HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-030WHEREAS, a proclamation was issued on March 22, 1984, by President Ronald Reagan
proclaiming March as National Social Worker Month; and
WHEREAS, social work provides the front line of defense in the system of services aimed at
protecting children from neglect and abuse, and in protecting the frail elderly and other dependent adults
from neglect, abuse, and exploitation; and
WHEREAS, social work requires the worker to possess an excellent understanding of self, to be
proficient in exercising control over personal feelings and attitudes, and to utilize self-knowledge
effectively to develop constructive, productive, non-punitive, helping relationships with clients; and
WHEREAS, social work requires the performance of multiple, diverse, and unique roles, including
but not limited to, investigator, case manager, advocate, counselor, and nurturer; and
WHEREAS, social workers, supervisors, and related managers/administrators employed by the
Department of Employment and Social Services provide the following direct/indirect services: in-home
supportive services to fraiUelderly adults, adult protective services to elderlyldependent adults,
emergency response services to children reported to be abused and/or neglected, family maintenance,
family reunification, permanency planning, juvenile court protection, long-term foster caretguardianship
services to children/families, out-of-home care for children who are unable to live safely in their own
home, licensing/supervision of family foster homes, specialized placement services, independent living
skills for youth preparing for emancipation, and advocacy for access to service providing agencies: and
WHEREAS, social workers are assisted in the performance of their duties by a variety of highly
skilled clerical and administrative support staff, eligibility workers, and their supervisors.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of the County of Butte,
State of California, hereby declare the month of March 2002 as Social Worker Month in Butte County to
honor these social workers for their commitment to the profession of social work, their dedication to the
highest moral and ethical standards, their practice of social work with the competency of their profession,
and their regard as their primary obligation the welfare of the individuals and families served.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this twelfth day of March, 2002 by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Beeler, Dolan, Houx, Yamaguchi and Chair Jasassen
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
NOT VOTING: None "
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Curt ~osiassen, Chair
Butte County Board of Supervisors
ATTEST:
Lawrence D. Odle, Interim Chief Administrative Officer
and Clerk~~f the Board of Supervisors
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~'"""''" PROCLAMATION DECLARING MARCH 2002 AS
NATIONAL SOCIAL WORKER MONTH