Macro Social Work Your Way™ with Marthea Pitts, MSW

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Before you make your next career move, you need to know what you’re actually working towards.
Otherwise, it’s easy to spend time, money, and energy making career decisions that have little to do with where you want to go.
In this Live, I’m talking about why I teach my coaching clients to clarify their goal first, then work backward to determine what they actually need to get there.
If you’re ready to get clear on what you want next and learn a proven process to get there, click the link in my bio @the_mswcoach and visit macroandpaid.com to learn more about my career coaching program for social workers and to schedule a com “Get to Know You Chat” to see if you’re a good fit. Click here to schedule: https://macroandpaid.com/
Happy macro career planning,
Marthea Pitts, MSW

Ready to learn more about macro social work careers? Grab my free e-course at: ⁠⁠https://macroandpaid.com/⁠⁠

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If you’re a social worker who keeps noticing the bigger systems-level issues behind what your clients and communities are experiencing, there may be a reason case management has never felt like the full extent of the work you’re supposed to be doing.

That was my experience.

Long before I knew to call it macro social work, I was sitting in case management jobs questioning why the same people kept cycling through the same programs, why policies were being implemented differently across communities, and why so many of the problems I was expected to address individually were actually connected to much larger systems-level issues.

Eventually, I realized I didn’t want to spend my career only responding to what happened after decisions were made. I wanted to get closer to the places where programs were designed, resources were allocated, systems were evaluated, and decisions affecting entire communities were being made.

In this podcast episode, I’m sharing my career journey from case management into macro social work, how I landed my first macro social work job after earning my MSW, and why I eventually became The MSW Coach™.

If you’ve been questioning whether you’re supposed to be doing something different with your social work career, especially work that allows you to address issues beyond the individual level, you’ll probably recognize parts of yourself in my story.

Happy macro career planning,

Marthea Pitts, MSW

#MacroSocialWork #SocialWorkCareers #MacroSocialWorkJobs #MSWCareers #SocialWorkCareer #SocialWorker #MSW #CareerDevelopment

Ready to learn more about macro social work careers? Grab my free e-course at: ⁠https://macroandpaid.com/⁠

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Are you trying to transition from case management to macro social work? Do you have enough experience to compete for macro social work jobs?

You may be closer than you think.

There are several common misconceptions about what social workers need before they can transition into macro social work.

Those misconceptions can lead you to spend years preparing for a career move you may already have enough experience to make.

In this podcast episode, I’m breaking down 7 things you do NOT need to get a macro social work job.

If you’re exploring macro social work, planning your next career move, or trying to understand how your case management experience can position you for macro social work jobs, this video will help you better understand what it actually takes to make the transition.

Happy macro career planning,

Marthea Pitts, MSW

#MacroSocialWork #SocialWorkCareers #MacroSocialWorkJobs #SocialWorkers #CareerDevelopment

Ready to learn more about macro social work careers? Grab my free e-course at: https://macroandpaid.com/

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If you’re an introverted social worker, you may have started to believe that growing professionally requires you to become more extroverted.

You need to network more. Go to more events. Reach out to strangers. Post on LinkedIn. Become more visible.

But what happens when the career strategy you’re following requires you to consistently behave in ways that don’t come naturally to you?

In this episode, I’m talking about why you don’t need to become an extrovert to grow professionally or land macro social work jobs.

Instead, you need to understand how you naturally operate and build a career strategy you can consistently execute.

Happy macro career planning,

Marthea Pitts, MSW

The Case Management Trap
You can be ready to leave case management and still end up in just another case management job.
Not because you don’t want something different, but because case management is the type of work you already know how to find and get.
Getting out of that cycle requires learning to identify macro social work jobs differently and using the experience you already have to pursue them.
That’s the work I teach inside the Micro to Macro Career Accelerator.
If you’re ready to get out of case management and want to learn more about working with me, schedule a free 20-minute "Get to Know You Chat" at: https://macroandpaid.com/
Happy macro career planning,
Marthea Pitts, MSW

Why You Should Always Stay Prepared In Your Career
It's a common misconception that you only look for a job when you need one.
But that's probably the worst time to figure it out.
Because if your job ended tomorrow, whether you decided to leave or the decision was made for you, would you know what types of jobs you could get with the experience you have right now?
Would you know which employers would hire you?
Would you know if your resume is competitive enough to get you an interview?
And when was the last time you actually interviewed for a job to see if you could get an offer?
These are things you should know even when everything at your job is going “good,” and you have absolutely no plans to leave.
Because staying prepared in your career isn't always about looking for your next job.
It's about knowing that if something changes, you already know what to do next.
If you want to learn the process to identify, apply, and interview for the macro social work jobs you want, Cohort 23 registration for the Micro to Macro Career Accelerator™ for Social Workers opens September 27, 2026.
Click the link and visit macroandpaid.com to schedule a free “Get to Know You Chat” to see if the Micro To Macro Career Accelerator is a good fit for you.
Happy macro career planning,
Marthea Pitts, MSW

The career decision you made in one phase of your life does not have to be the career decision you live with for the rest of your life.
As you get older and gain more experience, your life changes, your responsibilities change, your financial needs change, and you start learning a whole lot more about what you do and don’t want from your work.
The problem is that even when you know you want something different, you may only know how to get the same types of jobs you’ve always had.
Which, when left unaddressed long enough, can leave you feeling stuck in a career that made sense for you 5 or 10 years ago but no longer fits who you are now or what you need now.
Your career should be able to change as you change.
But the question you should ask yourself is:
Do you know the process to make that change happen?
Do you know how to navigate identifying what you want next in a job?
Do you know how to find the exact types of jobs that align with your new wants, needs, and desires?
And do you know how to position yourself in the competitive job market of today to get the jobs you want with the experience and education you already have?
If not, Cohort 23 of the Micro to Macro Career Accelerator™ for Social Workers registration will open next month.
And if you’re ready to learn the proven process to get the macro social work jobs you want on repeat.
Click the link and visit https://macroandpaid.com/ to schedule a free “Get to Know You Chat” to see if the Micro To Macro Career Accelerator is a good fit for you.

Not ready to join the accelerator? Grab my free macro social work e-course to learn more about what jobs exist for macro social workers, the salaries they earn, whether you need a license, employers that hire macro social workers, and more! Click here to get yours today https://macroandpaid.com/
Happy macro career planning,
Marthea Pitts, MSW

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We hear a lot about bad coworkers, toxic work environments, office politics, and all the reasons people hate their jobs.

But some of the people I met at work became part of the community I needed during seasons when I didn't have much of one anywhere else.

They gave me rides when I didn't have a car. Helped me when I couldn't afford things my family needed. Taught me how to navigate unfamiliar systems. Prepared me for interviews. Encouraged me to make career moves I was scared to make. And some of those relationships have lasted long after the jobs ended.

It reminded me that a job isn't always just about the work you do, the salary you make, or the title you hold.

Sometimes what you gain from a job is the people you meet while you're there.

In this week's episode, I'm talking about why the people you work with can have a much bigger impact on your life and career than we sometimes acknowledge.

Happy macro career planning,

Marthea Pitts, MSW

Ready to learn more about macro social work careers? Grab my free e-course at: ⁠https://macroandpaid.com/

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If you’re applying for macro social work jobs but your resume still reads like the work you’re trying to leave, you may be making it harder for employers to see you doing anything else.

You may know that your clinical, case management, medical social work, or direct service experience is transferable. But the person reading your resume only knows what you’ve actually put on the page.

In this episode, I’m breaking down three signs your resume may be telling a career story you no longer want to continue, including why employers may keep seeing you as a fit for the same types of social work jobs you’re actively trying to move away from.

We’re talking about how the language on your resume shapes how employers understand your experience, why a resume can read too “social worky” for the macro jobs you want, and how leading with the wrong parts of your experience can send a completely different message than the one you intended.

If you’re a social worker trying to transition from clinical, case management, medical, school, or other direct service work into macro social work, policy, program design, or other systems-level roles, this episode will help you take a more critical look at the career story your resume is actually telling.

Grab my free e-course at https://macroandpaid.com/ to learn more about making the transition from micro to macro social work.

Happy macro career planning,

Marthea Pitts, MSW

Ready to learn more about macro social work careers? Grab my free e-course at: https://macroandpaid.com/