Social Work, and Counseling field placements should be paid.

When Sofia Lorraine Mico learned that she would be assigned to the Edison Public Library for her senior internship, she didn’t understand why a library would need a social work student. Yet within a few weeks, the senior learned the importance of her role. patch.com/new-jersey/new…

We need more immediate steps that will help now. My team and I have identified an effort underway in New York right now for a policy change that would help address the severe shortage of mental health workers: a repeal of the State requirement that social work graduates must pass

Last week the Illinois House of Representatives passed the Healthcare Protection Act over to the Senate. I was honored to join Gov. JB Pritzker and Lt. Gov Juliana Stratton at Loyola Medical Center to discuss the importance of this legislation. Every Illinoisan deserves access…

The AZ Supreme Court recently held that an 1864 law, which made nearly all abortions in that state illegal, was constitutional and could be enforced almost immediately.

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Get your Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias training requirement fulfilled with #Naswil ! Join us on May 16th from 10:30–12:00pm at Woodson Regional Library in Chicago for this 1.5-CEU event. Event details and registration at: naswil.org/events

Build your leadership skills in this #Naswil course on, 'Transforming the Future: Evolving from School Social work to Leadership, Expanding Influence Beyond Caseloads,' with presenter Catherine Murray, MSW, MEd.

Register at: naswil.wufoo.com/forms/z6272x40…

GRADUATING STUDENTS! Start applying now for your LSW! Find out more about why and how to apply in our latest, 'Ask NASW-IL,' article: naswil.org/post/ask-nasw-…

Join #Naswil on 05/14 for this social worker–specific virtual training, 'Understanding and Supporting Clients After Abortions.'

Event details and registration at: naswil.org/events

Applications for the 2024 Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Foundation (ILBCF) Scholarship are now open!🎓 The deadline to submit your application is May 31. Apply now at housedems.info/4aadvVj.

Rep. LaPointe’s HB4475 bill, which reforms many mental health insurance provisions that make social workers’ jobs harder, passes 86-20 in the Illinois House today. #Twill

Thank you Mr. Speaker and your GA colleagues for taking time out of your day to talk about social workers in Illinois and the need for mental health workforce legislation.

If you live in a state that has banned reproductive health care, our doors are open.

We're offering providers the training and mentorship they need to deliver the care women deserve.

When I said we would be an oasis for women seeking care, I meant it. mystateline.com/news/local-new…

I'm proud to share that my bill, HB 5353 has successfully passed out of the House! It will make the licensure process for these professions easier, allowing our professionals to do what they do best, without unnecessary delay.

JUST ANNOUNCED! Fulfill Mandated Reporter w/Implicit Bias training requirements and how to handle student-initiated confrontation with these new #Naswil CEU trainings in June. Learn more and register at: naswil.org/events

New #Naswil Job Alert!

Read & find more #Naswil #socialworkjobs and #classifieds at: naswil.org/job-board-clas…

5 DAYS LEFT! Know a social worker doing exceptional work? #Naswil is looking for nominations for this year's 2024 Social Work Awards! Looking for nominees for SW of the Year, Lifetime Achievement, Emerging Leader, and Public Citizen. Find out more at naswil.org/post/accepting…

Take Action! Support SB2222 SA1 to secure field placement grants for social work students: votervoice.net/NASWIL/home

Learn more about requirements for earning CEUs with remote programs in Illinois in this month's Ask NASW-IL article, 'Will this remote program be accepted for CEUs by IDFPR?' naswil.org/post/ask-nasw-…

Emancipation Day recognizes the 1862 abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia. The move to rid our nation’s capital of slavery is seen as a precursor for 1863’s Emancipation Proclamation, which freed slaves in Confederate territories.