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From Vision to Action: 2019-2023
During the 2018-2019 academic year, the ASU School of Social Work embarked on a strategic planning process aimed at defining what it means to lead and serve on the cutting edge of community efforts to address our most complex social issues. Engaging over 800 students, staff, faculty, administrators and community members, the planning process created a roadmap to link the School of Social Work’s efforts with the University’s vision for a comprehensive and inclusive enterprise that advances research and discovery of public value.
With purpose and priorities now clearly defined, this Strategic Plan will guide our short- and long-term decision-making, alignment to the Watts College and University’s strategic plans, and management of the School’s people and financial resources. Below are highlights of our planned work in each of our four strategic priority areas. We hope you will follow our progress. In the meantime, please contact me directly with your questions and feedback.
James Herbert Williams
Director and Arizona Centennial Professor of Social Welfare Services
ASU School of Social Work
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Align academic program and research enterprise to respond to community needs while leveraging community strengths
Leader: David Becerra, Associate Director for Academic Affairs
Faculty: Liz Athens, Lecturer; Tahnee Baker, Lecturer; Kristin Ferguson, Professor; Tina Jiwatram-Negron, Assistant Professor; Stephanie Lechuga-Peña, Assistant Professor; Jill Messing, Professor; Brett Peterson, Lecturer; Melanie Reyes, Lecturer; Tamara Rounds, Clinical Associate Professor; Michael Shafer, Professor; Chris Sharp, Clinical Assistant Professor; Lela Williams, Associate Professor
Staff: Lisa Cavazos-Barrett, Field Specialist; Turquoise Devereaux, Office of American Indian Projects; Maria Aguilar-Amaya, SIRC
Students: Cornelia Best, Fabiola Cervantes, Alicia Conte
Community: Duvia Lozano, Chicanos Por La Causa
Cultivate a strong and healthy organization characterized by consistency, communication, transparency and continuous learning
Leader: Chandra Crudup, Associate Director for Student Services and Programs
Faculty: Liz Athens, Lecturer; Cora Bruno, Senior Lecturer; Stacey Gandy, Instructor; Karin Wachter, Assistant Professor
Staff: Marquita Goode, Office Specialist; Dana Krals, Field Specialist; Abby Henderson, Center for Applied Behavioral Health Policy
Students: Andrea Camacho, Candice Garcia, Meghan McDermott
Promote high standards of the profession by ensuring students embody social work values, possess knowledge and skills to serve diverse populations and challenge systems that oppress
Leader: Kellie MacDonald-Evoy, MSW Admissions Coordinator
Faculty: Sarah Kurker, Instructor; Kellie MacDonald-Evoy, Clinical Assistant Professor; Ijeoma Ogbonnaya, Assistant Professor; Michael Shafer, Professor; Miguel Vieyra, Clinical Associate Professor
Staff: Elizabeth Hayward, Field Specialist; Diana Jimenez-Young, Field Education Coordinator-Tucson; Jenna Panas, Center for Child Well-Being; Lilly Perez-Freerks, Quality Assurance Manager; Tonia Stott, Child Welfare Education Program; Linh Trang Tran, Online Program Coordinator
Students: Cornelia Best
Community: Kelly Jaress, Arizona Department of Child Safety
Ensure actions, activites, policies and practices of the School are aligned with the NASW Code of Ethics
Leader: Cynthia Peters, Field Education Manager
Faculty: Irene Burnton, Professor of Practice; Elisa Kawam, Lecturer; Claire McLoone, Lecturer; Felicia Mitchell, Assistant Professor; Lauren Reed, Assistant Professor
Staff: Destinee Brittingham, SIRC; Megan Ferral, Field Specialist; Jade Sun, Field Specialist; Leah Tyler, Online Programs Support Specialist
Students: Candice Garcia, Karlie Walker
Community: Brandie Reiner, NASW Arizona