Full Text of SR0022 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Social workers enter the profession because they | 3 | | have a strong desire to help empower individuals, families, | 4 | | communities, and our nation to overcome issues that prevent | 5 | | them from reaching their full potential; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Social workers have worked for more than a | 7 | | century to improve human well-being and enhance the basic | 8 | | needs of all people; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Social workers follow a code of ethics that calls | 10 | | on them to fight social injustice and to respect the dignity | 11 | | and worth of all people; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Social workers positively touch the lives of | 13 | | millions of Americans each day and in a variety of settings, | 14 | | including schools, hospitals, the military, child welfare | 15 | | agencies, small private practices, community centers, and in | 16 | | federal, state, and local government; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, The 2023 Social Work Month theme is Social Work | 18 | | Breaks Barriers, embodying how social workers help empower | 19 | | individuals, families, communities, and our society to | 20 | | overcome hurdles that prevent them from achieving better | 21 | | well-being; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Social workers are the largest group of mental | 2 | | health care providers in the United States; they work daily to | 3 | | help thousands of Americans overcome mental illnesses such as | 4 | | depression and anxiety; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Social workers are on the front lines of the | 6 | | nation's opioid addiction crisis by helping people get the | 7 | | treatment they need and to prevail over substance use | 8 | | disorders; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Social workers help people cope with death and | 10 | | grief and help people and communities recover from natural | 11 | | disasters that are increasingly fueled by our warming climate, | 12 | | including hurricanes, drought, and flooding; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Social workers have helped this nation live up to | 14 | | its values by advocating for equal rights for all, including | 15 | | people of color, people who are Indigenous, people who are | 16 | | LBGTQIA2S+, or people who follow various faiths; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, The social work profession is one of the fastest | 18 | | growing careers in the United States, with more than 60,000 | 19 | | more social workers expected to enter the profession over the | 20 | | next decade; currently, there are over 22,000 social workers | 21 | | in Illinois and about 708,000 social workers nationwide; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Social workers have continued to push for changes | 2 | | that have made our society a better place to live, including a | 3 | | livable wage, improved workplace safety, and social safety net | 4 | | programs that help ameliorate poverty, hunger, and | 5 | | homelessness; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Social workers endeavor to work throughout our | 7 | | society to meet people where they are and to help empower | 8 | | people and our society to reach the goals they wish to attain; | 9 | | therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare the month of | 12 | | March 2023 as Social Work Month in the State of Illinois; and | 13 | | be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the National Association of Social | 16 | | Workers-Illinois Chapter with our sincere appreciation for | 17 | | their efforts.
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