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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


NASW Opposes Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Exams
National NASW News Release WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) opposes the Association of Social Work...
NASW-IL Staff
Feb 3, 20231 min read


2021–2023 Licensure Renewal Update: Rules Filed to Remove In-Person CE Requirement
Update: The state officially removed the in-person requirement July 2023. To learn more goto: https://www.naswil.org/post/idfpr-officiall...
NASW-IL Staff
Feb 2, 20232 min read


UPDATE: Post-Master of Social Work School Social Work Professional Educator License Scholarship
Below is an update to our article from last August 2022 on the Post-Master of Social Work School Social Work Professional Educator...
NASW-IL Staff
Jan 13, 20234 min read


ANNOUNCING: 2023 Virtual Advocacy Day
Join NASW-IL for a day of virtual advocacy education! 2023 VIRTUAL ADVOCACY DAY Monday, March 27, 2023 REGISTER HERE Join the...
NASW-IL Staff
Jan 11, 20231 min read


NASW-Illinois Chapter Announces 2022 Illinois General Election Endorsements
CHICAGO, IL—The National Association of Social Workers, Illinois Chapter (NASW-IL), announces its endorsements for the upcoming 2022...

NASW-IL Staff
Oct 12, 20223 min read
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