Bill Text: PA HR90 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designating March 2009 as "Professional Social Work Month" in Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2009-03-10 - Adopted [HR90 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HR90-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 512
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 90 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY SEIP, BAKER, BARRAR, BEAR, BELFANTI, BISHOP, BOYD, BRENNAN, BUXTON, CAUSER, CLYMER, CONKLIN, DONATUCCI, FABRIZIO, FLECK, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GEORGE, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HARHAI, MILNE, MANDERINO, STURLA, SWANGER, WALKO, WATSON, WHITE, ROEBUCK, ROSS, SAINATO, SANTONI, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, MOUL, MUNDY, M. O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, PALLONE, PARKER, PASHINSKI, PAYNE, PHILLIPS, READSHAW, REICHLEY, HARHART, HICKERNELL, HORNAMAN, KULA, LONGIETTI, McCALL, MELIO, MENSCH, MILLARD AND VULAKOVICH, FEBRUARY 18, 2009
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, FEBRUARY 18, 2009
A RESOLUTION
Designating March 2009 as "Professional Social Work Month" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The primary mission of social workers is to help
people who need assistance with social issues; and
WHEREAS, Social workers have the education and experience to
guide individuals, families and communities through complex
issues and choices; and
WHEREAS, Social workers hold bachelor's, master's or doctoral
social work degrees and have attained a minimum number of hours
in supervised fieldwork to become a licensed social worker; and
WHEREAS, More than 600,000 people in the United States hold
social work degrees; and
WHEREAS, Social workers connect individuals, families and
communities to available resources; and
WHEREAS, Social workers can be found in hospitals, police
departments, mental health clinics, child welfare agencies,
military facilities, adoption agencies, drug and alcohol
treatment facilities, schools and corporations; and
WHEREAS, Professional social workers are the nation's largest
provider of mental health services; and
WHEREAS, The Department of Veterans Affairs employs more than
4,400 social workers to assist veterans and their families with
individual and family counseling, client education, end-of-life
planning, substance abuse treatment, crisis intervention and
other services; and
WHEREAS, Social workers are dedicated to improving the
society in which we live; and
WHEREAS, Social workers are positive and compassionate
professionals; and
WHEREAS, Social workers endeavor to make sure everyone has
access to the same basic rights, protections and opportunities;
and
WHEREAS, Social workers help people help themselves, whenever
and wherever they need it most; and
WHEREAS, Social workers are often the driving force behind
important social movements in the United States and abroad; and
WHEREAS, According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the
need for social workers is expected to grow twice as fast as any
other occupation, especially in gerontology, home health care,
substance abuse, private social service agencies and school
social work; and
WHEREAS, With approximately 12% of social workers planning to
leave the work force in the next two years and the increasing
need for social work services, there will not be enough social
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workers to meet the needs of their clients; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate March
2009 as "Professional Social Work Month" in Pennsylvania and
call upon all citizens to join with the National Association of
Social Workers, Pennsylvania Chapter, to celebrate and support
social workers and the social work profession.
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