Amended in Assembly March 19, 2015

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

House Resolution No. 12

Introduced by Assembly Member Thurmond

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(Coauthors: Assembly Members Achadjian, Alejo, Atkins, Baker, Bigelow, Bloom, Bonilla, Bonta, Brough, Brown, Burke, Calderon, Campos, Chang, Chau, Chávez, Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Dodd, Eggman, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray, Grove, Harper, Holden, Irwin, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Kim, Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, O'Donnell, Olsen, Patterson, Perea, Quirk, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Wilk, and Wood)

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February 26, 2015

House Resolution No. 12—Relative to Social Work Month.

WHEREAS, March 2015 is recognized nationally as “Social
Work Month” and this year’s theme is, “Social Work Paves the
Way for Change”; 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 600,000 professional social
workers in the United States, over 65,000 of whom are in
California; and

WHEREAS, There are over 4,000 graduate students in the social
work pipeline in 22 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, and who have served in the California State Legislature
include the Honorable Mary Salas, BSW, the Honorable Patty
Berg, B.A. in social work; and the Honorable Mariko Yamada,
MSW; 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 Caitlyn
Ryan, LCSW, Director of the Family Acceptance Project; now,
therefore, be it

Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That March
2015 is proclaimed “Social Work Month” in the State of California,
commends the California Chapter of the National Association of
Social Workers is commended for its role in advancing professional
social work and promoting the well-being of the people of
California, and that all Californians to take part in March “Social
Work Paves the Way for Change” 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.