Illinois Center for Social Work Development

06/03/2026

Friends and Followers of ICSWD!

13 CEUs total across two days. In person in Naperville, IL or live stream, $309 but with ICSWD Friends....199!!

Be sure to use code: ICSWD

The 2026 Chicago Social Work Conference is coming up July 23–24. A couple of sessions worth highlighting:

– Gas Station Drugs: tianeptine, kratom, phenibut, synthetic cannabinoids — the stuff showing up in clinical practice that nobody got trained on

– Considering Su***de: clinical guidance from an LCSW who survived four su***de attempts herself

13 CEUs total across two days. In person in Naperville, IL or live stream, $309 but with ICSWD Friends....199!!

Be sure to use code: ICSWD

Full agenda and registration: https://socialworkfoundations.com/chicago-social-work-conference/

06/02/2026

05/31/2026

Workforce development critically assesses for the cost of turnover.

05/28/2026

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/beyond-access-culture-context-rural-urban-divide-keenan-phd-lcsw-w1cjc
Beyond Access: Culture, Context, and the Rural-Urban Divide

An offhanded comment at a national workshop for mental health professionals exposed a deep systemic blind spot. A keynote speaker lamented how difficult it was to "sway" voices in conservative states, claiming "they don't ever seem to understand the issues.

05/28/2026

Come join us in learning about competency-based supervision in social work!
https://proficient.thinkific.com/products/courses/competency-based-supervision-course

05/26/2026

Bridge the divide.

05/24/2026

We can't manage what we can't measure.

05/22/2026

Illinois is slow to the table.
Social Work Interstate Compact has finally been enacted! This starts the countdown for estimated 9-12 months for states to begin issuing multi-state licenses.

Map below of the states with enacted legislature that will be initially participating, from the Social Worker Licensure Compact site