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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are pleased to honor Dr. Robert Bloom for his | ||||||
4 | many achievements and his retirement as Executive Director of | ||||||
5 | Jewish Child and Family Services of Chicago; and
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6 | WHEREAS, He grew up in Chicago's Logan Square and graduated | ||||||
7 | from Avondale Elementary School and Carl Schurz High School | ||||||
8 | with honors; Dr. Bloom holds a Bachelor of Science degree from | ||||||
9 | the University of Chicago, a Master's of Arts degree from | ||||||
10 | Northeastern Illinois University, and a Ph.D. from the | ||||||
11 | University of Minnesota; and he has completed specialized | ||||||
12 | training in various related fields at Columbia and Harvard | ||||||
13 | Universities; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Dr. Robert Bloom is the Executive Director of the | ||||||
15 | Jewish Child and Family Services of Chicago (a two-year old | ||||||
16 | merger of the Jewish Children's Bureau and the Jewish Family | ||||||
17 | and Community Service); for over 30 years, he has worked as a | ||||||
18 | teacher, therapist, consultant, program director, and | ||||||
19 | executive administrator in the fields of educational and | ||||||
20 | psychological services to children with disabilities and their | ||||||
21 | families; and
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22 | WHEREAS, He has taught many courses on child development |
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1 | and childhood psychopathology; he has had many works published, | ||||||
2 | most recently on risk management topics such as institutional | ||||||
3 | child sexual abuse, the malpractice risks of working in a | ||||||
4 | managed behavioral health care system, and the management of | ||||||
5 | residential treatment centers; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Before becoming the Executive Director at the | ||||||
7 | Jewish Children's Bureau, Dr. Bloom was Chairman of Special | ||||||
8 | Education at the College of William and Mary in Virginia, where | ||||||
9 | he developed the nation's first special education program that | ||||||
10 | included working with families of children with disabilities; | ||||||
11 | he integrated work with families and work with children as the | ||||||
12 | Director of Residential Treatment at Bellefaire/Jewish | ||||||
13 | Children's Bureau in Cleveland, Ohio; former President Carter | ||||||
14 | appointed Dr. Bloom as a consultant, representing families with | ||||||
15 | disabled members, to the White House Conference on Families; | ||||||
16 | and United States Department of Human Services Secretary | ||||||
17 | Thompson appointed Dr. Bloom to the steering committee for | ||||||
18 | Adopt US Kids; and
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19 | WHEREAS, He has been a Chicago Cubs fan since he was nine | ||||||
20 | years old; Ernie Banks was and is his hero and his favorite | ||||||
21 | professional athlete; he has an autographed baseball and photo | ||||||
22 | that says "to Bob, Let's Play Two, Ernie" that is one of his | ||||||
23 | most treasured possessions; and |
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1 | WHEREAS, There is no Hebrew word for retirement, because we | ||||||
2 | all should continue learning and mentoring after our management | ||||||
3 | careers end; Dr. Bloom is continuing on as a social work | ||||||
4 | instructor, helping to prepare a new generation of caring human | ||||||
5 | service professionals; therefore, be it
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6 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
7 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
8 | congratulate the beloved Dr. Bloom for his many achievements | ||||||
9 | and his upcoming retirement and wish him continued success in | ||||||
10 | his future endeavors; and be it further
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11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
12 | presented to Dr. Robert Bloom as a symbol of our respect.
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