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Over 350 social work students and professionals took part in lobbying in Springfield Thank you to the over 350 social work students and...

National Association of Social Workers, Illinois Chapter Introduction The National Association of Social Workers, Illinois Chapter...

Reprinted from NASW Tips & Tools for Social Workers April 2024 In February 2024, NASW members informed the association of mass...

New this year, the NASW-Illinois Chapter has purchased a product that allows for real-time access to the bills the chapter is currently...

NASW-Illinois Chapter membership helps us create resources like this article and our website that clarify many of the questions about...

Reprinted from NASW Tips & Tools for Social Workers March 1, 2024 Amar Desai CEO, Optum Health Amar.desai@optum.com Andrew Witty, MD CEO,...

NASW-Illinois Chapter membership helps us to push for legislation that benefit Illinois social workers and the clients they serve. As the...

Hello students! I hope you are all getting excited for Advocacy Day! As always, keep an eye out for what your campus and student liaisons...

Awardees honored for their efforts during the spring 2023 legislative session. CHICAGO, IL—We are proud to announce this year’s 2023...

CHICAGO, IL—Thanks in large part to a bill signed into law by Governor JB Pritzker, the number of licensed non-independent social workers...

Join NASW-IL for a day of social work advocacy in our state capital! 2024 NASW-ILLINOIS CHAPTER ADVOCACY DAY Tuesday, April 16, 2024...

NASW-Illinois Chapter membership helps us to push for legislation that helps and supports the profession. As the largest membership...

New bill addresses significant delays in processing first-time applicants/reinstatements by social workers and awaits governors signature...

NASW-IL Action Alert The NASW-Illinois Chapter has been working with stakeholders and members of the Illinois General Assembly to address...

Reprinted from NASW Tips & Tools for Social Workers Mirean Coleman, LICSW, CT Director of Clinical Practice On November 2, 2023, the...

National NASW Press Release Washington, D.C. - The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has long been committed to voting rights...

Governor Pritzker Signs Landmark Bill to Strengthen Our Mental Health Workforce by Forging an Equitable Path for Social Work Licensure...

The 55 members of the National Association of Social Workers Council of Chapter Presidents (NASW COCP) are outraged at the June 29, 2023,...

Approximately four years ago, the NASW-Illinois Chapter joined other Illinois advocates in support of legislation that allowed Illinois...

NASW-Illinois Chapter membership helps us to push for legislation that benefits Illinois social workers. As the largest membership...