Final Project

Sexual assault has been seen as a controversial topic in the U.S. and many people are afraid to talks about it.

Social Work in the Midst of a Pandemic

Two Master's of Social Work students discuss what it’s like to work in child welfare during COVID-19.

Diversity and cultural competency as a brown social worker and providing support for a community that looks like me: Sanjana Ragudaran

Sanjana Ragudaran, Ph. D., MSW, has a heart for migrant experiences, race disparities, and program evaluation as a social worker looking at social welfare, human rights, and social justice and how covid-19 has impacted migrant experience.

History Project

In this interview we talks about my aunties life and what he does for a living.

Social Worker and Student

I interviewed my social worker to see what her daily life was like dealing with children in need.

Phyllis Pleuss

Growing up in a working class family in Pittsburgh, faith, being the first in her family to go to college.

A few stories from Sugar-tooth Grandma

In this interview, I talked with my grandma about her childhood and social work, which slowly transitioned into a deeper conversation regarding her divorce and the grandpa I’ve never known. She gave me advice about my life looking ahead into...

The power of humor in social work and therapy: Rosemarie Poverman

Rosemarie Poverman, MSW, LCSW, grew up with a mindset of alleviating social problems. Having over four decades of expertise shares the impact of therapeutic humor in the mental health of clients and the value that clinicians offer with just a...

Grandma’s Childhood

Sat down with my grandma, who is suffering with memory loss, to talk about her childhood and her current life.

A Social Worker’s Journey to Serving America’s Heroes

A social worker from the Department of Veterans Affairs shares his fondest memories and talks about his path to becoming a social worker as well as his experiences with the We Honor Veterans program and how he became chair of...

The Story of Cynthia Lopez Ramos

This is a short testimony about my mother. It is a very brief testimony that is about her life through growing up to having children. It also includes her experiences as a Mexican woman.

Heike Ramsey- Pt. 2

Heike and I talked about some of the high points of her career as well as some of the low points.

Katharine’s Work Life

We spoke about Katharine’s work experiences. She has had many varying occupations throughout her life, which she considers a blessing because she was able to pursue all her “dream jobs”. If there was ever something she wanted to try, she...

Entrevista entre madre e hija: Dolores Madera y Ariana Solis

This is an interview conducted for my SOWK 732 class at Loyola University Chicago in MSW program through the School of Social Work. The interview was conducted with my mother, Dolores, regarding her experiences as an immigrant from Mexico.