Spring 2026 BSW Social Work Capstones
Friday May 8, 2026 - RAMS 204
- 8:45am - Eric Canel
- 9:00am - Lance Maligaya
- 9:15am - Emanuel Ruiz
- 9:30-9:45am - QUESTIONS
- 9:45am - Ella Ramirez
- 10:00am - Maddie Hendrix
- 10:15am - Landon Karnes
- 10:30-10:45am - QUESTIONS
- 10:45-11:00am - 15 MINUTE BREAK
- 11:00am - Jaylene Ramirez
- 11:15am - Raven Gonzales
- 11:30am - Jordan Miller
- 11:45am-12:00pm - QUESTIONS
Empowering Veterans: Resources for Support and Stability
Employment Guide and Resources for Students at Willie Stewart
Combating Social Isolation: Supporting Seniors in East Pierce County
Questions
A Qualitative Study of ICE and Intimate Partner Violence: The Effects of Increased Deportation on Latinx Communities
Perceptions About Substance Abuse Prevention in Longview, Washington
An Environmentally Restorative Approach: Fostering Community Through Green Spaces
Questions
15 Minute Break
A Psychosocial Group for Latinx Students at PLU
Female Muslim Perspectives in Healthcare: A Resources Guide to Culturally Competent Care for Providers
This Isn’t Just Stress: Understanding Trauma & Coping in College
Questions
Friday May 8, 2026 - RAMS 206
- 8:45am - Emma Shepard
- 9:00am - Ciara Itson
- 9:15am - Yailyn Salais-Arenas
- 9:30-9:45am - QUESTIONS
- 9:45am - Kathleen Swankowski
- 10:00am - Jordan Canaveri
- 10:15am - David Madrigal
- 10:30-10:45am - QUESTIONS
- 10:45-11:00am - 15 MINUTE BREAK
- 11:00am - Nathan Fowler
- 11:15m - Karla Calixto
- 11:30am - Ashley Castaneda
- 11:45-12:00pm - QUESTIONS
- CONGRATULATIONS!
Transition Support from Elementary to High School: an Educational Group
P.R.I.M.E.: A SEL Transition Support Group from Elementary to Middle School
Empowering Families: A McKinney-Vento Rights and School Support Resources Guide for Families Experiencing Housing Instability
Questions
Justice League: A Leadership Group to Teach Middle Schoolers About Advocacy
From Taboo to Policy: A Social Worker’s Toolkit for Navigating Psychedelic Reforms in Washington State and Beyond
Community Advocacy for Teachers: A Guide to Supporting Public Schools
Questions
15 Minute Break
Increasing Resource Referral Use at Boys and Girls Clubs in Pierce County
Improving Hygiene Education in Middle Schools: A Collective Resource Packet
Promoting Diversity in Latinx Foster Caregivers: A Guide to the Foster Caregiver Application
Questions
Congratulations!!! You did it!
Spring 2026 MSW Social Work Capstones
Wednesday, April 22, 2026 - 6:25-7:25pm - Prof. Ren Winnett - Admin 204B
Boys and Girls Club Small Group: The Importance of Peer Relationships
Enhancing Outcomes in Youth Reentry via Autonomy Support
Working with Mature Minors and Minimal Resources: How Dysfunctional Systems Shape Lives
Wednesday, April 29, 2026 - 6:25-7:25pm - Prof. Ren Winnett - Admin 204B
Improving Outcomes for Frequent Callers in Crisis Lines: Ethical, Clinical, and System-Level Responses
Breaking it Down: Organizing Thoughts and Objectives in Times of Hopelessness and Crisis
Policy vs Support: How WAC Regulation Restricts Access to DDA Services
Meeting People Where They Are At: Elimination and Prevention of Barriers for Care in Marginalized Rural Geriatric Communities
Wednesday, May 6, 2025 - 6:25-7:25pm - Prof. Ren Winnett - Admin 204B
Housing Stability for Student Success: A Community Collaboration
Supporting Youth and Their Social Emotional Skills
Advancing Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender and Nonbinary Communities: A Systems Theory Framework for Advocacy and Community Building
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 - 6:25-7:25pm - Prof. Ren Winnett - Admin 204B
Age Regression in Black Clients: Being Culturally Responsive
TBD
Pediatric Intersecting Systems in Critical Care
When Need Does Not Meet Criteria: A Case Study of Mental Health Services Access
Wednesday, May 20, 2026 - 6:25-7:25pm - Prof. Ren Winnett - Admin 204B
Healing and Intervention: Towards Stability and Housing for a Family of Two
Person-in-Environment Case Study: Mable McCoy and the Management of Schizoaffective Disorder with Co-Occurring Depression
Balancing Autonomy & Safety: Ethical Decision Making in Involuntary Psychiatric Hospitalization
Spring 2026 MSW Social Work Capstones
Wednesday, April 22, 2026 - 6:25-7:25pm - Prof. Rhonda Osby - Admin 219
Autism & Allies
The Impact of Major Life Stressors on Untreated Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder in an Emergency Department Setting
When Relapse is Not the Problem: A Systems Approach to Co-Occurring Disorders in Court-Ordered Treatment
Wednesday, April 29, 2026 - 6:25-7:25pm - Prof. Rhonda Osby - Admin 219
Severus’ Hero’s Journey: A Case Study on Community and Wellbeing for Transitional-Age Adults
Student Success Within the Context of Foster Care: Simple Need in a Complex System
Brief Intervention, Chronic Context: A 10-Year Retrospective Case Study of Alcohol Use Disorder and Biopsychosocial Decompensation
Wednesday, May 6, 2026 - 6:25-7:25pm - Prof. Rhonda Osby - Admin 219
Relational Triggers and Self-Harm: A Case Study of DBT and CBT in Trauma-Related Distress
Beyond the Label: ODD, Structural Inequities, and the Revolving Door of Pediatric Emergency Psychiatry for BIPOC Youth
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 - 6:25-7:25pm - Prof. Rhonda Osby - Admin 219
Who Gets to Decide? A Case Study on Ethical Dilemmas in Patient Advocacy
Identity in Flux: Career Counseling in Oncology Social Work
Psychiatric Treatment in Acute Care Hospitals
Wednesday, May 20, 2026 - 6:25-7:25pm - Prof. Rhonda Osby - Admin 219
From Crisis to Stabilization: Social Work Practice in the Emergency Department
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