Chapter News

HB1085 will result in a rate increase for all mental health and substance use disorders (MH/SUD) services through most state-regulated private health insurance plans in 2027 and contains other important reforms.

HB1806 ensures that care is delivered by licensed, trained providers—not unregulated chatbots.

The Metro DC Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) stands in strong solidarity, condemnation, and deep sympathy with Jewish social workers and the wider Jewish community after the fatal shooting May 21 of two Israeli embassy staffers leaving an American Jewish Committee function at the Capital Jewish Museum.

HB1715 removes outdated statutory language that gave the DCFS unused police authority.

ISAC is currently accepting applications for their School and Municipal Social Work Shortage Loan Repayment Program through June 30, 2025.

Patricia Welch Saleeby of Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois has been appointed new editor-in-chief of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW)  Health & Social Work journal.

2025 NASW-Illinois Chapter election results

SOGICE fundamentally violates the social work profession’s commitment to affirming human dignity, advancing social justice, and protecting client self-determination.

It has not been an easy past couple of months for social workers with the unprecedented challenges to our values, as well as the resources to carry out our important work.

The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has received inquiries from clinical social workers (CSWs) who are experiencing delayed reimbursements and administrative burdens from TRICARE, the Department of Defense’s health care program that serves active-duty service members, National Guard and Reserve members, retirees, and their families.