Chapter News

Speakers include 2022 NASW-IL State Senator and State Representative of the Year Awardees There's still time to register and earn up to...

NASW-Illinois Chapter Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee (NASW-IL DEIC) Subcommittee on Treatment Not Trauma The mental health...

March is Social Work Month This year's theme, "The Time Is Right for Social Work," emphasizes how the need for social workers is great. ...

UPDATED 05/18/22 NASW-Illinois Chapter As we move into another year of COVID and its variants, social workers have learned to incorporate...

Anjanette L. Young, MSW, LCSW The late John Lewis once said we have a moral obligation when we see something that is not right or not...

The NASW-Illinois Chapter is looking for presenters! This year's annual NASW-Illinois Chapter conference has been announced! This year's...

In our continued efforts regarding strengthening the social work workforce in Illinois, the NASW-Illinois Chapter received additional...

Join NASW-IL for a day of virtual advocacy! 2022 VIRTUAL ADVOCACY DAY Monday, March 21, 2022 REGISTER HERE Day's Schedule: Educational...

NASW-Illinois Chapter Statement on the Push for Ineffective Sentence Enhancements Rather Than Meaningful Policy Reforms to Protect DCFS...

Joel L. Rubin, MSW, ACSW, CAE NASW-Illinois Chapter Executive Director Happy 2022 to all of you! Last January, I wrote the following: “We...

National NASW News Release WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) commends Congress for passing...

NASW Social Work Blog Application to Clinical Social Work Services Under a new federal rule to protect consumers from surprise health ...

The next LSW and LCSW licensure cycle has begun on December 1, 2021, and ends on November 30, 2023. While the previous 2019–2021...

Ruth Lipschutz, LCSW, ACSW, and Mary Garrison, LCSW, ACSW Many social workers across the nation are wrestling with questions on how to...

The Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulation (IDFPR) has gone live with their new renewal portal. While the software is...

The NASW-Illinois Chapter Board of Directors is looking for YOU! Submit a nomination here. Nomination Deadline: March 1, 2022 Do you want...

11/16/21 UPDATE: LSW and LCSW licensees may now apply for renewal through the new IDFPR renewal website. Read more here. This article...

11/16/21 UPDATE: LSW and LCSW licensees may now apply for renewal through the new IDFPR renewal website. You may also now print out...

11/16/21 UPDATE: LSW and LCSW licensees may now apply for renewal through the new IDFPR renewal website. Read more here. 11/04/21 UPDATE:...

NASW-Illinois Chapter President Kenna Dunlap Johnson, MBA, MSW, LCSW Welcome NASW-Illinois Chapter members to fall 2021. To me, fall is a...