MSW Students Not Receiving Payments for Placements
Los Angeles Sentinel • By Maddison Alt and Brandy Mendoza • December 22, 2022
“Imagine working at a full-time job that doesn’t pay you — in fact, you pay to work there. You didn’t get to pick the type of job either: an office assigns it to you, with no consideration for your personal interests or aptitudes.
The job itself is incredibly, emotionally taxing and requires you to do tons of training and research outside of work to best serve your clients. Of course, you’re expected to be available to those clients outside of working hours to maintain ‘continuity of care.’
When you’re done, you still have 15 to 17 units works of graduate coursework to complete that has to be worthy of a B+ or better. You’ll commit yourself to the betterment of society, your deepest passion, at the expense of your mental health, your sleep schedule, and your financial stability — but don’t worry, everyone you meet will tell you how important your job is. Could you do it?”
