Full Text of SR0101 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE 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, "Social | 7 | | Workers Are Essential", embodies the need to recognize the | 8 | | extraordinary contributions of the profession to our society; | 9 | | and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, The social work profession is expected to grow | 11 | | faster than average over the next seven years, with more than | 12 | | 682,000 people nationwide expected to be employed as social | 13 | | workers by 2026; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Social workers elevate and empower people, giving | 15 | | them the ability to solve problems, cope with personal | 16 | | roadblocks, and get the resources they need to succeed; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Over 20,000 licensed social workers are present | 18 | | throughout our State, deeply woven into our society; social | 19 | | workers are active in state government, schools, universities, | 20 | | social service agencies, and communities; they own and operate | 21 | | numerous private practice small businesses and work in |
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| 1 | | corporations, the military, and healthcare and mental health | 2 | | settings; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Social workers are the largest group of providers | 4 | | of mental health services in the United States as well as in | 5 | | Illinois, and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is one | 6 | | of the largest employers of social workers holding advanced | 7 | | degrees; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Social workers travel across the State and the | 9 | | nation to aide people in crisis, helping them overcome issues | 10 | | such as death and grief, gun violence, epidemics, | 11 | | environmental pollution, and natural disasters such as | 12 | | wildfires, tornados, and floods; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Social workers have been in the forefront on | 14 | | social justice for decades, pushing for equal rights for | 15 | | women, African Americans, Latinos, people who are disabled, | 16 | | people who are LGBTQ, and various ethnic, cultural, and | 17 | | religious groups; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, The social work profession has been on the | 19 | | cutting edge of helping create changes to make our society a | 20 | | better place to live for more than a century, including voting | 21 | | rights, improved workplace safety, a minimum wage, and social | 22 | | safety 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 SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 8 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare the month of | 9 | | March 2021 as Social Work Month in the State of Illinois; and | 10 | | 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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