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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...
NASW-IL Staff
Feb 1, 20213 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
Jan 5, 20212 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
Dec 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
Nov 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...
NASW-IL Staff
Oct 1, 20203 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...
NASW-IL Staff
Sep 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...
NASW-IL Staff
Aug 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
Jul 1, 20202 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
Jun 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,...
NASW-IL Staff
May 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...
NASW-IL Staff
Apr 1, 20203 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:...
NASW-IL Staff
Mar 1, 20202 min read
From the Pen of the President: February 2020
From the pen of the NASW-Illinois Chapter president
NASW-IL Staff
Jan 31, 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...
NASW-IL Staff
Jan 6, 20203 min read
From the Pen of the President: December 2019
NASW-Illinois Chapter President Grisel Rodríguez-Morales, MSW, LCSW Last month we celebrated the much anticipated 2019 NASW-Illinois...
NASW-IL Staff
Dec 2, 20194 min read
From the Pen of the Executive Director: November 2019
Joel L. Rubin, MSW, ACSW, CAE NASW-Illinois Chapter Executive Director As I compose my executive director’s article this month, the...
NASW-IL Staff
Oct 30, 20192 min read
From the Pen of the President: October 2019
NASW-Illinois Chapter President Grisel Rodriguez-Morales, MSW, LCSW Our NASW Member Referral Campaign will be concluding at the end of...
NASW-IL Staff
Oct 1, 20192 min read
From the Pen of the Executive Director: September 2019
Joel L. Rubin, MSW, ACSW, CAE NASW-Illinois Chapter Executive Director The epidemic of gun violence has unfortunately once again gripped...
NASW-IL Staff
Sep 3, 20192 min read
From the Pen of the President: August 2019
NASW-Illinois Chapter President Grisel Rodriguez-Morales, MSW, LCSW Just a few weeks ago, I began my two-year term as president of the...
NASW-IL Staff
Aug 1, 20193 min read
From the Pen of the Executive Director: July 2019
I’m writing this month’s column at the conclusion of the Association Leadership Meeting (ALM) which brings together NASW chapter president
Joslyn K. Jelinek, LCSW
Jul 1, 20194 min read
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