To Become Social Workers, Students in NM Expected to Work for Free
Source NM • By Austin Fisher • July 25, 2023 • "College students in New Mexico studying to become licensed social workers are required to conduct hundreds of hours of field work in places like schools, prisons, hospitals and clinics. That requirement is often unpaid labor."
Proposed Bill Would Put Social Work Students, Professionals in Libraries
BestColleges • By Matthew Arrojas • June 28, 2023 • "Lawmakers proposed a bill to expand opportunities for social work students to work in paid internships, a rarity for those enrolled in social work programs. U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia, a Democrat representing Texas, proposed the More Social Workers (MSWs) in Libraries Act on May 1."
Social Work Students Demand Compensation for Unpaid Work Hours
Washington Square News • By Carmo Moniz • April 19, 2023 • "Mia Halsey, a second-year student at NYU’s Silver School for Social Work, spends over 20 hours each week providing counseling and social services to people accused of crimes in the public defense system."
Social Work Students Call For End to Mandatory Unpaid Internships
Daily Trojan • By Tomoki Chien • April 12, 2023 • “Graduate students in the Dworak-Peck School of Social Work are petitioning the University to compensate them for unpaid internships required by the master’s in social work program, staging a walkout on Tuesday afternoon in support of the cause."
University of Texas Students Holding Rally to Get Social Work Internship Hours Paid
KVUE • By Eric Pointer • April 11, 2023 • "AUSTIN, Texas — A national effort to get social workers paid during their required field work hours is coming to Central Texas. Students are required to get hundreds of field hours and, oftentimes, that work goes unpaid. As a way to combat this, a group of UT students are planning a walk-out and rally on campus to bring awareness to the issue."
