SOWK 250 SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE CH 1 QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS.docx

Social Policy The activities and principles of a society that includes plans and programs in education, heath care, crime, and corrections, economic security and social welfare. Social Workers require knowledge of Social policy to fulfill their roles as social work professionals A Major Mission of Social Work Is to engage in social and political action, to help people meet their basic needs Social Workers are urged to Promote policies that safe guard the rights of and confirm equity and social justice for all people. The first step on the path toward effecting social action Learn everything you can about the shaping of social policy, including developing a familiarity with the basic, most relevant concepts. Sustainability The notion that humans must live in harmony with one another and with other species while preserving our natural resources for future generations. Sustainability and Social Work requires thinking that is sensitive to the interactions among ecosystems, economics, and social and human development Biodiversity and social work Diversity at micro, meso, and macro levels of interaction Natural cycling of energy sources, natural resources and social work Trans-generational care for social and natural environments Waste Products reused in ecosystem and social work Development of attitudes, behavior, and values toward environment and desirable future Balance between consumption and limitation of natural resources Balance between material, social, and spiritual well being Policy That which guides an organization or government for action. Social Policy Guides the whole society and relates to customs and values. Social policy is macro. Barkers definition of Social Policy The activities and principles of a society that guide the way it intervenes in and regulates relationships among individuals, groups, communities, and social institutions. These principles and activities are the result of the society's values and customs and largely determine the distribution of resources and level of well being of its people. Thus, social policy includes plans and programs in education, health care, crime and corrections, economic security, and social welfare made by governments, voluntary organizations, and the people in general. It also includes social perspectives that result in society's rewards and constraints. Policy practice is concerned with Policy changes in large systems. Involving orderly steps in the formulation and implementation of programs to solve social problems. Globalization The Internationale economic, political, and social integration of the worlds nations. Globalization and social work Requires that social workers broaden their horizons and view many domestic social justice issues within a global framework. Structural adjustment programs Structural adjustment loan (SAL) is a type of loan to developing countries. It is the mechanism by which international financial institutions, such as the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, impose structural adjustment (aka big payback that can take down social welfare programs) Four Dimensions of International social work 1. Domestic and advocacy practice involving populations from foreign lands 2. Professional exchanges and research on successfully used innovations from overseas. 3. Employment or volunteer work abroad 4. International policy formulation and development through international organizations Welfare Comes from the Middle English well fare, the term refers to well being or happiness. Welfare alt definition Organized provision for the basic (esp physical and economic)well-being of needy members of a community; financial support for this. Being on welfare refers to receiving a financial assistance from the state for basic living needs. Welfare State Involves judgment,however, because this is a level of achievement to which many nations presumably would aspire. Welfare State in the Social Work Dictionary A nation or society that considers itself responsible for meeting the basic education, health, and social security needs of its people Types of Policymaking (the book is dealing with) The shaping of policies to benefit all Basic themes (in the book) The global exchange of information concerning successful strategies is an essential mission of social work. In accordance with the dictum "knowledge is power" the starting point for progressive policy development is an understanding of the dynamics of corporate control of politics and of the media. Powerful groups in the society play an important role in determining how differences are defined and which differences matter. Injustice and oppression are normal but not inevitable outcomes of power imbalances. Recognition of group differences and advocacy for ethnic sensitive and gender sensitive policies are essential to meeting the needs of vulnerable populations.