Social Work Internship (applications suspended)
📢 Social work internship applications are currently suspended.
Due to internal staffing and supervision arrangements, we are not accepting internship applications from social work students at this time. If you have collaboration or consultation needs, please contact us via the contact information at the bottom of the page, and we will evaluate requests on a case-by-case basis.
About the Social Work Internship
The cultivation of a social worker involves more than just casework techniques; it is deeply concerned with understanding structural oppression and responding to society. JRF's work spans case rescue, policy advocacy, and public communication, offering a rare arena for social work students to conduct fieldwork and reflection at the intersection of the legal profession and social work.
In the past, our foundation provided supervisors holding licensed social worker credentials to accompany interns, assisting students in entering various dimensions of work such as grievance cases, issue advocacy, and group discussions. Interns are not required to have a legal background, but they need to remain open to advocacy content regarding legal and social issues.
The Role of the Intern: The Mediator. Social work interns at JRF are often positioned between lawyers, complainants, society, and institutions. How to observe, think, and act amidst these tensions is precisely the most precious learning experience of the social work internship.
Three Key Highlights of JRF's Social Work Internship
Licensed Supervisors
Supervised by licensed social workers throughout the internship, receiving support and feedback from a social work professional perspective ranging from case discussions and self-awareness to the handling of professional boundaries.
Cross-Disciplinary Work Field
JRF brings together partners from diverse professions such as law, advocacy, media, and design. Social work interns have the opportunity to see how legal practitioners respond to social issues, and can also bring a social work perspective into advocacy settings.
Field Observation and Reflection
Past internships centered on field observation and reflective reports, emphasizing students' awareness of their own professional positioning—how to perceive conflict, shape roles, and see themselves.
Records and Reflections from Past Interns
To understand what past social work interns observed and learned at JRF, the following articles provide the most comprehensive first-hand records. Social work students, supervisors, and related researchers are welcome to reference them:
Work Interns May Potentially Participate In
Based on personal interests and professional background, and following discussions with supervisors, social work interns may participate in the following tasks:
- AInitial Case Screening and Documentation: Assisting with grievance hotline intake, interview records, case file organization, and reflecting on client situations under the guidance of supervisors.
- BIssue Research and Advocacy: Participating in issues of concern to JRF (such as miscarriage of justice rescue, prison human rights, victim protection, etc.), assisting with data collection and writing summaries.
- CField Observation and Reflective Writing: Observing JRF's working environment from a social work perspective, engaging in regular discussions with supervisors, and writing field notes and reflective reports.
- DCross-Professional Meeting Participation: Sitting in on legal team meetings and case discussion meetings, learning how to communicate and translate across different professions.
- EAdvocacy Event Collaboration: Assisting in the preparation and execution of press conferences, forums, and lectures.
Interested in General Internships?
📌 JRF continues to accept applications for general internships (including mid-term internships, summer internships, winter internships, project internships, and international student internships). Students from all academic disciplines are welcome to reference them.
Have Collaboration or Consultation Needs?
Although social work internship applications are temporarily suspended, if you are a faculty member or supervisor in a social work department/institute, or hope to collaborate with JRF in other ways,
you are welcome to contact us through the following channels, and we will evaluate and respond on a case-by-case basis.
2022
Social Work Internship at JRF: Discovering the Capabilities of Social Work at the Judicial Reform Foundation
Wang Yu-hsiang, a social work student at National Taipei University, participated in the dummy account project and the…
2022
JRF Social Work Internship | Even If You Are Not Ready, a Bottom-Up Organizational Culture Helps You Keep Moving
"Bringing together the strength of civil society to continue promoting reform and build a fair and just judiciary…
2021
JRF Social Work Internship | Adding Up Small Efforts in the Hope That Oppression Gradually Diminishes
NTU social-work student Yu Ching-Ching reflects on a two-month JRF internship that combined remote and in-person work,…
2021
Recognizing Conflict, Shaping Roles, Seeing Ourselves: Field Observations from Three Social-Work Interns in 2020
This reflection looks at what three social-work interns saw inside JRF: recurring value conflicts, the way professional…