Amended in Assembly March 28, 2016

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

House Resolution No. 40

Introduced by Assembly Members Eggman and Thurmond

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(Coauthors: Assembly Members Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen, Atkins, Baker, Bigelow, Bloom, Bonta, Brough, Burke, Calderon, Campos, Chau, Chávez, Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Dababneh, Daly, Dodd, Frazier, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray, Grove, Hadley, Harper, Roger Hernández, Holden, Irwin, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Kim, Lackey, Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, Medina, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, Olsen, Quirk, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wilk, Williams, and Wood)

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February 24, 2016

House Resolution No. 40—Relative to Social Work Month.

WHEREAS, March 2016 is recognized nationally as Social
Work Month and this year’s theme is, “Social Work: Forging
Solutions Out of Challenges”; 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 of, and empowerment through social action
and social justice for, those who are poor, oppressed, and living
in poverty; and

WHEREAS, Today, there are over 650,000 professional social
workers in the United States, over 65,000 of whom are in
California; and

WHEREAS, There are over 7,500 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 professional social workers 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
2016 is proclaimed Social Work Month in the State of California,
and the Assembly 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 also encourages all Californians to take part in
March “Social Work: Forging Solutions Out of Challenges” 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.