From the Pen of the President: August 2021
NASW-Illinois Chapter President Kenna Dunlap Johnson, MBA, MSW, LCSW On July 1, 2021, I started a two-year term as president for the...
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Jul 1, 20213 min read
From the Pen of the Executive Director: July 2021
Joel L. Rubin, MSW, ACSW, CAE NASW-Illinois Chapter Executive Director As I was putting together my column, I referred back to my...
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Jun 1, 20213 min read
From the Pen of the President: June 2021
NASW-Illinois Chapter President Grisel Rodríguez-Morales, MSW, LCSW THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! I’m feeling quite grateful for the...
NASW-IL Staff
May 1, 20213 min read
From the Pen of the Executive Director: May 2021
Joel L. Rubin, MSW, ACSW, CAE NASW-Illinois Chapter Executive Director One hundred days. This number has been a metric for many notable...
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Apr 1, 20212 min read
From the Pen of the President: April 2021
NASW-Illinois Chapter President Grisel Rodríguez-Morales, MSW, LCSW It has been one year since I wrote the first “From the Pen…” article,...
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Mar 4, 20212 min read
From the Pen of the Executive Director: March 2021
Joel L. Rubin, MSW, ACSW, CAE NASW-Illinois Chapter Executive Director Happy Social Work Month! This year’s social work month theme,...
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Feb 1, 20213 min read
From the Pen of the President: February 2021
NASW-Illinois Chapter President Grisel Rodríguez-Morales, MSW, LCSW We close the divide because we know, to put our future first, we must...
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Jan 5, 20212 min read
From the Pen of the Executive Director: January 2021
Joel L. Rubin, MSW, ACSW, CAE NASW-Illinois Chapter Executive Director This past month, I ended all of my email correspondence with,...
NASW-IL Staff
Dec 1, 20203 min read
From the Pen of the President: December 2020
NASW-Illinois Chapter President Grisel Rodríguez-Morales, MSW, LCSW Am I the only one feeling excited about the year 2020 coming to an...
NASW-IL Staff
Nov 1, 20203 min read
From the Pen of the Executive Director: November 2020
Joel L. Rubin, MSW, ACSW, CAE NASW-Illinois Chapter Executive Director The past month and through the elections, I—along with countless...
NASW-IL Staff
Oct 1, 20203 min read
From the Pen of the President: October 2020
NASW-Illinois Chapter President Grisel Rodríguez-Morales, MSW, LCSW Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated between September 15th and...
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Sep 1, 20202 min read
From the Pen of the Executive Director: September 2020
Joel L. Rubin, MSW, ACSW, CAE NASW-Illinois Chapter Executive Director As I write this, the country has witnessed another senseless...
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Aug 1, 20202 min read
From the Pen of the President: August 2020
NASW-Illinois Chapter President Grisel Rodríguez-Morales, MSW, LCSW I am proud to be part of a meaningful profession with an undeniable...
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Jul 1, 20202 min read
From the Pen of the Executive Director: July 2020
Joel L. Rubin, MSW, ACSW, CAE NASW-Illinois Chapter Executive Director In Whitney Young’s 1964 book, To Be Equal, he noted: “[T]he...
NASW-IL Staff
Jun 1, 20203 min read
From the Pen of the President: June 2020
NASW-Illinois Chapter President Grisel Rodríguez-Morales, MSW, LCSW Last week, like many around the country, thousands of Illinois...
NASW-IL Staff
May 1, 20203 min read
From the Pen of the Executive Director: May 2020
Joel L. Rubin, MSW, ACSW, CAE NASW-Illinois Chapter Executive Director Flatten the curve, social distancing, telehealth, Zoom, pivot,...
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Apr 1, 20203 min read
From the Pen of the President: April 2020
NASW-Illinois Chapter President Grisel Rodríguez-Morales, MSW, LCSW Stop reading! Yes, that’s not a misprint. I’d like to promote a...
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Mar 1, 20202 min read
From the Pen of the Executive Director: March 2020
Joel L. Rubin, MSW, ACSW, CAE NASW-Illinois Chapter Executive Director Happy Social Work Month! This year’s theme, “Social Work:...
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Jan 31, 20203 min read
From the Pen of the President: February 2020
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Jan 6, 20203 min read
From the Pen of the Executive Director: January 2020
Joel L. Rubin, MSW, ACSW, CAE NASW-Illinois Chapter Executive Director 2020. Sounds futuristic and visionary. Let’s hope so. If you are...
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