Illinois Compiled Statutes
225 ILCS 20/1 (2026)
Declaration of public policy
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(225 ILCS 20/1)
(from Ch. 111, par. 6351)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
Sec. 1.
Declaration of public policy.
The purpose of this
Act is to protect and to benefit the public by setting standards
of qualifications, education, training and experience for those
who seek to engage in the independent practice of clinical
social work and in the practice of social work and to promote high
standards of professional performance for those engaged in the independent
practice of clinical social work and in the practice of social work in the
State of Illinois. Such practice is hereby declared to affect the public
health, safety and welfare and should be subject to regulation in the
public interest.
(Source: P.A. 85-1131.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11
cases, 1995–2017 · leading case: Gersch v. Dep't of Prof'l Reg., 720 N.E.2d 672 (Ill. App. Ct. 1999).
Gersch v. Dep't of Prof'l Reg., 720 N.E.2d 672 (Ill. App. Ct. 1999). “Plaintiff’s license remained in good standing when the Illinois legislature passed the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act (the Act) in 1989 (225 ILCS 20/1 et seq. (West 1996)). This statute paralleled the previous statute in that it also created two tiers of…”
Pastors Protecting Youth v. Madigan, 237 F. Supp. 3d 746 (N.D. Ill. 2017). “provider” means "a clinical psychologist licensed under the Clinical Psychology Licensing Act; a school psychologist as defined in the School Code; a psychiatrist as defined in Section 1-121 of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code [405 ILCS 5/1-121]; a clinical…”
Am. Home Assurance Co. v. Steven Stone, Sheila Hall, Peter Hall, Brandon Hall, & Devin Hall, 61 F.3d 1321 (7th Cir. 1995). “Similarly, the comprehensive licensing scheme of the Illinois Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act, 225 ILCS 20/1, et seq., under which Stone was licensed, contains no requirement that social workers acquire insurance to protect the public from their malpractice,…”
People v. Kastman, 779 N.E.2d 333 (Ill. App. Ct. 2002). ““Clinical social work practice,” as defined in the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act (the Social Work Act) (225 ILCS 20/1 et seq. (West 2000)), means “the providing of mental health services for the evaluation, treatment, and prevention of mental and emotional…”
Judith Wright v. Pucinski, 816 N.E.2d 808 (Ill. App. Ct. 2004). “See 225 ILCS 20/1 et seq. (West 2000); 225 ILCS 107/1 et seq.”
In Re Med. Malpractice Cases Pending, 787 N.E.2d 237 (Ill. App. Ct. 2003). “(West 2000))], and the CSWSWPA [Clinical Social Worker and Social Work Practice Act (225 ILCS 20/1 et seq. (West 2000))] prohibit enforcement of the HLA amendments relating to ex parte communications between hospital counsel and persons responsible for risk management with…”
Szfranski v. Azaran, 337 Ill. App. 3d 1016 (Ill. App. Ct. 2003). “(West 2000))], and the CSWSWPA [Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act (225 ILCS 20/1 et seq. (West 2000))] prohibit enforcement of the HLA amendments relating to ex parte communications between hospital counsel and persons responsible for risk management with…”
In re Med. Malpractice Cases Pending in the Law Div. (Ill. App. Ct. 2003). “(West 2000))], and the CSWSWPA [Clinical Social Worker and Social Work Practice Act (225 ILCS 20/1 et seq. (West 2000))] prohibit enforcement of the HLA amendments relating to ex parte communications between hospital counsel and persons responsible for risk management with…”
Gersch v. Dept. of Prof'l Reg. (Ill. App. Ct. 1999). “Plaintiff’s license remained in good standing when the Illinois legislature passed the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act (the Act) in 1989 (225 ILCS 20/1 et seq . (West 1996)). This statute paralleled the previous statute in that it also created two tiers of…”
People v. Kastman (Ill. App. Ct. 2002). “"Clinical social work practice," as defined in the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act (the Social Work Act) (225 ILCS 20/1 et seq. (West 2000)), means "the providing of mental health services for the evaluation, treatment, and prevention of mental and emotional…”
Wright v. Pucinski (Ill. App. Ct. 2004). “See 225 ILCS 20/1 et seq . (West 2000); 225 ILCS 107/1 et seq .”
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