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.
Monae Dale is a program officer at a community foundation in LA, and in this episode she talks about how she moved from direct practice into philanthropy. She started her MSW at USC already wanting to work in macro social work, but found that her program mostly pointed students toward clinical roles. She ended up spending years in a micro/macro hybrid role at a drop-in center for unhoused young adults, then moved into management, before finally making the leap into philanthropy!
We talk about the specifics of that transition, including working with a career coach to get clarity on her interests, learning to translate her clinical experience into language macro employers actually look for, and rewriting her resume and cover letter. We also get into the details about what she does day to day as a program officer. This episode is for anyone who has been curious about philanthropy or how to transition from clinical to macro!
We chat about:
- Why a macro concentration in grad school didn’t automatically translate to macro job opportunities
- Monae’s take on why management roles often get mislabeled as macro work
- How to translate clinical experience into language macro employers are actually searching for
- The value of tailoring your resume and cover letter to every single job
- What the job looks like as a program officer at a community foundation
- Why looking at who funds an organization you admire can open up job leads you wouldn’t find otherwise
- Working through the confidence shift that comes with stepping away from clinical work
Resources mentioned:
- Follow Monae on TikTok
- 270+ Job Titles for Social Workers PDF
- Greenhouse – job board mentioned as a resource for job searching
- Social Workers in Policy – YouTube channel featuring real social workers who have successfully transitioned from clinical practice into policy, advocacy, and systems-level leadership
- Episode 46: How to Find Quality Jobs as a Social Worker with Marthea Pitts, MSW
Connect with us!
- Social Work to Wealth Newsletter — a newsletter for the social worker wanting to level up their career and money.
- Find Social Work to Wealth on: TikTok, Instagram, & YouTube.
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