Paid Social Work Internships Part 2 FED UP – Beth Wagner, Claire Mancuso, Natalia Norzagaray & Parham Daghighi
Doin’ The Work • Host Shimon Cohen, LCSW • February 20, 2023 • "In this episode, I talk with Beth Wagner, Claire Mancuso, Natalia Norzagaray, and Parham Daghighi, all MSW students at the University of Texas – Austin and members of the group FED UP, which is organizing for paid social work internships. This episode is Part 2 of a two-part series on social work students organizing for paid internships."
Students Are Paying to Do Unpaid Labor; What the ‘U’ Can Do
The Michigan Daily • By Haley Johnson • September 25, 2022 • “According to a survey administered by P4P, just 12% of MSW students receive stipends during their field practicum and 74% of students said they had to work an additional job to cover expenses.”
Unpaid Internships Are Still Common — Here’s What to Do When Asked to Work for Free
Teen Vogue • By Rainesford Stauffer • August 15, 2022 • “Ah, internships: a time for exploring new interests, hands-on learning, and…exploitation? Not always. But often. Data from the Center for Research on College-Workforce Transitions at the University of Wisconsin-Madison estimates somewhere between 31% and 58% of internships in the United States don’t pay."
Whitmer Signs Student Mental Health Apprenticeship Retention and Training Program Bill
University of Michigan School of Social Work • July 27, 2022 • "Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed Michigan Senate Bill 1012 into law. The legislation provides for the creation of a Student Mental Health Apprenticeship Retention and Training grant program (SMART), paying graduate social work students $25 an hour for their field education in public schools settings."