Practicing Telehealth Therapy in Illinois and Across State Lines
UPDATED 05/18/22 NASW-Illinois Chapter As we move into another year of COVID and its variants, social workers have learned to incorporate...
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NASW-IL Staff
Dec 6, 20212 min read
NASW Supports COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements
National NASW News Release NASW Supports COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements and Strongly Urges All Social Workers to be Fully Vaccinated...
NASW-IL Staff
Nov 29, 202110 min read
COVID-19, Vaccine Decisions, and the NASW Code of Ethics
Ruth Lipschutz, LCSW, ACSW, and Mary Garrison, LCSW, ACSW Many social workers across the nation are wrestling with questions on how to...
NASW-IL Staff
Jul 22, 20213 min read
NASW-IL Advocacy at Work: Governor Signs HB3308, Making Permanent Many 2020 Telehealth Provisions
NASW-IL was a partner in the Coalition to Protect Telehealth, joining together with 35 other patient, professional, and provider...
NASW-IL Staff
Jul 16, 20211 min read
Telehealth Services Extended in Illinois through July 24, 2021
The governor's COVID-19 Executive Order No. 71 has been extended for another month through July 24, 2021. This executive order includes...
NASW-IL Staff
Jun 1, 20211 min read
Social Justice Brief: National Eviction Crisis in the Era of the Coronavirus Pandemic
DEVELOPED BY: Melvin H. Wilson, MBA, LCSW NASW Senior Policy Consultant National Association of Social Workers In Collaboration with:...
NASW-IL Staff
May 25, 20215 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
Feb 23, 20213 min read
NASW-IL Supports Telehealth Access Bill to Protect Virtual Healthcare Beyond COVID-19 Pandemic
Coalition to Protect Telehealth The NASW-Illinois Chapter was a partner in the Coalition to Protect Telehealth. Springfield—The Coalition...
NASW-IL Staff
Jan 29, 20212 min read
NASW pleased by additional Biden executive orders
NASW pleased by additional Biden executive orders to address systemic racism, improve health care access and reduce climate change...
NASW-IL Staff
Jan 22, 20211 min read
New NASW Practice Alert: COVID-19 Vaccines FAQ
In December 2020, two COVID-19 vaccines were approved for emergency use in the United States. NASW strongly recommends that all adults...
NASW-IL Staff
Dec 28, 20202 min read
Long-awaited COVID-19 Relief Package Signed into Law
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) commends Congress and the White House for passing a $900 billion...
NASW-IL Staff
Nov 17, 20201 min read
Telehealth Services Extended in Illinois through December 12, 2020
The governor's executive order (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 9) which expanded telehealth services during COVID-19 has been extended for...
NASW-IL Staff
Oct 13, 20202 min read
BREAKING NEWS: NASW-IL Efforts Successful in Getting In-Person CEU Requirements Waived by IDFPR
We are elated to announce that our efforts in advocating for the social work profession were successful, and that IDFPR has now released...
NASW-IL Staff
Sep 24, 20203 min read
NASW joins coalitions in calling for CDC to slow high rate of COVID-19 in jails, prisons
National NASW Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) today joined a coalition of more than 100...
NASW-IL Staff
Sep 21, 20202 min read
IDFPR Update on Recent Social Work Graduates Practicing as Social Workers
The NASW-Illinois Chapter (NASW-IL) was just updated by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)...
NASW-IL Staff
Aug 28, 20202 min read
Response from ASWB on Licensing Exams During COVID-19
Earlier this month, we published a letter from national NASW CEO Angelo McClain, PhD, LICSW, to Dwight Hymans, CEO of the Association of...
NASW-IL Staff
Aug 19, 20203 min read
Updates on Telehealth Practice During COVID-19
As social work practitioners have begun to adjust to social work practice via telehealth platforms, a question we’ve been receiving from...
NASW-IL Staff
Aug 13, 20204 min read
Licensing Exam Delays: NASW Letter to ASWB
In follow up to our recent updates to (July; June) on ASWB and their administration of the LSW and LCSW examinations, please read below...
NASW-IL Staff
Aug 11, 20201 min read
New NASW Practice Alert: Home Health
Chris Herman, MSW, LICSW NASW Senior Practice Associate – Aging Home Health: NASW Advocacy for Telehealth During the COVID-19 Pandemic...
NASW-IL Staff
Jul 20, 20201 min read
An Update on ASWB Licensing Exams During COVID-19
In an update to our last correspondence from the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) regarding testing facilities for the LSW and...
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