Social Policy and Professional Ethics Flashcards
A difference between Medicare and Medicaid is
The federal government administers Medicare while the states administer Medicaid
In the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 (PL 94-142) the responsibility for providing appropriate education for children with physical challenges and learning disorders was given primarily to:
Local education agencies
During the past 10 years, the number of children placed in foster homes has:
Increased as serious abuse and neglect have increased and agencies have grown more aggressive in protecting children.
The need for family education and support services for very young mothers increased between the mid-1970s and the later 1990s because there was a significant increase in:
Unwed teenage mothers of all races deciding to raise their children.
Though the incidence of teen births has not significantly shifted in the last two decades, there has been a major change in the attitude of young mothers. Rather than placing their children for adoption, a larger proportion of unmarried teen mothers are now deciding to raise their children. Marriages and first births, on average, are occurring at later ages than in the past, as young people seek to establish a foothold in their careers before embarking on parenting.
One major consequence of licensing and certification of social workers is that it:
Protects the public from ineligible individuals, many of whom do not have formal social work training by prohibiting their use of the social worker title.
Recently, there has been a vigorous public debate about creating incentives for Medicare and Medicaid patients to use Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) to provide all their health services. lt is argued that:
HMOs will provide more services at lower cost by managing care more effectively
Before the Social Security Act and the development of federal programs for the elderly, state non-contributory old age programs consistently required:
destitution, state residency, and contributions from relatives, if feasible.
What perspective on social welfare stresses the idea that social welfare programs are designed as a safety net for people who are incapable of benefitting from normal market services or other government programs?
The residual perspective
In 1967, the United States Supreme Court ruled that a juvenile has a right to cross examine complainants and a right to counsel and protection against self-incrimination in the:
Gault Decision
Food Stamps and Medicaid are examples of:
In-kind assistance.
What kind of grant has guidelines established by the federal government with state specification of criteria for the money’s distribution?
A categorical grant
The practice of hearing children’s cases in the judge’s chambers or closed court, and the use of probation services for children was originally recommended by:
Julia Lathrop and Grace Abbot
A block grant is federal money which:
Requires few specifications and allows for a high degree of local autonomy
Social service agencies serving families in poorer neighborhoods who receive financial assistance from public welfare programs must be particularly concerned with
The need to develop vocational alternatives for clients who will be denied welfare assistance after they reach the mandatory time limits.
Research to show an association between social class and schizophrenia is an example of:
epidemiological studies
In Regulating the Poor, Richard Cloward and Frances Fox Piven argue that:
welfare benefits tend to become more generous when there is a growing threat of social disruption or a threat to the political order
What insurance program does not provide full coverage of hospital, nursing home or prescription costs?
Medicare Part A.
There are deductibles or co-payments required for many services and limits on the duration of care. Part B, an optional add-on program which beneficiaries can select at additional cost provides some coverage for prescription
According to systems theory, public assistance, Medicaid, social services, and food stamps are considered
Inputs
Public assistance and Medicaid are interventions designed to create change for the beneficiary. These are invariably inputs.
During the progressive period (1890-1918), settlement house social workers emphasized:
Social reform
A program with an income eligibility requirement is called a:
means-tested program
The “obligation to provide charity” was first noted in the:
Medieval church canons.
What program did TANF replace in 1996?
Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)
Legal services that were previously offered by the Office of Economic Opportunity and which in 1975 were replaced by the Federal Legal Services Corporation provided:
Legal services for the poor in civil cases
During the 1990s, the most costly single component of public assistance was:
Medicaid
