Department of Social Work

Dr. Annie McCullough Chavis
Director of Field Education
Associate Professor of Social Work

Office: Lauretta Taylor Building, Room 203
Phone: 910-672-1852
Fax : 910-672-1755
E-mail: achavis@uncfsu.edu

Biography

Annie McCullough Chavis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work at Fayetteville State University. She received her undergraduate degree in Sociology and Social Studies with honors (Cum Laude) from Fayetteville State University (1970) and the master of social work degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Social Work (1987). She was honored as the recipient of the Annie Kizer Bost Social Work Award. She received her Ed.D. degree in Educational Leadership from Fayetteville State University in 2002. She was selected as the Teacher of the Year for the Department of Social Sciences in 2003 and was recently selected as the Teacher of the Year for the Department of Social Work in 2004.  

Teaching Courses

SWRK 220 - Introduction to Human Services
SWRK 230 - Introduction to Social Work
SWRK 330 - Human Behavior in the Social Environment
SWRK 400 - Interviewing Skills
SWRK 410 - Social Work Practice
SWRK 425 - Social Work with Families
SWRK 450 - Field Practicum
SWRK 580 - Social Work Field Instruction I
SWRK 585 - Social Work Field Instruction II
SWRK 516 - Social Work Practice with Black Families
SWRK 606 -Social Work Practice Seminar
SWRK 610 -Social Work Practice with Families
SWRK 650 -Social Work Field Instruction III
SWRK 655 -Social Work Field Instruction IV

Research Interest

Genograms and Assessment in Family Social Work Practice
Foster Care and African American Families
Culturally Competent Social Work Practice
Intergenerational Social Work Practice
Multicultural Education in Public Schools
Student Mentoring and Partnership Programs
Cultural Diversity & Multicultural Social Work Practice
Assessment and Intervention with African American Families
Health Care Disparities
Dropout Prevention and At Risk Populations

Publications

Her recent publications include: Genograms: Capturing Family History and Cultural context with African American Families. (with C. Waites), Genograms with African American families: Identifying culturally linked strengths. (with C. Waites), Journal of Family Social Work, (2) and Mentoring Elementary Students: A Partnership Program of Tutoring, Caring and Sharing. The Mentor: Journal of Mentoring and Field Experience, 1 (2). She is currently writing an article on Genograms and African American family extended family resources and resilience. 

Professional Affiliations

Council on Social Work Education
National Association of Social Workers
Academy of Certified Social Workers
National Association of Black Social Workers
North Carolina Sociological Association
North Carolina Certification Board-Certified Master Social Worker
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction School Social Worker
Alpha Kappa Delta