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…, we’ve gone to the Michigan Africans, we’ve gone to BSU (Black Student Union), we’ve gone to the Arab Student Association and we’ve had conversations with them. We have already taken that leap by…
…Read more at MichiganDaily.com News Wednesday, March 30, 2022 — 3 ADMINISTRATION The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Design by Kate Shen Graduate students at the Univer- sity of Michigan…
… School of Social Work walked out of their classes Monday morning and gathered on the Diag to rally for Payments for Placements (P4P). This is a student campaign demanding that the Uni- versity begin…
… compensating Master of Social Work (MSW) students for their internship work; around 80 members of the campus commu- nity attended the walkout. In 2017, MSW students, Social Work alumni and social workers…
… started a petition calling for fair compensation for their field work. Most recently in January, MSW students submitted a petition with over 300 student signatures to Social Work Dean Joseph Himle and…
… Social Work Education requires that MSW students across the U.S. complete 900 hours of field work during their master’s program. SSW spokeswoman Lisa Raycraft confirmed that at the University, non…
…-advanced standing MSW stu- dents must complete 912 hours of field work to get their degree. How- ever, MSW students with advanced standing — those who come into the University with a BSW — only have to complete…
… week.” Other students within the Social Work School shared Abraham’s frustration. A survey conducted by the P4P leaders found that 83% of respondents worked additional jobs on top of the required…
… helps protect workers’ rights. Fischer empha- sized that the field work is primarily intended to academically support the MSW program by providing students with hands-on experience before receiving…
… their degree. “Students are unlicensed pro- fessionals and would not be able to engage in MSW-level work,” Fisch- er wrote. “Field placements also provide opportunities for students to discover new…