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Chapter 1 Flashcards

1
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Define welfare state

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  • system of government whereby the state actively protects the health and well being of its citizens
  • especially those in financial need
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What term has been used, or is often use to describe the welfare state?

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A social safety net:

-catches people in need and is designed to help them get back on their feet

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3
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What are the three categories of difficulties individuals and their families may face?

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Economic survival, personal, and family-related

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4
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What does social welfare include?

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Social services and income security

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5
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Define social services

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Services provided by state and/or NPO;
-non-monetary
-personal
-community
Examples: daycare, housing, crisis intervention and support groups
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6
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Define income security

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Income support in the form of:

  • social insurance
  • social assistance
  • income supplementation (can be unconditional or based on an income/needs test) or through tax system
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7
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Define social policies

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  • rules and regulations, laws, and other administrative directives
  • set the framework for state social welfare
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8
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Define social programs

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-Initiatives that follow from and implement social welfare policies

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9
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How is social welfare delivered?

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Through programs developed by federal or provincial government

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10
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Define public welfare

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Provided through the 3 levels of government

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Define provate welfare

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  • Funded by voluntary charitable contributions and/or private organizations
  • NPO
  • FPO
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12
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Define non-profit organizations

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-provide a service but not to create a profit

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13
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Define for-profit organizations

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  • provide a service for a fee

- generate profit for the owner offering the service

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What is a pro and a con of the for-profit system?

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Pro:
-allows more choice (private pension and health insurance plans)
Con:
-favour those who can afford it thus foster greater social inequality and undermine public system

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15
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What two broad approaches to social welfare have Canadians gone back and forth between?

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  • residual view

- institutional view

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16
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Define residual view

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  • social welfare is a limited response to human need (when all else fails)
  • targeted to those most in need
  • benefits should be minimum to prevent abuse of the system
17
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Define institutional view

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  • social welfare ensures everyone has a reasonable standard of living and health
  • promotes civic solidarity and helps even out social inequalities
18
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Define universal programs

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  • available to everyone in a specific category (over 65, children)
  • a right of citizenship
  • same for everyone of the group
19
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Define selective programs

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  • target those in need or eligible
  • based on needs/income test
  • benefit is deducted according to income level
20
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Are there any income security programs that can be named exactly universal?

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No

21
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Define direct social work

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  • face-to-face services

- counselling, group work, community development

22
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Define indirect social work

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Working with organizations to:

-formulate, analyze, develop, evaluate policies and programs

23
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Define micro social work

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-Direct social work

24
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Define Mezzo social work

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-social work involving work with groups and communities

25
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Define macro social work

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-work with organizations or communities to improve/change laws or policies

26
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Define casework

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  • what social workers do on the ground everyday

- become involved, one-on-one with people

27
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Describe qualities of an effective social worker

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  • concern and compassion
  • propose short and long term solutions
  • demonstrate respect and no judgement
  • defend the rights of the client
28
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Are the categories of a social worker and a social service worker the same?

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No

29
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Define social workers

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  • make judgements and formulate actions based on a particular diagnosis
  • held accountable for choices
30
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Define social service workers

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  • follow actions based on a diagnosis

- not the person who has made the decision

31
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What values does the CASW code of ethics outline?

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  • respect for the dignity and worth of persons
  • pursue social justice
  • service to humanity
  • integrity of professional practice
  • competence in professional practice
32
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What are the ABCs of self care?

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  • awareness
  • balancing and boundaries
  • consultation and connection (consult with others to support)
33
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What four concepts does the CASW definition of social work show?

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  • social change/justice
  • problem solving
  • person vs environment
  • empowerment
34
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Define decolonize pedagogy

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Method of teaching based on Canada’s Colonial past and its disastrous impact

35
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What concept does Indigenous social work build on?

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  • “All my relations”

- commonality as humans and connectedness to life forms

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