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21 Cards in this Set
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What are Institutional Agencies?
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They are public agencies, examples are Poorhouses, workhouses, oprhanages and homes for the elderly
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Poorhouses
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What are the three levels of direct services?
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Primary Prevention: Front line, Targets large segments of population.
Secondary:Preventing problem in early stages of development from becoming worse Tertiary: Reducing negitive effects of chronic or complex problems |
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Worsening complex |
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What are bureaucratic systems?
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Hierarchical
Slow, inflexible, ineffiecient Complex and cumbersome |
Hierarchy
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What is collectivist-democratic models?
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emphasize power sharing
group consensus Collaboration and teamwork Encourages inclusion of staff and clients in aspects of agency's operations |
Teamwork
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What are the three types of organizational structure?
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Bureaucratic systems
Collectivist- Democratic Learning organizations |
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What are learning organizations?
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are places where people are able to expand their capacity to create desired results.
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Expand
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Three levels of indirect services:
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Social admin:
-Board of directors reponsiblity - Developing/interpreting polices and procedures Program planning and developement - Making general and stratefic decsions -Monitoring program and service Program evaluation - Determines if programs and services are needed and being used |
-Social admin
-Program planning and development -Program evaluation |
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What are the two types of help?
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- Formal (professional or self help)
- informal (Volunteered or "natural helpers", unpaid care and support) - Service provided by volunteers |
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Levels of practice
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Micro- individuals, families
Mezzo-Institutions Macro Societal values, economy |
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What proportion of workers in the soical welfare system is accounted for by social workers?
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30%
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What are the four common types of self help groups in Canada?
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Face to face groups
Support groups Transistion groups Online groups |
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The richest 10% of canadians have..... of all income generated
The poorest 10 percent have.... of all income generated |
Richest- 28%
Poorest- 2% |
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Unemployment insurance act (UI) was replaced by Employment insurance act (EI) in what year?
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1996
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What is family?
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A social unit of production and consumption
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What are the changing trend of family formation?
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Decline in traditional/nuclear families
Rise in common law marriages Decline in married couples with children decline in divorce Children experiences separation at younger ages |
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The family violence initiative was launched in cananda in what year?
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1988
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Stats Can uses a variety of strategies to measure poverty related conditions. Which method estimates the costs of bacis necessities and than compares thouse to a families disposible income?
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Market basket measure
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To be in a welfare to work program, a welfare recipient must follow an action plan or contract
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True
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The phrase "system of care" refers to...
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A mix of residental and non residental services
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what initiative was launched in 1999 to asses how children are fairing in canada?
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undertanding the early years
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A canada fit for children was launched in what year?
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2004
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