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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013

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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N

PROCLAIMING MARCH 19, 2013, AS "ANNUAL SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION DAY" IN

THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     Introduced By: Senators Picard, Walaska, Lombardo, Sheehan, and Archambault

     Date Introduced: March 14, 2013

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

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     WHEREAS, The mission of the social work profession is to enhance human well-being

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and help meet the basic human needs of all people, with particular attention to the needs and

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empowerment of people who are vulnerable, oppressed, and living in poverty; and

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     WHEREAS, Social work is a profession for those who have a passion to empower

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individuals, families, groups, and the communities they serve in order to create progressive

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change in clinical and macro settings; and

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     WHEREAS, Social work education prepares students for work as qualified professionals.

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Social work education offers these future professionals a foundation of core values including:

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service, social justice, dignity and worth of the person, importance of human relationship,

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integrity, and competence; and

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     WHEREAS, Social work students are taught aspects of cultural competence, diversity,

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ethics, and policy in order to confront and eliminate social injustices; and

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     WHEREAS, Employment of social workers is expected to increase at a rate that is much

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faster than the average for all occupations. Concern about crime, juvenile delinquency, and

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services for individuals and groups in crises is impelling the necessity for more social workers;

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and

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     WHEREAS, Rhode Island College School of Social work, Providence College

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Department of Social Work, Salve Regina University Department of Social Work, and the

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Community College of Rhode Island Social Work Education Program are helping to respond to

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the pressing call for future social workers through comprehensive education and training

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programs; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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hereby proclaims March 19, 2013, to be “Annual Social Work Education Day” in the State of

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Rhode Island. We encourage educators, students, and citizens of this state to participate in this

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day, acknowledging the wonderful education by Rhode Island College School of Social Work,

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Providence College Department of Social Work, Salve Regina University Department of Social

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Work, and the Community College of Rhode Island Social Work Education Program; and be it

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further

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to the Rhode Island Chapter of the National

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Association of Social Workers, Rhode Island College School of Social Work, Providence College

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Department of Social Work, Salve Regina University Department of Social Work, and the

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Community College of Rhode Island Social Work Education Program.

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