The Micro Pipeline in Social Work with Patrick Taylor, LCSW

Patrick Taylor, LCSW, joins us to talk about something he has studied and calls the "micro pipeline in social work". He states it's the way our profession funnels people toward clinical, client-centered work while macro practice gets treated as an afterthought. Patrick coined the term as part of his doctoral research at USC and walks us through how education, licensure, and the job market all reinforce this pattern. 📝 Get CE credit → https://learn.socialworktowealth.com/... 🎧 Listen in podcast format → https://pod.link/1783920058 📬 Join the money & career newsletter for social workers → https://socialworktowealth.myflodesk.... 👋🏾 Let’s connect: TikTok →   / socialworktowealth   IG →   / socialworktowealth   LinkedIn →   / taycg   Facebook →   / socialworktowealth   00:00 Introduction and guest background 02:47 Definition of macro practice and the micro pipeline 07:28 Patrick's experience going through clinical licensure 10:25 Overview of the Grand Challenges for Social Work 17:12 Loan repayment programs and licensure incentives 20:02 Comparing clinical and macro career timelines and pay 23:51 Survey results on macro practice interest and access 30:20 Discussion of the term "non-traditional" for macro roles 38:16 Licensure, legitimacy, and the vision for Macro Pathways 49:26 Social work's relationship with power and self-care