to "help transform social work science, education, and practice around visionary and achievable challenges."[1][4]

American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare
AbbreviationAASWSW
FormationNovember 6, 2009 (2009-11-06)
TypeNonprofit organization
Legal statusHonor society
PurposeResearch
Membership (2014[1])
72
President
Sarah Gehlert
Past president
Richard Barth
Vice president
Gail Steketee
Parent organization
University of South Carolina, College of Social Work
Staff
Sarah Butts, Executive Director, Grand Challenges for Social Work
Websiteaaswsw.org

Fellows

References

  1. Barth, R. P.; Gilmore, G. C.; Flynn, M. S.; Fraser, M. W.; Brekke, J. S. (18 March 2014). "The American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare: History and Grand Challenges" (PDF). Research on Social Work Practice. 24 (4): 495–500. doi:10.1177/1049731514527801.
  2. "About Us". American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare website. Archived from the original on 18 June 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  3. "Grand Challenges Initiatives | American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare". www.grandchallengesforsocialwork.org. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  4. "Grand Challenges of Social Work Initiative". American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare website. Archived from the original on 9 June 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
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