Full Text of HR0070 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 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
| 6 | | WHEREAS, This year's Social Work Month theme, "Elevate | 7 | | Social Work", embodies the need to recognize the extraordinary | 8 | | contributions of the profession to our society; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, The social work profession is expected to grow | 10 | | faster than average over the next seven years, with more than | 11 | | 682,000 people nationwide expected to be employed as social | 12 | | workers by 2026; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Social workers elevate and empower people, giving | 14 | | them the ability to solve problems, cope with personal | 15 | | roadblocks, and get the resources they need to succeed; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Over 20,000 licensed social workers are present | 17 | | throughout our State, deeply woven into our society; social | 18 | | workers are active in state government, schools, universities, | 19 | | social service agencies, and communities; they own and operate | 20 | | numerous private practice small businesses and work in | 21 | | corporations, the military, and healthcare and mental health |
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| 1 | | settings; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Social workers are the largest group of providers | 3 | | of mental health services in the United States as well as in | 4 | | Illinois, and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is one of | 5 | | the largest employers of social workers holding advanced | 6 | | degrees; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Social workers travel across the State and the | 8 | | nation to aide people in crisis, helping them overcome issues | 9 | | such as death and grief, gun violence, epidemics, environmental | 10 | | pollution, and natural disasters such as wildfires, tornados, | 11 | | and floods; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Social workers have been in the forefront on | 13 | | social justice for decades, pushing for equal rights for women, | 14 | | African Americans, Latinos, people who are disabled, people who | 15 | | are LGBTQ, and various ethnic, cultural, and religious groups; | 16 | | and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, The social work profession has been on the cutting | 18 | | edge of helping create changes to make our society a better | 19 | | place to live for more than a century, including voting rights, | 20 | | improved workplace safety, a minimum wage, and social safety | 21 | | 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
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 8 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 9 | | we declare the month of March 2019 as Social Work Month in the | 10 | | State of Illinois; and be it further
| 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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