45. [CE] The Micro Pipeline in Social Work with Patrick Taylor, LCSW

45. [CE] The Micro Pipeline in Social Work with Patrick Taylor, LCSW

July 20, 2026 · 1h 1m

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Patrick Taylor discusses the concept of the 'micro pipeline in social work' and its implications for the profession.

CE Info: This episode is approved for 1 CE credit through the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) ACE Program (#2807). To receive CE credit, you must pay, register, and complete the required post-test and evaluation. Listening alone does not guarantee credit. It is your responsibility to verify that this course meets your licensing board's requirements. Click here to purchase the course! 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. We chat about: What the "micro pipeline in social work" is and why Patrick Taylor coined the term to describe it How Patrick's own path from military service to clinical social work to a DSW program shaped his research on the micro-macro divide Why calling macro work "non-traditional" reinforces the exact problem it's naming What Patrick's national survey revealed about how many…

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