The Velasco Podcast: Recent Episodes
Eric Velasco
Let’s talk about what is happening in the country and around the world through a beginner social work perspective. Let’s learn together about how to make the world a better place.
On this episode I welcome Corey Winchester, who is a History and Sociology teacher at Evanston Township High School. We have a conversation around the history of racism and policing in the United States, the systemic racism that is present in Evanston, and we also talk about what it means to have schools reopen in the fall in the midst of COVID. We Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom by Bettina Love. https://bookshop.org/books/we-want-to-do-more-than-survive-abolitionist-teaching-and-the-pursuit-of-educational-freedom/9780807069158
In this episode, I welcome my guest Paul Saban who is a fellow social work student at the University of Illinois. We have a conversation about what it is like to be part of a social justice movement in a community which is predominately white, why people say All Lives Matter and Blue Lives Matter. Paul shares how it has been talking to his kids about what is happening in the country and makes a call to social workers to do the uncomfortable work.
In this episode, I welcome my guest Carol Wilson-Smith, who is a clinical faculty member at the University of Illinois School of Social Work. We have a conversation about the importance of having School Social Workers, the impact that COVID and the Black Lives Matter movement has had on students and families, and what we should be doing to keep the conversations going.
In this episode, I welcome my guest Heather Johnson who is a school social worker and a licensed clinical social worker. We talk about what it means to have depression and anxiety during a health crisis, the stigma behind mental health, and what it means to have social workers come in, in place of police officers. How to contact Heather Johnson, LCSW: heatherjcounseling@gmail.com. Link to other resources: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/homsnfdzfymkncf/AAD4v85CUXxdjbvgl8GIyGLfa?dl=0
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In this episode, I welcome my first guest, Ra’Von Bonner. He is a Social Work student at the University of Illinois and part of the Illinois football team. Ra’Von talks about what it was like growing up in Ohio, his path towards Social Work, how faith has played a role in his life, and his frustration towards people who are deciding not to speak up. Register to vote: https://www.vote.org/register-to-vote/
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In this introductory episode, Eric Velasco talks about what it means to say “Black Lives Matter”, what lead him to become a Social Worker, and makes a call for everyone to have uncomfortable conversations around racism and privilege, especially those who are in the field as working social workers. There is also mention on the current state of the COVID pandemic and the worldwide protests,
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