SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 569

WHEREAS, Professional social workers assist individuals, groups, and communities to restore or enhance their capacity for social functioning; and

WHEREAS, Highly trained and experienced, these esteemed individuals have earned social work degrees at the bachelor's, master's, or doctoral levels, completed a minimum number of hours in a supervised field, and received licensing through the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners; and

WHEREAS, Social workers are instrumental in helping 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; in addition, they help prevent crises and counsel individuals, families, and communities to cope more effectively with the stresses of everyday life; and

WHEREAS, Professional social workers are found in every facet of community life--schools, hospitals, mental health clinics, senior centers, prisons, corporations, public and private agencies, private practice, and the military--and their efforts make a positive difference in the lives of countless people; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 80th Legislature, hereby recognize March 27, 2007, as Social Work Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to those professional social workers and social work students who are visiting the Capitol today. Uresti

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President of the Senate

I hereby certify that the above Resolution was adopted by the Senate on March 27, 2007.

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Secretary of the Senate

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Member, Texas Senate