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| The Definition of Social Welfare |
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Social: Interactions with individuals and groups
Welfare: Concern for the well-being of people.
The Translation of societies social philosophies into social policies.
Carried out by a system of human service agencies
Delivered by human service professionals
To meet the needs of individuals, families, groups and communities. |
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| the Elizabethan poor laws 1601 |
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Mandatory taxation to fund social services
Eligible poor
Unemployable: elderly and people with disabilities
Work for people with limited income
Apprenticeships for orphans
Live in workhouses
Continued through 19th and 20th centuries |
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| Puritan Ethic focused assistance on those deemed morally defective. |
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| the settlement house movement |
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| reformist social movement, beginning in the 1880s and peaking around the 1920s in England and the US, with a goal of getting the rich and poor in society to live more closely together "settlement houses" in poor urban areas |
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| was a pioneer settlement worker, founder of Hull House in Chicago, public philosopher, sociologist, author, and leader in woman suffrage and world peace |
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| First draft of a Social Work Code of Ethics |
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Economic Opportunity Act
VISTA: Volunteers in Service to America
Job Corps: Employment training
CAPS: Community based Ant Poverty
Head start
Food stamps
Older Americans Act |
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| the child abuse prevention and treatment act |
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| provides federal funding to States in support of prevention, assessment, investigation, prosecution, and treatment activities and also provides grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations for demonstration programs and projects. |
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| changes from the 80s through the 90s |
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Family Support Act of 1988
Emphasized work requirements
Need to make welfare benefits punitive and restrictive eligibility
Personal Responsibility
1990s
ADA, Civil Rights Restoration Act, Family and Medical Leave Act |
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| Having inadequate financial resources. |
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The Poverty Line (1964)
Amount defined by the federal government as the minimal income level at which a family can meet their basic needs.
Formulas: Pros and Cons
2002: Family of 4 $18,400.00 |
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| who the poor primarily are |
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Women
Female headed households
Non white
Race and ethnicity (2002)
24% African Americans living in poverty
21% Latino and Hispanic
8% non Hispanic white
Age: children and the elderly |
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Experienced on a temporary basis
Layoffs
Short-term disability
School or training
Use public assistance until situation improved |
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Broker: Facilitates access to needed resources.
Educator: Teach skills, issues or interventions.
Enabler: Intervenes to facilitate change. Focus on client’s change process.
Advocate: The voice of the client system to the larger systems.
Mobilizer: Help individuals and groups organize and carry out activities.
Mediator: Finding common ground and mutually satisfying solutions in conflict situations.
Caseworker: Front line of social service delivery. Coordinate services and resources. |
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| eligibility based social programs |
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Social Security
Medicare
temporary assistance to needy families
Social Security disability
supplemental security income
Medicaid
Food stamps
women infants and children
general assistance
Headstart |
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| Working poor: 2/3 poor have at least 1 person employed FT |
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| general social work practice |
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Individual Casework
Group work
Community Organizing |
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| the friendly visitor program |
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| know the levels of generalist social work practice: |
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| individual and family level, group level, organizational level |
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| Charity organization Perspective: |
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Charity organization Perspective:
Individualistic
Individuals choices/behavior
Individuals should be self sufficient
Individual should not require outside help
Pull yourself up by your bootstraps |
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Save people who fall on hard times.
Selective: High eligibility standards
Time limited
Stigma
Kick in when all else fails: Residual
TANF
Medicaid |
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| social utilities approach |
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Recognizes that people need help from time to time.
Societal condition changes contribute to Social problems .
Programs are universal and available to all.
Does not assume person is at fault or failed. |
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Lacks stable employment
Inadequate skills
Inadequate education
Underemployed
Working poor |
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Multiple generations.
Physical or mental illness.
Lack of adequate education.
Maintaining work due to inappropriate work behavior.
Employment in industry that has frequent layoffs
seasonal |
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New Deal
Social Security Act of 1935
FERA (Federal emergency Relief Act) temporary financial support for unemployed.
CCC: precursor to Job Corps
Works Progress Administration: Jobs to build parks, bridges and roads.
Latter discontinued |
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