Document Type
Policy Advocacy Brief
Publication Date
4-2025
Issue Statement/Executive Summary
The continued lack of paid internships exploits social work students and directly undermines the core values of the profession. To address this injustice, the NASW-MN Chapter’s 2025 legislative priorities call for the creation and funding of paid social work internships, ensuring education is not only affordable and accessible but also ethically grounded and free from exploitation. Equitable compensation is not optional, it is an ethical and economic imperative essential to building a more inclusive and just professional workforce. Minnesota House File 2914 provides a crucial pathway to achieve this goal through a targeted scholarship program.
Department
Social Work
Recommended Citation
Bruhn, M., Cincoski, K., Host, J., & McLaughlin, H. (2025). No free labor: Pushing for the eradication of unpaid internships in Minnesota. MSW Program Policy Advocacy Briefs, Minnesota State University Mankato. https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/msw-student-policy-advocacy-briefs/67
