Payment 4 Placements (U.S.)

"We need people to not have to work for nothing." 🗣️ AM @JoAnneSimonBK52 sponsor of #A9379 / #S7894 speaks at @NASWNYS Capitol Action Day on the need for a Paid MSW Field Work Pilot Program. To expand NY's mental health workforce, we must end unpaid "indentured servitude." ✊#P4P

The ASWB averages a 17% profit margin with $40M+ in the bank, yet repeat test-takers now outnumber first-time clinical examinees. 🚩 Is the exam a gateway or a gatekeeper? 📉 Join us Jan 27 @ 7pm ET to discuss reform & pathways. 🔗 bit.ly/p4p-advocacy-m… #StopASWB #SocialWork

The next P4P Advocacy Alliance meeting is Jan 27 at 7pm ET! 📢 Join Dr. Matthew DeCarlo, Dr. Mary Nienow, & Will Doyle, LICSW to discuss ASWB exam disparities and dismantling barriers to entry in social work. ✊ Register: bit.ly/p4p-advocacy-m… #StopASWB #Payment4Placements

THE WIN: AM @JoAnneSimonBK52 announced during the hearing that she will sponsor the bill in the Assembly! ✍️ It’s time to stop making students choose between a degree and a roof over their heads. Watch the full testimony: @PaymentforPlacements" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@PaymentforPla… #EndUnpaidLabor #S7894 #A9379

With a 30-40% vacancy rate in behavioral health, NY is in a crisis. Pilar's testimony exposed the "catch-22": students skipping meals and facing homelessness just to finish their degree. We need a workforce, not #PlacementPoverty. #NYSAssembly #MentalHealth

NO MORE UNPAID LABOR 🛑 #SocialWorkers are the backbone of NY’s mental health system, but 900+ hours of unpaid labor are driving students into poverty. @Daringly_Myself from P4P-NY just took the floor at the NYS Assembly to demand change—and won a NEW sponsor! 🧵👇 #SocialWork

Guess this didn’t work out the way you thought it would. 🙂

AOC just detonated the House floor: 🔥🔥 “Eight senators are giving themselves over $1 million each while robbing Americans of food assistance and healthcare. How is this even on the floor? How can Congress enrich itself by stealing from the American people?” This is the truth of the shutdown deal, millions lose care so senators can cash out.

Unpaid social work internships are a barrier. We're fighting for change! 🚫 Hear from @SalazarSenate, Tyree Grant, Olivia Watts, & @daringly_myself on NYS Bill S.7894 to fund MSW interns. #PaidPlacements #SocialWork #Advocacy Watch the full event! youtu.be/AMPgWz4NIJQ

Everyone is refusing to sign the Pentagon’s demands:

🗣️ Unpaid internships are shutting out future #socialworkers. Join NASW-NY C.A.R.E.S. & P4P-NY Coalition with @SalazarSenate to talk about the movement for Paid Placements! 🗓️ Oct 21, 2025 | 6 PM ET 🔗 Register: bit.ly/P4P-NY

Huh: TikTok took down my 8-second video featuring this image of Debbie Brockman — the news producer just detained by Trump’s CBP agents — saying it violates the “joy of TikTok”

This hero didn't hesitate for a single second to climb several floors to save this little boy suspended in the void.

⚡️You Can Read the Full Article ䷉ Here⚡️ socialworktoday.com/archive/Fall24…

I still have hope,’ Bonilla says. ‘Social work is an amazing profession, and we can do great things...Let’s stop making this taboo. We need to talk about this. And not just talk—act. Let’s do something about it.’” ~Pilar O. Bonilla, MSW (@Daringly_Myself)

If you haven't read Social Work Today's article 'It’s Time to Talk About Money' by Sue Coyle, we suggest you give it a read! Here are a few tidbits to hold you over. 👇🏽