“People are taking out student loans to do these practicums and fieldwork… and oftentimes, that's actually where they accrue their student debt.” I student taught 5 hrs/day, on top of evening classes, which made it nearly impossible to work. Half of my $50k of debt is from this

Join us and our fellow NYC #P4P chapters for an in-person happy hour this Friday!

And this starts with unpaid practicums. Social workers are devalued from the start.

Recommended reading: ‘Financial and Psychosocial Challenges Reported by Social Work Students: Findings From a Cross-Sectional Online Survey’ (preprint) on SocArXiv, osf.io/preprints/soca…. 🧵 @nasw_pa SocArXiv New SocArXiv Papers #payment4placements

"As a profession, social work must confront the increasingly costly burdens that unpaid internships place on many students."

"Findings from this study underscore an urgent need to reconsider longstanding field practicum requirements, in order to better align expectations with the financial realities and life circumstances of contemporary students."

Unpaid internships disproportionately impact women and students of color and lead to fewer job offers, a lower starting salary, and less diversity in the workforce. Join us as we say #UnpaidIsUnfair and show your support at ow.ly/nOJv50PMb4l

CAN PAID INTERNSHIPS SAVE SOCIAL WORK? P4P Alumni Advisors Daringly_Myself (she/her/ella) and Elana Metz share their thoughts in a blog for the 2023 #SSWWeek on the Global Social Service Workforce Alliance’s website. To see what they have to say, check out their post. 🔗 socialserviceworkforce.org/resources/blog… (Link also in bio)

Payment for Placements (P4P) turns two in November 2023 Payment for Placements at UofM Payment 4 Placements (U.S.)! Today, there are 47 #Payment4Placements chapters at schools of social work and other colleges with degree-required internships across the US. Payment for Placements UGA UH P4P Payment for Placements at DU P4P_CSSW P4P NM Rutgers University

Join #PaymentforPlacements Payment 4 Placements (U.S.) and #NASW NASW in advocating for the More Social Workers (MSWs) in Libraries Act #MSWsinLibrariesAct which includes funding for #paidinternships. Urge your U.S. Representative to cosponsor this bill: payment4placements.org/legislative-ac…

We at P4P_CSSW stand in solidarity with and support the reinstatement of the two graduate student TA’s at UT Austin @TexasSteveHicks who were removed for offering mental health support to Palestinian students.

"Love this year's focus on higher pay for social workers." #SWMonth2024 A "...way to work toward this would be for the #NASW to support paying social work students for their required practicum placements while they earn their degree." —@cokerjsarah, P4P at CSSW P4P_CSSW

Happy #NWOA 2024! 📣 Join us tomorrow on Zoom for a caucus meeting. Send us an email if you need the link.

We know practicum experiences aren’t always what we expect or hope for. Come vent about it with us! We’ll hold space to listen and support each other virtually 03/19 at 6PM ET on Zoom. Can’t wait to see you there!! #P4P #PaymentforPlacements

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TONIGHT!! NEW TIME!! Join us at 7PM ET for a virtual practicum vent session! Link: tinyurl.com/45esjpwc

We're back & still fighting for social work students to be paid for our placements. At Columbia University, students are required to work 1200 hours with no compensation to graduate (on top of coursework). We can do better! Let's make social work more accessible for everyone! 🤩