SOWK Exam 3
Agency policy correct answersStandards adopted by organizations and
programs that provide services
Cash benefits correct answersBenefits provided to eligible clients with
prescribed amounts of money based on what the policies governing
the program allow
Eligibility correct answersThe condition whereby people meet the
designated criteria or requirements to receive benefits
In-kind benefits correct answersAny benefits clients receive other
than cash (counseling, referral, tutoring, donation of goods,
transportation)
Income maintenance programs correct answersPrograms that provide
people with enough money, goods, and services to achieve an adequate
standard of living and quality of life
Lobbying correct answersThis involves hiring individuals (called lobbyists)
who attempt to influence legislators' decisions and votes through direct
communication. Another means of conducting legislative advocacy
Means test correct answersThe evaluation of all the resources clients
have at their disposal to determine if they have the ability to pay for
services or buy things for themselves
Personal social services correct answersServices intended to enhance
people's quality of life by improving their ability to function within their
environment (e.g., counseling)
Policy analysis correct answersA systematic evaluation of how effectively a
policy addresses the targeted problem or issue, meets people's needs, and
achieves its goals
Policy practice correct answersEfforts to change policies in legislative,
agency, and community settings, whether by establishing new policies,
improving existing ones, or defeating the policy initiatives of other people
Poverty line correct answersThe minimum amount of money the government
believes a person needs to achieve the lowest acceptable standard of living
Public assistance correct answersThe provision by the government of
minimum monetary support to people who are unable to provide for
themselves
, Selectivity correct answersThe idea that social welfare benefits should be
restricted to those who can demonstrate need through established
eligibility criteria
Sliding fee scale correct answersThe amount paid for services is
based on the recipient's ability to pay rather than on fixed fees
Social services agency correct answersA coordinated system of staff
units and processes providing social services
Social welfare policy correct answersThe laws and regulations that govern
which social welfare programs exist, what categories of clients are served,
and who qualifies for a given program
Universality correct answersThe idea that social welfare benefits should
be equally available to all members of society, regardless of their
income or means
social welfare policy development correct answersrecognition of
society's values identification of problems and need
identification of public opinion
formulation of social welfare
policy
implementation through a social welfare
program agency service delivery
complicate formulation of social welfare correct answers-difficult to
obtain a problem consensus because of the multiple perspectives and
opinions involved.
-legislators' perceptions of the problem depend on the information and
pressure they
receive
-actual policy can change dramatically in focus during negotiation and
compromise
social insurance programs correct answerssocial welfare programs that
are rights public assistance program correct answerssocial welfare
programs based on need persistent poverty correct answerscan't get
out of poverty
intermittent poverty correct answerspoverty depending on
situation/chronic transitional poverty correct answerspoverty
depending on situation/not chronic
poverty line concept correct answersintended to specify the minimum
amount required to support an average family at the lowest level consistent
with standards of living prevailing in this country
Culture of poverty correct answersPeople learn to live in poverty, accept its
values and low expectations, and fail to see any way out of it
Agency policy correct answersStandards adopted by organizations and
programs that provide services
Cash benefits correct answersBenefits provided to eligible clients with
prescribed amounts of money based on what the policies governing
the program allow
Eligibility correct answersThe condition whereby people meet the
designated criteria or requirements to receive benefits
In-kind benefits correct answersAny benefits clients receive other
than cash (counseling, referral, tutoring, donation of goods,
transportation)
Income maintenance programs correct answersPrograms that provide
people with enough money, goods, and services to achieve an adequate
standard of living and quality of life
Lobbying correct answersThis involves hiring individuals (called lobbyists)
who attempt to influence legislators' decisions and votes through direct
communication. Another means of conducting legislative advocacy
Means test correct answersThe evaluation of all the resources clients
have at their disposal to determine if they have the ability to pay for
services or buy things for themselves
Personal social services correct answersServices intended to enhance
people's quality of life by improving their ability to function within their
environment (e.g., counseling)
Policy analysis correct answersA systematic evaluation of how effectively a
policy addresses the targeted problem or issue, meets people's needs, and
achieves its goals
Policy practice correct answersEfforts to change policies in legislative,
agency, and community settings, whether by establishing new policies,
improving existing ones, or defeating the policy initiatives of other people
Poverty line correct answersThe minimum amount of money the government
believes a person needs to achieve the lowest acceptable standard of living
Public assistance correct answersThe provision by the government of
minimum monetary support to people who are unable to provide for
themselves
, Selectivity correct answersThe idea that social welfare benefits should be
restricted to those who can demonstrate need through established
eligibility criteria
Sliding fee scale correct answersThe amount paid for services is
based on the recipient's ability to pay rather than on fixed fees
Social services agency correct answersA coordinated system of staff
units and processes providing social services
Social welfare policy correct answersThe laws and regulations that govern
which social welfare programs exist, what categories of clients are served,
and who qualifies for a given program
Universality correct answersThe idea that social welfare benefits should
be equally available to all members of society, regardless of their
income or means
social welfare policy development correct answersrecognition of
society's values identification of problems and need
identification of public opinion
formulation of social welfare
policy
implementation through a social welfare
program agency service delivery
complicate formulation of social welfare correct answers-difficult to
obtain a problem consensus because of the multiple perspectives and
opinions involved.
-legislators' perceptions of the problem depend on the information and
pressure they
receive
-actual policy can change dramatically in focus during negotiation and
compromise
social insurance programs correct answerssocial welfare programs that
are rights public assistance program correct answerssocial welfare
programs based on need persistent poverty correct answerscan't get
out of poverty
intermittent poverty correct answerspoverty depending on
situation/chronic transitional poverty correct answerspoverty
depending on situation/not chronic
poverty line concept correct answersintended to specify the minimum
amount required to support an average family at the lowest level consistent
with standards of living prevailing in this country
Culture of poverty correct answersPeople learn to live in poverty, accept its
values and low expectations, and fail to see any way out of it
