Chapter 1 Flashcards
(20 cards)
What is Social Work?
- Help individuals, families, groups and communities to help themselves in resolving….Such as personal, interpersonal, group and community level issues
- Address broader social issues
What are the Four Key Pillars?
- Social Change/Social Justice Mandate
- Problem Solving
- Person-in-Environment
- Empowerment
What are the 2 forms of practice?
Direct and Indirect
Explain Direct Practice
- Providing services to individual, family, group and communities.
- Also known as front line work or grassroots level work.
Explain Indirect Practice
-Formulating, analyzing, developing and evaluating social policies and programs.
What are the Approaches to Social Work Practice?
Personal/Internal
Structural/External
Explain Personal/Internal Approach
- “Cause(s)” of problem is located within the individual.
- Theoretical base-medical model, cognitive behaviour theory.
- Enhance coping and problem solving abilities of clients and promote access to services.
Explain Structural/External Approach
- The “cause(s)” of the problem is located within the society.
- Theoretical foundation in sociology, social justice, human rights and anti-oppressive framework.
- Bring social changes through transforming policies and institutions.
What is Social Welfare?
-Social services and income security.
Examples of social services include:
Child protection services, women’s shelter, de-addiction centre.
-Examples of income security include:
Employment Insurance, Old Age Security, Worker’s Compensation.
What is the Welfare State?
-A system whereby the state (government) undertakes to protect the health and well-being of citizens, especially those in social and financial need.
-Key elements
Use of state power to provide essential services.
Use of grants, taxes, pensions and minimum-income programs to provide basic income security.
Social Policies and Programs
Social policies refer to rules, regulations, and other administrative directives.
Social program refers to initiatives that follow and implement social welfare policies.
Together policies and programs create a Social Safety Net.
What are the 2 types of Welfare?
Public and
Private- Non-profit/for profit
Public Welfare: What are the Three levels of government?
Federal, Provincial/Territorial and Regional/Municipal.
Public Welfare: Public non-government agencies
-Public non-government agencies.
Advisory and appeal boards created by the government.
Private Welfare: Non-profit Organizations
-Non-Profit Organizations
Mandated to provide services, but not to generate profit.
Registered by law.
Receive funds from government as well as private sources.
At the same time they can earn money by providing services to other organizations.
More on Private Welfare…
For Profit Organizations
Fee for service model.
Services are purchased by the government on behalf of individuals.
Organizations generate profit out of their services and fees.
What are the 2 Approaches to Social Welfare?
Residual View
Institutional View
What is Residual View?
Social welfare is limited.
Individuals’ needs should be met by the family and the market forces (e.g., economy).
Social welfare for those most in need.
Tends to provide benefits at a low level in order to discourage use.
What is Institutional View?
Social welfare is a necessary public response.
People can not always meet their needs through family and work.
This model attempts to reduce social and economic disparities and to promote collective well-being.
New Approach: Structural Approach
Social problems are the result of capitalism.
Social welfare does not directly address the root cause of the social problems and inequalities.
Social services and income security programs are often band-aid solutions
Complete social change is necessary and root causes should be addressed.
