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FROM: Robert Hofmann, Acting Director .�- `s Costa
Social Service Department County
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DATE: March 3, 1995
SUBJECT: PROFESSIONAL SOCIAL WORK MONTH - MARCH, 1995
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATtON(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION
We would request that the Board of Supervisors declare March, 1995, as PROFESSIONAL SOCIAL
WORK MONTH in recognition of the role professional social workers play in providing opportunities for
a life of accomplishment, dignity and purpose and call upon members of the community to join with the
social work profession in support of appropriate programs, ceremonies and activities designed to achieve
that goal.
BACKGROUND
People, as individuals and members of families, are our principal resource, and the strength of many
individuals and families is challenged by pressure and lack of resources. Many of our citizens live in
poverty, are physically or mentally handicapped, are chemically dependent, are new immigrants, are
abused, neglected and exploited as children or aged, are mentally ill, or are struggling to cope with serious
life stresses.
Individual and family dysfunctions take their toll not only on individuals and families but on society as a
whole. The traditional goal of our nation and of the social work profession is to enable all our citizens
to lead the most productive, satisfying and independent lives possible.
Professional social workers perform an important service by helping others cope in difficult times and have
been actively involved in the organization of programs to-improve and enhance the strength of individuals
and families while honoring the right of each person to have a life of dignity based on a sense of self
worth. Social workers constitute the largest group of professionals engaged in providing psychosocial
assistance, counseling and services to the public.
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ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
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PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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MARCH, 1995
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PROFESSIONAL SOCIAL WORK MONTH
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THE ROLE PROFESSIONAL SOCIAL WORKERS
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Chairman, Board of Supervisors
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