Child, Youth and Family Services
March 15, 2016

The following statement was given today in the House of Assembly by the Honourable Sherry Gambin-Walsh, Minister of Child, Youth and Family Services:

Celebrating Social Workers During National Social Work Month

Mr. Speaker, March is National Social Work Month, and I rise today in this Honourable House to pay tribute to our province’s social workers. This year’s theme is Social Work: A Profession of Choice and highlights the diversity of the social work profession and the valuable role social workers play in our society.

In Newfoundland and Labrador, we have over 1,500 registered social workers who are committed to improving the health, safety and social well-being of individuals, couples, families, groups and communities through direct service delivery, health promotion and social programs.

Today also marks World Social Work Day. It presents another opportunity for the social work profession to express international solidarity and echo the importance of their work in governments, organizations and communities around the world. The theme this year is Promoting the Dignity and Worth of Peoples, with a focus on how societies thrive when the dignity and rights of all peoples are respected.

Mr. Speaker, I ask all Honourable Members to join me in recognizing social workers throughout Newfoundland and Labrador, the rest of Canada and indeed the world for their ongoing dedication and support in the delivery of professional social work services.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

2016 03 15                              2:05 p.m.