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NASW Tips & Tools for Social Workers: NASW Contacts Optum United Behavioral Health Care Regarding Over Payment Requests
Reprinted from NASW Tips & Tools for Social Workers March 1, 2024 Amar Desai CEO, Optum Health Amar.desai@optum.com Andrew Witty, MD CEO,...
NASW-IL Staff
Mar 13, 20243 min read


SB3779 passes out of IL House & Senate committees, bringing social workers one step closer to aiding victims of opioid crisis
NASW-Illinois Chapter membership helps us to push for legislation that benefit Illinois social workers and the clients they serve. As the...
NASW-IL Staff
Mar 7, 20242 min read


February 2024 - Student Network SIG Update
Hello students! I hope you are all getting excited for Advocacy Day! As always, keep an eye out for what your campus and student liaisons...
NASW-IL Staff
Feb 26, 20241 min read


2023 NASW-Illinois Chapter Legislative Awards Announced
Awardees honored for their efforts during the spring 2023 legislative session. CHICAGO, IL—We are proud to announce this year’s 2023...
NASW-IL Staff
Feb 26, 20242 min read


Illinois Breaks Barriers in Mental Health Workforce, Achieving Remarkable Growth in Licensed Social Workers (LSWs)
CHICAGO, IL—Thanks in large part to a bill signed into law by Governor JB Pritzker, the number of licensed non-independent social workers...
NASW-IL Staff
Feb 5, 20243 min read


ANNOUNCING: 2024 NASW-IL Advocacy Day
Join NASW-IL for a day of social work advocacy in our state capital! 2024 NASW-ILLINOIS CHAPTER ADVOCACY DAY Tuesday, April 16, 2024...
NASW-IL Staff
Jan 19, 20242 min read


Ask NASW-IL: How can I utilize the alternative to the ASWB exam to get my LCSW?
NASW-Illinois Chapter membership helps us to push for legislation that helps and supports the profession. As the largest membership...
NASW-IL Staff
Jan 18, 20245 min read


NASW-IL Advocacy At Work: HB2394 Passes, Addressing Licensure Processing Delays
New bill addresses significant delays in processing first-time applicants/reinstatements by social workers and awaits governors signature...
NASW-IL Staff
Nov 9, 20233 min read


Support HB2394 SA2 to Improve Social Work Licensure Backlog
NASW-IL Action Alert The NASW-Illinois Chapter has been working with stakeholders and members of the Illinois General Assembly to address...
NASW-IL Staff
Nov 8, 20231 min read


NASW Tips & Tools for Social Workers: Payment of Health Behavior Assessment and Intervention Service
Reprinted from NASW Tips & Tools for Social Workers Mirean Coleman, LICSW, CT Director of Clinical Practice On November 2, 2023, the...
NASW-IL Staff
Nov 7, 20231 min read


NASW applauds introduction of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
National NASW Press Release Washington, D.C. - The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has long been committed to voting rights...
NASW-IL Staff
Sep 19, 20231 min read


NASW-IL Advocacy At Work: Gov. Signs HB 2365 Providing Alternative to ASWB Exam
Governor Pritzker Signs Landmark Bill to Strengthen Our Mental Health Workforce by Forging an Equitable Path for Social Work Licensure...
NASW-IL Staff
Aug 4, 20235 min read


NASW Chapter Presidents Call for Affirmative Action Support
The 55 members of the National Association of Social Workers Council of Chapter Presidents (NASW COCP) are outraged at the June 29, 2023,...
NASW-IL Staff
Jul 13, 20232 min read


Get Ready to Update Records and Billing with New Nonbinary Gender Option in IL
Approximately four years ago, the NASW-Illinois Chapter joined other Illinois advocates in support of legislation that allowed Illinois...
NASW-IL Staff
Jul 12, 20231 min read


June 2023: Illinois Spring Legislative Session Update
NASW-Illinois Chapter membership helps us to push for legislation that benefits Illinois social workers. As the largest membership...
NASW-IL Staff
Jun 8, 202369 min read


Learn More About Social Work Exam Alternative Law HB2365 SA1
NASW-Illinois Chapter membership helps us to push for legislation that supports a more equitable profession and a better life for your...
NASW-IL Staff
May 19, 202316 min read


Pritzker signs bill on healthcare staffing as pandemic-era emergency rules expire
Reprinted from Capitol Fax With COVID-19 Public Health Emergency proclamations set to lapse on May 11, state Rep. Bob Morgan,...
NASW-IL Staff
May 2, 20232 min read


March 2023: NASW-Illinois Chapter Advocacy Update
NASW-Illinois Chapter membership helps us to push for legislation that benefit Illinois social workers. As the largest membership...
NASW-IL Staff
Mar 24, 202337 min read


Social Work Profession One Step Closer to Interstate Licensure Compact
National NASW Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) welcomes the release today of the Social...
NASW-IL Staff
Feb 27, 20232 min read


Online therapy referral company that used deceptive marketing practices is no longer in business
National NASW News Release WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is happy to report that as of February 1...
NASW-IL Staff
Feb 6, 20232 min read
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