PRINTER'S NO. 565
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
53
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY SCHWANK, SABATINA, DINNIMAN, GREENLEAF, BROWNE,
BREWSTER, RESCHENTHALER, RAFFERTY, SCAVELLO, COSTA, YUDICHAK,
TARTAGLIONE, KILLION, VULAKOVICH, MENSCH, AUMENT, SCARNATI,
HUTCHINSON AND HAYWOOD, MARCH 22, 2017
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, MARCH 22, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of March 2017 as "Professional Social Work
Month" in Pennsylvania and urging residents of this
Commonwealth to join with the Pennsylvania chapter of the
National Association of Social Workers in celebration and
support of social workers and the social work profession.
WHEREAS, Highly trained social workers serve as guides and
lifelines to millions of individuals and families of all
backgrounds and circumstances; and
WHEREAS, The primary mission of the social work profession is
to enhance human well-being and to help meet the basic needs of
all individuals, especially the most vulnerable; and
WHEREAS, Social workers help individuals in every stage of
life to function better in their environments, to improve their
relationships with others and to solve personal and family
problems; and
WHEREAS, Social workers give veterans and their families the
support they deserve to successfully transition to civilian
routines when their service is done; and
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