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H. C. R. No. 38 As IntroducedAs Introduced 129th General Assembly | Regular Session | 2011-2012 |
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Representatives Stinziano, Gonzales
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION | To designate March 2012 as Professional Social Work
Month.
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF OHIO (THE SENATE CONCURRING):
WHEREAS, The profession of social work has been instrumental
in achieving advances in civil and human rights in the United
States and across the globe for more than a century; and |
WHEREAS, The primary mission of social work is to enhance
human well-being and help meet the basic needs of all people,
especially the most vulnerable; and |
WHEREAS, Programs and services provided by professional
social workers are essential elements of the American social
safety net; and |
WHEREAS, Social workers have a positive influence on
adolescent and youth development, aging and family care giving,
child protection and family services, health care navigation,
mental and behavioral health treatment, military and veterans
assistance, nonprofit management and community development, and
poverty reduction; and |
WHEREAS, Social workers serve as specialists, consultants,
private practitioners, educators, community leaders, policymakers,
and researchers; and |
WHEREAS, Social workers influence many human service and
other organizations and are employed in workplaces ranging from
private and public agencies, hospices, hospitals, schools, clinics
to businesses and corporations, military units, elected offices,
think tanks, and foundations; and |
WHEREAS, Social workers seek to improve the social
functioning and conditions of people in emotional, psychological,
economic, or physical need; and |
WHEREAS, Social workers are experts in care coordination,
case management, and therapeutic treatment for biopsychosocial
issues and have roles in more than fifty different fields of
practice; and |
WHEREAS, Social workers believe that a nation's strength
depends on the ability of the majority of its citizens to lead
productive and healthy lives; and |
WHEREAS, Social workers help people find hope and new options
for achieving their maximum potential, often when those people are
navigating major life challenges; and |
WHEREAS, Social workers identify and address gaps in social
systems that impede full participation by individuals or groups in
society; now therefore be it |
RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 129th General Assembly,
in recognition that our nation would be less successful without
the contributions of America's 640,000 social workers, designate
the month of March 2012 as Professional Social Work Month and
encourage all citizens of the state to join with the General
Assembly, as well as the National Association of Social Workers -
Ohio Chapter, in support of the profession of social work; and be
it further |
RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives
transmit duly authenticated copies of this resolution to the news
media of Ohio. |
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