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Randy A. Fisher
School Social Work Program Coordinator
School of Social Work
Building and Room Location: 439 S. Gladstone
Telephone: 630-844-5793
Fax: 630-844-4923
Email: rfisher@aurora.edu
I have been at Aurora University for the past four years. I was a school social worker for 31 years. I was the first elected president of the Midwest School Social Work Council. I was newsletter editor for Illinois Association of School Social Workers for 14 years. I was the interim chair of the School Social Work Association of America (SSWAA) and then served as the first president for 6 years. I then served as the first Executive Director of SSWAA for six years. I have given presentations across the United States and internationally in Korea, Sweden, Japan and Singapore.
Education
M.S.W. Jane Addams - University of Illinois-Chicago, 1973
B.S. Group Work - George Williams College, 1968
Areas of Specialization
School Social Work
Courses Taught
Social Work with the Exceptional Child
School Social Work Practice and Policy I
School Social Work Practice and Policy II
Highlights of Presentations, Honors and Professional Contributions
School Social Worker of the Year - Illinois - 1987
Lifetime Achievement Award - IASSW 1999
Highlights of Campus Involvement
Head Men's Tennis Coach 2008
Other Interests
Attended the White House Conference on School Safety, 1998
Attended the White House Conference on Character Education, 2002
Trends and Issues Editor, Children and Schools (NASW) Current
Editor of the School Social Work Journal, 1979-1982
