Bill Text: IL SR0101 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Declares the month of March 2021 as Social Work Month in the State of Illinois.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-05-31 - Resolution Adopted [SR0101 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SR0101-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The social work profession is dedicated to | ||||||
3 | enhancing well-being and helping meet the basic needs of all | ||||||
4 | people, especially those who are vulnerable, oppressed, and | ||||||
5 | living in poverty; and
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6 | WHEREAS, This year's Social Work Month theme, "Social | ||||||
7 | Workers Are Essential", embodies the need to recognize the | ||||||
8 | extraordinary contributions of the profession to our society; | ||||||
9 | and
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10 | WHEREAS, The social work profession is expected to grow | ||||||
11 | faster than average over the next seven years, with more than | ||||||
12 | 682,000 people nationwide expected to be employed as social | ||||||
13 | workers by 2026; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Social workers elevate and empower people, giving | ||||||
15 | them the ability to solve problems, cope with personal | ||||||
16 | roadblocks, and get the resources they need to succeed; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Over 20,000 licensed social workers are present | ||||||
18 | throughout our State, deeply woven into our society; social | ||||||
19 | workers are active in state government, schools, universities, | ||||||
20 | social service agencies, and communities; they own and operate | ||||||
21 | numerous private practice small businesses and work in |
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1 | corporations, the military, and healthcare and mental health | ||||||
2 | settings; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Social workers are the largest group of providers | ||||||
4 | of mental health services in the United States as well as in | ||||||
5 | Illinois, and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is one | ||||||
6 | of the largest employers of social workers holding advanced | ||||||
7 | degrees; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Social workers travel across the State and the | ||||||
9 | nation to aide people in crisis, helping them overcome issues | ||||||
10 | such as death and grief, gun violence, epidemics, | ||||||
11 | environmental pollution, and natural disasters such as | ||||||
12 | wildfires, tornados, and floods; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Social workers have been in the forefront on | ||||||
14 | social justice for decades, pushing for equal rights for | ||||||
15 | women, African Americans, Latinos, people who are disabled, | ||||||
16 | people who are LGBTQ, and various ethnic, cultural, and | ||||||
17 | religious groups; and
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18 | WHEREAS, The social work profession has been on the | ||||||
19 | cutting edge of helping create changes to make our society a | ||||||
20 | better place to live for more than a century, including voting | ||||||
21 | rights, improved workplace safety, a minimum wage, and social | ||||||
22 | safety net programs that ameliorate poverty and hunger; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Social workers stand ready to help our State | ||||||
2 | overcome current pressing issues, including equal rights for | ||||||
3 | all, the need for improved availability of health care and | ||||||
4 | mental health services, a reformed criminal justice system, a | ||||||
5 | fairer tax code, an educational system that achieves true | ||||||
6 | equity, and a cleaner environment; therefore, be it
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7 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
8 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare the month of | ||||||
9 | March 2021 as Social Work Month in the State of Illinois; and | ||||||
10 | be it further
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11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
12 | presented to the National Association of Social | ||||||
13 | Workers-Illinois Chapter with our sincere appreciation for | ||||||
14 | their efforts.
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