PRINTER'S NO. 576
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
101
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY BROWNLEE, ACOSTA, KIM, DiGIROLAMO, WHEELAND,
BAKER, PASHINSKI, J. HARRIS, D. COSTA, STURLA, C. PARKER,
MILLARD, LONGIETTI, HENNESSEY, KINSEY, READSHAW, SCHWEYER,
MAJOR, THOMAS, VEREB, COHEN, BISHOP, KIRKLAND, SCHLOSSBERG,
BOBACK, KOTIK, SONNEY, DUSH, V. BROWN, MARSICO, HICKERNELL,
DONATUCCI, FREEMAN, McCARTER, CALTAGIRONE, FRANKEL, DEASY,
GROVE, ROSS, MAHONEY, KORTZ, GIBBONS, GOODMAN, O'NEILL,
ROEBUCK, MURT, WATSON, ROZZI AND QUINN, FEBRUARY 23, 2015
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
FEBRUARY 23, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Designating March 2015 as "Professional Social Work Month" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The primary mission of social workers is to help
people who need assistance with social issues; and
WHEREAS, Social workers have the education and experience to
guide individuals, families and communities through complex
issues and choices; and
WHEREAS, Social workers hold bachelor's, master's or doctoral
social work degrees and have attained a minimum number of hours
in supervised fieldwork to become licensed social workers; and
WHEREAS, More than 600,000 people in the United States hold
social work degrees; and
WHEREAS, Social workers connect individuals, families and
communities to available resources; and
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