School Social Work in Chicago - a podcast by Basiliso Moreno, MSW

Alyssa Rodriguez, LCSW, CSSW-S is a social worker in Chicago, Illinois.  She is also a Chicago Union Delagate as part of the teachers union.  She describes her day to day as a school social worker in Chicago school district.   She describes the drama the teachers had during the Covid Pandemic including going on strke in the Fall of 2019.  Alyssa discusses the importance of advocacy and learning about policy.  

She adds during this school year, the district had to work with the influx of migrants from Ukraine and from Mexico.    We discuss real estate in Chicago, the importance of learning about redlining.  Chicago has some of the hottest neighborhoods for real estate in America.  At the same time gentrification has taken over these neighborhoods.    

Alyssa can be found on Instagram at www.instagram.com/afabalyslife 

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