Alfred Kadushin

Alfred Kadushin (September 19, 1916, New York City - February 5, 2014, Madison, Wisconsin) was a social worker and Julia C. Lathrop Distinguished Professor of Social Work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Biography Born to Celia and Philip Kadushin, Jewish immigrants from Lithuania, he grew up in the Bronx. He went on to earn a master's degree from Columbia University and a Ph.D. from New York University. and Consultation in Social Work.

Awards, honors and recognition He was one of only five social workers to be awarded a fellowship at the Center for Advanced Studies in the Behavioral Sciences, elected in 1983 as a Distinguished Scientist Associate in Social Work to the National Academies of Practice, and the recipient of NASW's Lifetime Achievement Award in 1993.