Thanks in large part to a bill signed into law by Governor JB Pritzker, the number of licensed non-independent social workers has increased by 100 percent since Dec 1, 2021 in Illinois, exceeding the 10,000 mark for the first time. In light of severe mental health...
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Illinois Breaks Barriers in Mental Health Workforce, Achieving Remarkable Growth in Licensed Social Workers (LSWs)
“This is a monumental success for social work in Illinois.” – NASW Illinois Chapter Executive Director Joel Rubin
Successful Lobbying Requires Building Relationships, Finding Common Ground
Successful Lobbying Requires Building Relationships, Finding Common Ground By Laetitia Clayton, Editor “Social work is political.” You’ve likely heard this statement before, and some say it’s true now more than ever. Social work and NASW have a long history of social...
Revisions to DSM 5 Coming in March 2022
The American Psychiatric Association has announced revisions to the DSM 5 which will be released in March 2022. The revised manual, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-5-TR) is used by clinical social workers and...
Social Justice: A Life-or-Death Issue for the Profession
[Note: Below is an excerpt from the lead editorial in the most recent issue of the journal Health & Social Work, co-published by NASW and Oxford University Press. The editorial was written by Christine M. Rine, PhD, associate professor, Department of Social Work,...
Time for New Outreach to Social Workers
February 2, 2022 About Social Work Responds The Association of Social Work Boards, the Council on Social Work Education, and the National Association of Social Workers are committed to collaborating on the range of issues affecting the social work profession and the...
Practice Alert: Seeking NASW Members to Revise NASW Standards for Palliative & End of Life Care
January 2022 The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is establishing a task force that will revise the NASW Standards for Social Work Practice in Palliative and End of Life Care, which was last published in 2004. NASW seeks individuals with the following...
Addressing Equity in Schools: Youth Participatory Action Research and Transformative Social and Emotional Learning during COVID-19
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic and rise in racial injustices signaled the need to engage students in macro-level interventions to maximize their contributions to their schools, communities, and society. School social workers are uniquely positioned to elevate student...