🚨 ATTENTION NYC SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS 🚨 📣 ARE YOU TIRED OF PAYING TO WORK FOR FREE?! 🤯 ENOUGH is ENOUGH‼️ JOIN US as TONIGHT at 7pm (EST) via zoom, as we prepare for the P4P NYC Rally on April 14th!!! *DM us for the zoom link*

Calling all social work students! Are you currently completing a field practicum? If yes, we would like to invite you to participate in a research study examining how unpaid field work impacts student wellbeing. Click the link in our bio to take the survey! #socialworktwitter

#SocialWorkStudents across the US are joining the P4P National Week of Action #P4PNWOA, April 10–14, 2023. Want to know what is happening now and how you can be involved? Visit linktr.ee/p4pnwoa Payment 4 Placements (U.S.)

What's worse than an unpaid internship? An unpaid internship that requires you to do it for college credits. Meaning you pay your school $5k-$10k to work for free.

"What would you do if your dream job would require two academic degrees, a year of prior experience, and more than €12,000 available to cover your own salary and costs?" Let's #BanUnpaidInternships ✨ Don't miss this by Mark McNulty European Youth Forum euractiv.com/section/econom…

🚨 Unpaid internships = unequal opportunities! 😤 At Payment for Placements, we're advocating for ALL #UIUC students to have access to paid internships. 💼💵 Let's level the playing field! 🎓 #socialworktwitter #P4P

Let students get paid for social work field practicums - Sign the Petition! chng.it/n4hHW4pG via Change.org #P4P #SocialWorkTwitter #Internship #SocialJustice

MSW students cite unpaid field positions as contributor to financial instability michigandaily.com/news/academics… via The Michigan Daily #P4P #SocialWorkTwitter #Internship #SocialJustice

It was surreal having the chance to provide testimony in support of #AB266, a bill that would create a paid #CALeg internship program. I spoke about how at the height of the pandemic an unpaid intern was in charge of EDD casework at a district office, I also mentioned 🧵

I finished my testimony by addressing the 🐘 in the room-the deficit. #AB266 should not be seen as a new program to fund but instead a way for the #CALeg to rectify a longstanding inequity. Assemblymember Tasha Boerner Luz Rivas Alex Lee 李天明 (votealexlee.bsky.social)

🌟 Success shouldn't be a privilege! Help Payment for Placements at #UIUC fight for equal opportunities in the workforce. 🌍 Let's make sure ALL students can afford to take their dream internships. Like and follow💫 #P4P #SocialWorkTwitter

🚀 Time to put an end to unpaid internships! Harvard Business Review highlights the need for fair compensation & equal opportunities for all interns. 💼💡 Let's create a more inclusive work environment! 🌍👥 🔗 Read more: hbr.org/2021/05/its-ti…

📢 #P4P stands strong with the call to ban unpaid internships! 🚫 Forbes underlines the importance of equal opportunities and fair compensation for all interns. 💼✊ Let's make a positive change! 🌟 🔗 Read more: forbes.com/sites/brandonb… #UIUC #SocialWorkTwitter

In honor of May Day (International Workers Day), let's strive to interrupt martyrdom syndrome, improve salaries, and benefits for social workers. nytimes.com/2023/04/28/nyr…

🎓 #DidYouKnow: Paid interns receive more job offers before graduation than unpaid interns? NACE research shows an average of 1.12 job offers for paid interns compared to 0.85 for unpaid. Let's fight for fair pay! 💪 Source: naceweb.org/talent-acquisi… via National Association of Colleges and Employers

📊 NACE findings reveal that historically marginalized groups are underrepresented in paid internships. Let's work together to create a more inclusive, diverse internship landscape. 🌍 Source: naceweb.org/talent-acquisi… via National Association of Colleges and Employers

I’m talking about the system here, not individuals, and the fact that the system has become very elitist, only favours prospective therapists who can afford to train and gain accreditation, and it stifles diversity and change.