PRINTER'S NO. 1011
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
166
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY BENNINGHOFF, BERNSTINE, BIZZARRO, CALTAGIRONE,
DiGIROLAMO, HELM, HENNESSEY, HILL-EVANS, IRVIN, JOZWIAK,
KINSEY, KIRKLAND, KORTZ, LONGIETTI, MEHAFFIE, MILLARD,
B. MILLER, MULLINS, MURT, NEILSON, OBERLANDER, READSHAW,
RYAN, SCHLOSSBERG AND SONNEY, MARCH 20, 2019
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 20, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of April 2019 as "Professional Counselor
Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Counseling is a professional relationship that
empowers diverse individuals, families and groups to accomplish
mental health, wellness, education and career goals; and
WHEREAS, Professional counselors, who hold master's degrees
or doctorate degrees, are mental health providers trained to
work with individuals, families and groups in treating mental,
behavioral and emotional disorders and have attained a minimum
number of hours in supervised fieldwork to become licensed
professional counselors; and
WHEREAS, According to the Pennsylvania State Board of Social
Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional
Counselors, more than 7,000 individuals in this Commonwealth are
licensed professional counselors; and
WHEREAS, Licensed professional counselors empower individuals
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