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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Professional social workers assist individuals, |
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groups, and communities to restore or enhance their capacity for |
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social functioning; and |
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WHEREAS, Highly trained and experienced, these esteemed |
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individuals have earned social work degrees at the bachelor's, |
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master's, or doctoral levels, completed a minimum number of hours |
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in a supervised field, and received licensing through the Texas |
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State Board of Social Worker Examiners; and |
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WHEREAS, Social workers are instrumental in helping people |
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overcome some of life's most difficult challenges, including |
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poverty, discrimination, abuse, addiction, physical illness, |
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divorce, loss, unemployment, educational problems, disability, and |
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mental illness; in addition, they help prevent crises and counsel |
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individuals, families, and communities to cope more effectively |
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with the stresses of everyday life; and |
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WHEREAS, Professional social workers are found in every facet |
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of community life--schools, hospitals, mental health clinics, |
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senior centers, prisons, corporations, public and private |
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agencies, private practice, and the military--and their efforts |
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make a positive difference in the lives of countless people; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize March 27, 2007, as Social Work Day at |
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the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to those professional |
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social workers and social work students who are visiting the |
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Capitol today. |
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Naishtat |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 654 was adopted by the House on March |
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15, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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