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Priscila R. Freire, PhD
Title/s: Interim Associate Dean for Academics; Clinical Assistant Professor
Office #: Maguire Hall 512
Phone: 312.915.7309
Email: pfreire@luc.edu
CV Link: Freire, P. CV
About
Priscila RodrÃguez Freire is a clinical social worker with a doctoral degree in clinical social work, licensed by the state of Illinois, and a certified domestic violence professional. She has worked with families, individuals, and children in a variety of settings, providing clinical services for over 15 years. As a clinical supervisor she managed the Family Violence Intervention Program; the Safe and Sober program, focusing on the intersection between substance abuse and domestic violence; and the Southside Teens About Respect, a teen dating violence prevention program. Another area of interest has been the work with Latino aggressors of domestic violence, a population with which she worked for over two years and wrote about on her dissertation. Currently in addition to being the director of the MSW Program, she teaches full-time at Loyola University Chicago, with courses on counseling multicultural populations, domestic violence, practice issues working with modalities such as individuals and families, issues in the work with women, group social work, and research methodology.
Degrees
Ph.D. in Clinical Social Work, May 2008, Loyola University Chicago
MSW in May 1991, State University of New York at Albany
BS in May 1989, State University of New York at Brockport
Program Areas
Undergraduate Courses
- SOWK 370 Cultural Diversity
Graduate Courses
- SOWK 502 Race, Ethnicity, and Culture
- SOWK 504 Social Work Practice with Individuals & Families II
- SOWK 506 Methods of Social Work Research
- SOWK 612 Family Intervention and Assessment
- SOWK 619 Issues in the Treatment of Women
- SOWK 604 Advanced Social Work Practice with Groups
Research Interests
- Domestic Violence
- Cross-cultural counseling issues, including the impact of migration
- Family centered services
- School-based services
Professional & Community Affiliations
Presentations in the community regarding cross-cultural counseling issues and a variety of topics on domestic violence.
International Experience:
Lived Abroad: Puerto Rico, Mexico
Speak fluent Spanish