Payment for Placements (P4P): How to Get Social Work Interns Paid

Social Work to Wealth Podcast • March 31, 2025

“How do we get social work interns paid? In this episode, we chatted with Jess Riley, BSW, and Jacqueline Guan from Payment for Placements (P4P), a grassroots movement fighting to make paid internships the norm for social work students. Jess and Jacqueline share their organizing journeys, the realities of advocating for paid placements, and the larger impact this issue has on equity and access in our profession.

We dig into how they’ve built momentum on their campuses, what strategies have worked to shift institutional mindsets, and how social workers everywhere can support this cause. This is a powerful episode about student-led change, financial justice, and what’s possible when social workers advocate for themselves!”

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