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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 125 

Supporting the goals and ideals of Social Work Month and World Social 

Work Day on March 21, 2023. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 27, 2023 

Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Ms. SINEMA) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 

and Pensions 

RESOLUTION 

Supporting the goals and ideals of Social Work Month and 

World Social Work Day on March 21, 2023. 

Whereas social workers enter the profession of social work because they have a strong desire to help empower the individuals, families, and communities of the United States 

to overcome issues that prevent them from reaching their 

full potential; 

Whereas, for more than a century, social workers have improved human health and well-being and enhanced the 

basic needs of all individuals; 

Whereas social workers follow a code of ethics that calls on 

them to fight social injustice and respect the dignity and 

worth of all individuals; 


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Whereas, each day, social workers positively touch the lives 

of millions of individuals in the United States in an array 

of settings, including schools, hospitals, the military, 

child welfare agencies, community centers, and Federal, 

State, and local governments; 

Whereas the 2023 Social Work Month theme, ‘‘Social Work 

Breaks Barriers’’, embodies how social workers help empower the individuals, families, and communities of the 

United States to overcome hurdles that prevent them 

from achieving better health and well-being; 

Whereas social workers are one of the largest providers of 

mental health, behavioral health, and social care services 

in the United States, working daily to help thousands of 

individuals in the United States overcome mental illnesses, such as depression and anxiety, and meet basic 

needs; 

Whereas social workers are on the frontlines of the addiction 

crisis in the United States, helping individuals get necessary treatment and prevail over substance use disorders; 

Whereas social workers help individuals cope with death and 

grief; 

Whereas social workers help people and communities recover 

from natural disasters that are increasingly fueled by a 

warming climate, including hurricanes, drought, and 

flooding; 

Whereas social workers continue to help the United States 

live up to its values by advocating for equal rights for all, 

including people of color, people who are indigenous, people who are LBGTQIA2S+, and people who follow various faiths; 


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Whereas the social work profession is one of the fastest growing professions in the United States, but the workforce 

is still not large enough to meet the demand; 

Whereas there is a need to make a meaningful investment in 

recruitment and retention within the social work profession; 

Whereas social workers serve in all levels of government; 

Whereas social workers have continued to push for changes 

that have made the United States a better place to live, 

including a livable wage, improved workplace safety, and 

social safety net programs that help ameliorate poverty, 

hunger, and homelessness; and 

Whereas social workers endeavor to work throughout society 

to meet individuals where they are and help empower 

those individuals and society to reach meaningful goals: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) supports the goals and ideals of Social 

3 Work Month and World Social Work Day on March 

4 21, 2023; 

5 (2) recognizes with gratitude the contributions 

6 of the millions of social workers who have advanced 

7 the health and well-being of individuals, families, 

8 communities, and the United States since the found9 ing of the social work profession more than a cen10 tury ago and who continue to do so today; 

11 (3) acknowledges the diligent efforts of the indi12 viduals and groups who promote the importance of 


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1 social work and observe Social Work Month and 

2 World Social Work Day; and 

3 (4) encourages individuals to engage in appro4 priate ceremonies and activities to promote further 

5 awareness of the life-changing role that social work6 ers play. 

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