81R9818 MDM-D
By: Naishtat H.C.R. No. 122
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Professional social workers assist individuals,
groups, and communities to restore or enhance their capacity for
social functioning, while creating societal conditions favorable
to their goals; and
WHEREAS, Only those highly trained and experienced
individuals who have earned social work degrees at the bachelor's,
master's, or doctoral level, completed a required number of
supervised hours in their particular field, and are licensed
through the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners may be
considered professional social workers; and
WHEREAS, Social workers help people overcome some of life's
most difficult challenges, including poverty, discrimination,
abuse, addiction, physical illness, divorce, loss, unemployment,
educational problems, disability, and mental illness to become
independent and productive citizens; they help prevent crises and
counsel individuals, families, and communities to cope more
effectively with the stresses inherent in everyday life; and
WHEREAS, Professional social workers may be found in every
facet of community life--in schools, hospitals, mental health
clinics, senior centers, elected office, private practice,
prisons, military and corporate environments, and in numerous
public and private agencies that serve individuals and families in
need; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas
hereby designate April 27, 2009, as Social Work Day at the State
Capitol and extend a warm welcome and sincere best wishes to the
professional social workers and social work students present on
this day for an enjoyable and memorable visit to Austin; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the Texas Chapter of the National Association of
Social Workers as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of
Representatives and Senate.