Charles Harold Zastrow (born 1942) is an American

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and Professor of Social Work at the George Williams College of the

Aurora University Aurora University (AU) is a private university in Aurora, Illinois. In addition to its main campus and the Orchard Center in Aurora, AU offers programs online, at its George Williams College campus in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, and at the Woods ...

, known for his work on the theory and practice of social work. Zastrow took his studies at the

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, where he received his BS and MS in

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and in 1971 his PhD in Social WelfareCharles Zastrow
at Aurora university. Accessed May 13, 2014 under Alfred Kadushin with the thesis entitled "Outcome of Negro Children - Caucasian Parents Transracial Adoptions." After graduation Zastrow taught at the

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for 35 years, before moving to George Williams College of the

in 2007. In 2018 Zastrow won a NASW National Pioneer Award.

Selected publications

* Charles Zastrow. ''The practice of social work.'' Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, 1995. * Charles Zastrow and Lee H. Bowker. ''Social problems: Issues and solutions.'' Nelson-Hall Publishers, 1996. * Charles Zastrow (2007). ''Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare: Empowering People. Cengage Learning.'' * Charles Zastrow; Karen Kay Kirst-Ashman (2009). ''Understanding Human Behavior and the Social Environment.'' Cengage Learning. . * Charles Zastrow. ''The practice of social work 2009. 9th ed ISBN 9781424079759'' * Charles Zastrow. ''Brooks/Cole Empowerment Series: Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare.'' Cengage Learning, 2013. ;Articles, a selection: * Zastrow, Charles H. "Cheating among College Graduate Students." Journal of Educational Research 64.4 (1970): 157–60. * Zastrow, Charles. "Understanding and preventing burn-out." ''British Journal of Social Work'' 14.1 (1984): 141–155.

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Charles Zastrow
at Aurora university. 1942 births Living people University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Social Work alumni University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty Aurora University faculty American sociologists {{US-sociologist-stub