Chapter News

Joel L. Rubin, MSW, ACSW, CAE NASW-Illinois Chapter Executive Director Over the past several weeks of the pandemic, I have had the opportunity to speak with ...

This past week, SB0671 (House Floor Amendment No. 1 & 2) was pushed through the house. This bill would allow the state to extend the executive orders on tele...

Cynthia Henderson, PhD, LICSW, LCSW-C NASW Senior Practice Associate for School Social Work During the COVID-19 public health emergency, school social worker...

In light of the 2020 COVID-19 crisis, social workers have been working on the front line to protect young and old, our veterans, and those going through an i...

National NASW News Release To Provide COVID-19 Relief for Vulnerable and Marginalized Communities WASHINGTON – The National Association of Social Workers (NA...

National NASW COVID-19 Resource Website During the COVID-19 public health emergency, many clinical social work private practices have been closed or have sh...

National NASW News Release Washington, D.C. – The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is delighted that clinical social workers can now receive M...

NASW-Illinois Chapter For those who are searching for ways they can volunteer their services to those serving on the frontlines of the current COVID-19 cris...

National NASW News Release Washington, DC – The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has vigorously pushed for social workers and other health care w...

Collated by Penn State University and the University of Texas at Austin, the below link is a central resource with up-to-date information on the status of ru...

NASW-Illinois Chapter Board Member and Chicago District Chair Rosanelly Garcia is a trauma social worker working in the emergency room at Mount Sinai Hospita...

As we all begin to observe practices of social distancing in Illinois due to COVID-19, the question of virtual trainings and licensure renewal has been on a ...

NASW-Illinois Chapter The NASW-Illinois Chapter has been working with Governor J. B. Pritzker's office on a critical call-up called Illinois Helps. This nece...

National NASW News Release WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) commends Congress and the White House for passing into law t...

National NASW News Release WASHINGTON, D.C. - WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) applauds the Trump Administration and Congr...

As of March 19, 2020, Illinois governor J. B. Pritzker passed executive order 2020-09 which expands telehealth services and protects health care providers in...

The following was sent by NASW-Illinois Chapter Executive Director Joel L. Rubin and Chapter President Grisel Rodríguez-Morales to Illinois governor J. B. Pr...

The NASW-Illinois Chapter has received questions from concerned clinical practitioners about how best to meet with clients in light of developments regarding...