Practicing Telehealth Therapy in Illinois and Across State Lines
UPDATED 05/18/22 NASW-Illinois Chapter As we move into another year of COVID and its variants, social workers have learned to incorporate...
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NASW-IL Staff
- Dec 6, 2021
- 2 min
NASW Supports COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements
National NASW News Release NASW Supports COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements and Strongly Urges All Social Workers to be Fully Vaccinated...
NASW-IL Staff
- Nov 29, 2021
- 10 min
COVID-19, Vaccine Decisions, and the NASW Code of Ethics
Ruth Lipschutz, LCSW, ACSW, and Mary Garrison, LCSW, ACSW Many social workers across the nation are wrestling with questions on how to...
NASW-IL Staff
- Jul 22, 2021
- 3 min
NASW-IL Advocacy at Work: Governor Signs HB3308, Making Permanent Many 2020 Telehealth Provisions
NASW-IL was a partner in the Coalition to Protect Telehealth, joining together with 35 other patient, professional, and provider...
NASW-IL Staff
- Jul 16, 2021
- 1 min
Telehealth Services Extended in Illinois through July 24, 2021
The governor's COVID-19 Executive Order No. 71 has been extended for another month through July 24, 2021. This executive order includes...
NASW-IL Staff
- Jun 1, 2021
- 1 min
Social Justice Brief: National Eviction Crisis in the Era of the Coronavirus Pandemic
DEVELOPED BY: Melvin H. Wilson, MBA, LCSW NASW Senior Policy Consultant National Association of Social Workers In Collaboration with:...
NASW-IL Staff
- May 25, 2021
- 5 min
COVID-19: Legal Considerations for Resuming In-Person Services
By Anne B. Camper, JD, General Counsel, and Elizabeth M. Felton, JD, LICSW, Associate Counsel What About Vaccination Requirements? © May...
NASW-IL Staff
- Feb 23, 2021
- 3 min
NASW-IL Supports Telehealth Access Bill to Protect Virtual Healthcare Beyond COVID-19 Pandemic
Coalition to Protect Telehealth The NASW-Illinois Chapter was a partner in the Coalition to Protect Telehealth. Springfield—The Coalition...
NASW-IL Staff
- Jan 29, 2021
- 2 min
NASW pleased by additional Biden executive orders
NASW pleased by additional Biden executive orders to address systemic racism, improve health care access and reduce climate change...
NASW-IL Staff
- Jan 22, 2021
- 1 min
New NASW Practice Alert: COVID-19 Vaccines FAQ
In December 2020, two COVID-19 vaccines were approved for emergency use in the United States. NASW strongly recommends that all adults...
NASW-IL Staff
- Dec 28, 2020
- 2 min
Long-awaited COVID-19 Relief Package Signed into Law
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) commends Congress and the White House for passing a $900 billion...
NASW-IL Staff
- Nov 17, 2020
- 1 min
Telehealth Services Extended in Illinois through December 12, 2020
The governor's executive order (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 9) which expanded telehealth services during COVID-19 has been extended for...
NASW-IL Staff
- Oct 13, 2020
- 2 min
BREAKING NEWS: NASW-IL Efforts Successful in Getting In-Person CEU Requirements Waived by IDFPR
We are elated to announce that our efforts in advocating for the social work profession were successful, and that IDFPR has now released...
NASW-IL Staff
- Sep 24, 2020
- 3 min
NASW joins coalitions in calling for CDC to slow high rate of COVID-19 in jails, prisons
National NASW Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) today joined a coalition of more than 100...
NASW-IL Staff
- Sep 21, 2020
- 2 min
IDFPR Update on Recent Social Work Graduates Practicing as Social Workers
The NASW-Illinois Chapter (NASW-IL) was just updated by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)...
NASW-IL Staff
- Aug 28, 2020
- 2 min
Response from ASWB on Licensing Exams During COVID-19
Earlier this month, we published a letter from national NASW CEO Angelo McClain, PhD, LICSW, to Dwight Hymans, CEO of the Association of...
NASW-IL Staff
- Aug 19, 2020
- 3 min
Updates on Telehealth Practice During COVID-19
As social work practitioners have begun to adjust to social work practice via telehealth platforms, a question we’ve been receiving from...
NASW-IL Staff
- Aug 13, 2020
- 4 min
Licensing Exam Delays: NASW Letter to ASWB
In follow up to our recent updates to (July; June) on ASWB and their administration of the LSW and LCSW examinations, please read below...
NASW-IL Staff
- Aug 11, 2020
- 1 min
New NASW Practice Alert: Home Health
Chris Herman, MSW, LICSW NASW Senior Practice Associate – Aging Home Health: NASW Advocacy for Telehealth During the COVID-19 Pandemic...
NASW-IL Staff
- Jul 20, 2020
- 1 min
An Update on ASWB Licensing Exams During COVID-19
In an update to our last correspondence from the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) regarding testing facilities for the LSW and...