HR 44 — A Resolution recognizing the month of March 2025 as "National Social Work Month" in Pennsylvania.

PRINTER'S NO.   388

                   THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



           HOUSE RESOLUTION
              No. 44
                                              Session of
                                                2025

     INTRODUCED BY HILL-EVANS, ABNEY, HOHENSTEIN, FREEMAN, BRENNAN,
        SAMUELSON, GIRAL, PIELLI, KENYATTA, VENKAT, POWELL, SAPPEY,
        MAYES, HOWARD, NEILSON, CERRATO, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, SANCHEZ,
        KHAN, ISAACSON, SCHLOSSBERG, DALEY, HADDOCK AND O'MARA,
        JANUARY 29, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE,
        JANUARY 29, 2025


                               A RESOLUTION
 1   Recognizing the month of March 2025 as "National Social Work
 2      Month" in Pennsylvania.
 3      WHEREAS, For decades, the social work profession has been
 4   dedicated to improving human well-being and enhancing the basic
 5   needs of all individuals, especially the most vulnerable; and
 6      WHEREAS, The services provided by the social work profession
 7   are needed more than ever; and
 8      WHEREAS, People become social workers because they have a
 9   strong desire to help others and make our society a better place
10   to live for all; and
11      WHEREAS, According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, social
12   work is one of the fastest growing professions in the United
13   States; and
14      WHEREAS, Social workers have always been present in times of
15   crisis, helping individuals overcome issues such as death and
16   grief and helping individuals and communities recover from
 1   natural disasters such as fires, hurricanes and earthquakes; and
 2      WHEREAS, There are more than 720,000 professional social
 3   workers in our nation, but that number is expected to rise to
 4   more than 800,000 by 2030; and
 5      WHEREAS, Social workers have helped drive significant,
 6   positive changes in our nation; and
 7      WHEREAS, Social workers work in all parts of our society to
 8   empower individuals to live to their fullest potential; and
 9      WHEREAS, School social workers have worked with families and
10   schools throughout the pandemic to ensure that students reach
11   their full academic and personal potential; and
12      WHEREAS, Social workers continue to work on the front lines
13   throughout the pandemic, helping clients receive the health care
14   they need and helping loved ones overcome grief and loss; and
15      WHEREAS, For generations, social workers have advocated for
16   positive changes that have made society a better place to live,
17   including urging policymakers to adopt the minimum wage, improve
18   workplace safety and enact social safety net programs that help
19   ameliorate hunger, homelessness and poverty; and
20      WHEREAS, Social workers are one of the largest groups of
21   mental health care providers in the United States, working daily
22   to help individuals, whether in person or remotely, overcome
23   substance use disorders and mental illnesses, such as depression
24   and anxiety; and
25      WHEREAS, Social workers remain prepared to aid our nation in
26   surmounting current and forthcoming challenges, enhancing health
27   care and mental health care for everyone and encouraging
28   lawmakers to consider comprehensive reforms; therefore be it
29      RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
30   month of March 2025 as "National Social Work Month" in

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1   Pennsylvania and call upon all residents of this Commonwealth to
2   join the National Association of Social Workers in celebration
3   and support of the social work profession.




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