Chapter News

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...

An updated FAQ was published on January 12, 2022, following Public Act 102-0326, taking effect on January 1, 2022. Click here to read it....

This year, the National Association of Social Workers, Illinois Chapter (NASW-IL) is honoring the work of some exceptional Illinois...

Thank you to Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, State Senators Ram Villivalam and Celina Villanueva, State Representatives Camille Lilly...

Thank you to Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, State Senator Karina Villa, State Representative Maura Hirschauer, and the support of...

Thank you to Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, State Senator Ann Gillespie, and State Representative Jonathan Carroll and the support of...

NASW-IL was a partner in the Coalition to Protect Telehealth, joining together with 35 other patient, professional, and provider...

Dr. Mikal Nasir Rasheed, a leader in social work education in Illinois, passed away after a brief illness on July 7, 2021. A lifelong...