Social Work to Wealth Podcast
Social Work to Wealth Podcast
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The Social Work to Wealth Podcast is here to challenge the narrative that social workers shouldn't care about money. Hosted by Taylor and Faith, two licensed clinical social workers, we share practical tips on managing finances, navigating career growth, and achieving financial wellness - because you deserve more than just getting by. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The podcast primarily explores themes of financial wellness, career development, and the unique financial challenges social workers face. Episodes discuss managing student debt, negotiating salaries, and building savings, such as Sam B.'s journey of tackling credit card debt and finding fulfillment in her social work niche, alongside transparent conversations about the stigma surrounding money in the social work field.
The Social Work to Wealth Podcast is a social work podcast created to challenge the narrative that social workers shouldn’t care about money. Hosted by Taylor and Faith, two licensed clinical social workers, this podcast for social workers shares practical tips on managing finances, navigating career growth, and achieving financial wellness, because you deserve more than just getting by.
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In this episode, we are doing something a little different! Faith and I are reacting to the conversation that transpired on LinkedIn after I posted: “Don’t post your job for a master’s level clinician if it doesn’t pay at least $100K.” The post got a lot of traction…. essentially went viral. Thousands of reactions, hundreds of comments, and a mix of support and pushback from folks across the field.
We talk through the range of responses, including the common claim that expecting six figures is “unrealistic,” and why that word keeps coming up in conversations about social work and money. We also talk real solutions: collective bargaining, salary transparency, and policy-level shifts that need to happen if this profession is going to survive and thrive.
Takeaways From This Episode:
- The behind the scenes story of a LinkedIn post that struck a nerve
- What it really means when people say $100K is “unrealistic” for social workers
- The importance of salary transparency and why it’s not “greedy” to talk numbers
- What the data tells us about shortages, turnover, and retention in social work
- Why “that’s how it’s always been” is not a good enough reason to settle
- Ideas for what a new, sustainable model of social work could look like
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