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CSWE Accreditation Reaffirmation

Posted by kms2267 on June 3, 2025

The NAU Department of Social Work Leadership Team, including the Chair, Associate Chairs, Program Coordinators, and other key personnel have been heavily engaged in BSW and MSW Program reaccreditation since the summer of 2024. This work culminated in the submission of our BSW and MSW self-study documents to our accrediting body, the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), on April 1, 2025, with a 2-day site visit to follow in October of 2025.

 

Each self-study document comes in three volumes:… Read more

Dr. McCarthy Presents Research at Gerontological Society of America

Posted by sms966 on November 22, 2019

Dr. Mike McCarthy presents his research at the Gerontological Society of America

Our very own Social Work Professor Dr. Mike McCarthy delivered his research at the 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America in Austin, TX. The Gerontological Society of America’s mission is to further the study of aging and to promote human… Read more

The National Association of Social Workers-Arizona Chapter honors Associate Professors Natalie Cawood and Anne Medill

Posted by sms966 on November 19, 2019

The National Association of Social Workers-Arizona Chapter has named Associate Professor Natalie Cawood Social Worker of the Year and Associate Professor Anne Medill Transformational Educator of the Year. 

Congratulations to our very own Natalie Cawood who has been named “Social Worker of the Year” and Anne Medill who has been awarded the “Transformational… Read more

Trisha Droubie – HURA Award Recipient

Posted by sms966 on

Social Work major Trisha Droubie has received HURA Award for the project Police Social Work: Potential Collaborative Response to Crisis Situations.

 

Social Work major and senior Trisha Droubie has received a 2019-2020 Hooper Undergraduate Research Award (HURA) for the project Police Social Work: Potential Collaborative Response to Crisis Situations. Law enforcement and social work professionals frequently work with overlapping populations experiencing a variety of crises.… Read more

Danielle Curley – 2018 Udall Scholar

Posted by wcmsupport on May 4, 2018

Danielle Curley holds a sign reading "Not Your Typical Student" at “Not Your Typical Deli” in Gilbert, AZ, where she helped train teens and adults with developmental disabilities in professional best practices
Danielle Curley at “Not Your Typical Deli” in Gilbert, AZ, where she helped train teens and adults with developmental disabilities in professional best practices

For the second… Read more

SBS faculty win NASW awards

Posted by wcmsupport on April 5, 2018

SBS Faculty Awarded NASW Transformational Educator and Lifetime Achievement Awards

Professor Mary Damskey and Professor Emeritus David McKell have been recognized for their contributions to the field of Social Work in Arizona. Awards were presented to five leaders in social work in Northern Arizona on March 15th, at a celebration of National Social Work Month co-hosted by NAU and the National Association of Social Workers Arizona Branch 3.

Profiles on all awardees can be found below. One hundred and twenty students… Read more

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