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11/16/21 UPDATE: LSW and LCSW licensees may now apply for renewal through the new IDFPR renewal website. You may also now print out copies of your licensure status with the extended February 28, 2022, expiration date. Read more here. 11/04/21 UPDATE: IDFPR has granted an extension of the CEU deadline. Read more here. Below is an update of an earlier article about the licensure renewal deadline extension LSW and LCSW licensees. Just this afternoon, we received clarification fr

11/16/21 UPDATE: LSW and LCSW licensees may now apply for renewal through the new IDFPR renewal website. Read more here. 11/04/21 UPDATE: IDFPR has granted an extension of the CEU deadline. Read more here. 10/27/21 UPDATE: Just this afternoon, we received clarification from the department for those individuals whose employers, insurance panels, etc., require a current license to maintain employment or to bill. We have just been informed that the IDFPR License Lookup page will

National NASW News Release WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) applauds the Biden Administration for...

Latesha Newson, LCSW, Northeastern District Chair Greetings Calumet District! As we welcome the month of October and a new season, my...

Patricia Schofield, Jane Addams District Chair Hello Jane Addams District Members My favorite color is Autumn. As we begin this beautiful...

Melissa Box, LCSW, LSOE, LSOTP East Central District Chair Changes in the Air Have you noticed that your clients might be experiencing...

Diona Shelton, LCSW, CATP, CCT Southern District Chair Hello fellow social workers, and welcome to the month October! October is a...

NASW-Illinois Chapter President Kenna Dunlap Johnson, MBA, MSW, LCSW Welcome NASW-Illinois Chapter members to fall 2021. To me, fall is a...

National NASW News Release WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) implores the Biden-Harris Administration...

An updated FAQ was published on January 12, 2022, following Public Act 102-0326, taking effect on January 1, 2022. Click here to read it. What’s changed? On August 6, 2021, Governor Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1632 (SB1632) into law, removing testing requirements for licensed social workers (LSWs). The only things that changes is that the ASWB exam that Illinois uses for the LSW license will no longer be needed. The bill also removes language around MSWs being able to take th