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Tell President Biden to Eliminate Student Debt for Public Service Workers
Reprinted from the Student Borrower Protection Center Are you one of the millions of people struggling to access Public Service Loan...
NASW-IL Staff
Aug 24, 20212 min read


NASW Calls for Peaceful Political Settlement in Afghanistan
National NASW Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) joins the international community in its...
NASW-IL Staff
Aug 18, 20212 min read


NASW Members Needed with Expertise in LTSS to Revise Long-Term Care Standards
NASW is establishing a task force that will revise the NASW Standards for Social Work Practice in Long-Term Care Facilities, published by...
NASW-IL Staff
Jul 27, 20211 min read


Blocking the For the People Act will not stop social workers from fighting for the freedom to vote
National NASW Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. - National Association of Social Workers (NASW) President, Mildred Joyner, has released the...
NASW-IL Staff
Jul 16, 20212 min read


New NASW Practice Alert: New Travel Guidelines for Emotional Support Animals
As of January 2021, emotional support animals (ESAs) are no longer recognized as service animals and are prohibited from flying with...
NASW-IL Staff
Jun 29, 20211 min read


New NASW Practice Alert: New Program Instruction Administration on Children, Youth, and Families
New Program Instruction Administration on Children, Youth, and Families: Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment On March 11, 2021, the...
NASW-IL Staff
Jun 28, 20211 min read


U.S. Supreme Court rules Affordable Care Act will remain law
National NASW Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)...
NASW-IL Staff
Jun 17, 20212 min read


NASW apologizes for racist practices in American social work
National NASW Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C.—As the nation looks at its long, cruel history of systemic racism, the National Association...
NASW-IL Staff
Jun 17, 20212 min read


New NASW Practice Alert: Attention Clinical Social Workers - Optum Pay Update
Denise Johnson, LCSW-C Senior Practice Associate for Clinical Social Work On January 18, 2021, Optum Pay, a platform of United...
NASW-IL Staff
Jun 9, 20211 min read


2021 Revisions to NASW Code of Ethics Take Effect
In 2020 and 2021 the Delegate Assembly of the National Association of Social Workers approved substantive amendments to the NASW Code of...
NASW-IL Staff
Jun 4, 20214 min read


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
May 25, 20215 min read


On anniversary of George Floyd’s death, NASW calls for meaningful police reform
National NASW Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) today joins the nation in mourning the...
NASW-IL Staff
May 25, 20211 min read


NASW applauds President Biden for executive order to reduce gun violence
National NASW Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) applauds President Biden’s suite of six...
NASW-IL Staff
Apr 9, 20212 min read


NASW commends Major League Baseball for decision to move All-Star Game out of Atlanta
National NASW Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) commends Major League Baseball (MLB) for...
NASW-IL Staff
Apr 6, 20212 min read


New NASW Practice Alert: New Federal Rule Provides Patients with Access to Records
Mirean Coleman, MSW, LICSW, CT NASW Clinical Manager The 21st Century Cures Act (Cures) is a bipartisan health care innovation law...
NASW-IL Staff
Mar 26, 20211 min read


NASW Calls for an End to Hate, Racism and Gun Violence Against Asian Americans
NASW Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. – The nation has witnessed another horrific act of gun violence that was senseless and apparently...
NASW-IL Staff
Mar 18, 20212 min read


NASW applauds Congress for passing President Biden's COVID-19 American Rescue Plan
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) applauds Congress for its swift passage of President Biden’s $1.9...
NASW-IL Staff
Mar 11, 20212 min read


NASW Practice Perspectives: Alcohol Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT)
Alcohol Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT): Best Practices for the Prevention and Alcohol Screening, Brief...
NASW-IL Staff
Mar 9, 20211 min read


NASW supports U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021
National NASW Press Release WASHINGTON, DC—The National Association of Social Workers congratulates Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and...
NASW-IL Staff
Feb 23, 20212 min read


NASW outraged by hate crimes against people who are Asian
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is outraged by increased acts of violence across our nation against...
NASW-IL Staff
Feb 19, 20212 min read
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