Amended in Assembly March 11, 2013

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

House Resolution No. 10

Introduced by Assembly Members Eggman and Yamada

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(Coauthors: Assembly Members Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Bigelow, Bloom, Blumenfield, Bocanegra, Bonilla, Bonta, Bradford, Brown, Buchanan, Ian Calderon, Campos, Chau, Chávez, Chesbro, Conway, Dahle, Daly, Dickinson, Fong, Fox, Frazier, Garcia, Gatto, Gomez, Gorell, Gray, Grove, Hagman, Hall, Holden, Hueso, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Levine, Linder, Logue, Lowenthal, Maienschein, Mansoor, Medina, Melendez, Mitchell, Morrell, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nazarian, Nestande, Olsen, Pan, Patterson, Perea, John A. Pérez, V. Manuel Pérez, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Rendon, Salas, Stone, Ting, Torres, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wieckowski, Wilk, and Williams)

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February 22, 2013

House Resolution No. 10—Relative to Social Work Month.

WHEREAS, March 2013 is recognized nationally as “Social Work Month” and this year’s theme is, “Weaving Threads of Resiliency and Advocacy: The Power of Social Work”; and

WHEREAS, The social work profession has its roots in the 1889 Chicago settlement house movement led by the “Mother of Social Work,” Jane Addams; and

WHEREAS, The primary mission of the social work profession is to enhance and meet the basic needs of all people, with particular attention to the needs and empowerment through social action and social justice for those who are poor, oppressed, and living in poverty; and

WHEREAS, Today, there are over 640,000 professional social
workers in the United States, over 50,000 of whom are in
California; and

WHEREAS, There are over 4,000 graduate students in the social
work pipeline in 21 accredited California State University,
University of California, and private programs throughout the
state; and

WHEREAS, Professional social workers train in an intensive
combination of classroom and community experiences focused on
individuals, families, and communities in crisis and in need of
help; and

WHEREAS, Professional social workers provide services across
the age spectrum, from prenatal to end of life services; and

WHEREAS, Professional social workers serve in diverse
settings, including schools, courtrooms, health clinics, hospitals,
senior centers, homeless shelters, nursing homes, the military,
disaster relief, prisons, corporations, and in political office; and

WHEREAS, Professional social workers who have served in
Congress include the Honorable Ron Dellums, MSW, the
Honorable Barbara Lee, MSW, and the Honorable Susan Davis,
MSW. The Honorable Mary Salas, BSW, and the Honorable Patty
Berg, B.A. in social work, have served in the California State
Legislature; and

WHEREAS, Professional social workers who have combined
their leadership skills and knowledge of community development
into distinguished positions include Arturo Rodriguez, MSW,
President of the United Farmworkers Organization, and James
Mize, MSW, Sacramento Superior Court Judge; now, therefore,
be it

Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That the
Assembly proclaims March 2013 “Social Work Month” in the
State of California, commends the California Chapter of the
National Association of Social Workers for its role in advancing
professional social work and promoting the well-being of the
people of California, and urges all Californians to take part in
March “Weaving Threads of Resiliency and Advocacy: The Power
of Social Work” events throughout California; and be it further

Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies
of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.