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126 Cards in this Set
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What movement is said to have shown the intricate interweaving of religion and politics?
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The suffragist movement, abolition movement, and 2nd great awakening.
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From a constructivisst approach, which of the following factors influence our interpretation of reality?
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past experiences, values, and beliefs.
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Who established Hull House?
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Jane Addams
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What serves as the guiding principle for a systematic policy analysis?
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policy's goals
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What is NOT a component of the text's proposed policy framework?
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a projection of the future trends for the policy's effectiveness.
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What were the three end products of the 2nd Great Awakening?
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religious impulse for reform promoted social change, female leaders became trained and mobilized, African-American religious leaders began to emerge to lead the African American converts
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Selfless concern for the wlfare of others and giving without regard to reward or benefit of recognition is called?
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alturism
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What was created to provide temporary relief for emancipated slaves after the Civil War in areas of emergency rations, employment training and assistance, education, health care, etc?
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Freedman's Bureau
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Social Work practice is most clearly affected and influenced by?
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social policy
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When determining the administrative feasibility of a policy, the analyst should focus on what two administrative aspects?
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effectiveness and efficiency
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The "Moral Majority" supported?
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equal rights for all U.S. citizens, peace talks in the U.S.S.R., and prayer in school.
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Direct govt funding of religious organizations to provide social services, and allowing the govt to purchase services from religious providers is referred to as?
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charitable choice
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A policy framework attempts to systematically analyze a social policy or program (true or false).
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true.
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American social welfare history has been more strongly influenced by Christianiy than by any other world religion (true or false).
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true.
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The major emphasis of the early social worker was more often on material aid than spiritual guidance (true or false).
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false.
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According to the text, economic, social and political discrimination often leads to poverty, which in turn, results in the need for?
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social programs.
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That individuals hold prejudicial attitudes because of their socialization is an example of?
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the normative cultural explanation of discrimination
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The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) would have only effected?
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public employment
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What does the text support as being necessary for discriminatiory practices to appear valid?
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moral, social, and theological legitimation
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Physical actions and unequal treatment of people because of race, gender, religion, or ethnicity is called?
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discrimination
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What is the most comprehensive welfare reform legislation since the New Deal to affect legal and illegal immigration in the United States/
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Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA)
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According the the U.S. Census Bureau, minority groups will no longer be a "true minority" around the year?
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2050
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What is not true about our nation's elder population?
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Approximately 60% of those over the age 85 live in nursing homes (not true).
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A person who has stereotyped beliefs, negative attitudes, and thinks about people in a predetermined way is?
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prejudiced
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A distinct group of people who share common language, set of customs, history, culture, race, religion, or origin.
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ethnic group.
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Two ways racism typically manifests:
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1) hiring and firing of employees, 2) judicial and law enforcement agencies.
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Identify three of the barriers named in the text that women face in the workplace to being equal to their male counterparts.
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1) securing child care, 2) sexual harassment, 3) inflexible working conditions.
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The largest number of poor Americans are?
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white.
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Absolute poverty:
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means that people's income does not meet the minimum standard necessary for survival.
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How many millions of Americans were living in poverty in 2003?
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36 mil
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What is a category of people NOT likely to be in poverty?
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college students
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The federal poverty threshold:
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was est. in 1964 by the Social Security Admin. (SSA)
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When computing eligibility for benefits, what is taken into account?
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earnings, unemployment compensation, pension
alimony, child support |
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Someone who works all or part of the year but whose income still falls at or below the poverty line is classified as?
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working poor.
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What is true about relative poverty?
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people's basic needs are met, possess fewer resources, have fewer opportunities
the level of poverty relative to the standard of living enjoyed by other members of society. |
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What are two cultural values/beliefs about poverty discussed in class?
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poverty is a result of lack of education and the poor are lazy.
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According the the U.S. Census Bureau, minority groups will no longer be a "true minority" around the year?
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2050
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What is not true about our nation's elder population?
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Approximately 60% of those over the age 85 live in nursing homes (not true).
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A person who has stereotyped beliefs, negative attitudes, and thinks about people in a predetermined way is?
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prejudiced
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A distinct group of people who share common language, set of customs, history, culture, race, religion, or origin.
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ethnic group.
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Two ways racism typically manifests:
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1) hiring and firing of employees, 2) judicial and law enforcement agencies.
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Identify three of the barriers named in the text that women face in the workplace to being equal to their male counterparts.
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1) securing child care, 2) sexual harassment, 3) inflexible working conditions.
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The largest number of poor Americans are?
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white.
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Absolute poverty:
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means that people's income does not meet the minimum standard necessary for survival.
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How many millions of Americans were living in poverty in 2003?
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36 mil
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What is a category of people NOT likely to be in poverty?
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college students
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The federal poverty threshold:
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was est. in 1964 by the Social Security Admin. (SSA)
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When computing eligibility for benefits, what is taken into account?
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earnings, unemployment compensation, pension
alimony, child support |
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Someone who works all or part of the year but whose income still falls at or below the poverty line is classified as?
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working poor.
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What is true about relative poverty?
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people's basic needs are met, possess fewer resources, have fewer opportunities
the level of poverty relative to the standard of living enjoyed by other members of society. |
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What are two cultural values/beliefs about poverty discussed in class?
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poverty is a result of lack of education and the poor are lazy.
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What are three basic strategies for combating poverty?
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curative, allevative, preventative.
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Curative:
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helps the poor to become self-supporting through changes in their personal livs and environment
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Alleviative:
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public assistance programs that seek to ease the suffering, rather than remove the problem
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Preventative:
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social insurance program against accidents, sickness, death, etc.
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2 elements that define the "culture of poverty"?
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the poor adopt bad behaviors that support unemployment (drug use, teen pregnancy)
the poor adapt to their lifestyle or become comfrotable with being poor which is why they stay poor. |
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List the 4 stages of the policy process:
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formulation, lgislation, implementaion, and evaluation.
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Name the three branches of govt:
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executive, judicial, legislative.
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The executive branch of the U.S. govt is headed by?
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the president.
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Each state ______ Senators to the Congress:
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2
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Which of the following is/are ways citizens can contribute to creating public policy?
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voting, contributing money to candidates campaigns, working on candidates campaigns
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The step in the policy making process that involves public nterest groups and lobbying is:
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legislation.
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Which of the following is/are true of sodomy laws?
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invalidated by the Supreme Court in 2003, and define certain sex acts as sex crimes
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The 1996 act that first stated is a union between one man and one women is ?
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Defense of Marriage Act
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The most commonly used apprach to child custody involving same sex couples is?
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Nexus.
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If Congress overrides a Presidents veto of a 2/3 majority vote in both houses, then the bill becomes law without the Presidents signature (true or false).
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true.
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Which of the agencies below would be in the Voluntary Sector?
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a Catholic Charities agency.
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What is true about donations of the non-profit human service agencies?
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funded by donations from public and private sector, often tax exempt, use of profits is restricted.
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if you went to New Orleans to help wth disaster relief after Katrina, you might likely be working with which of the following non-profit agency?
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American Red Cross
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President Johnson instituted the?
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War on poverty.
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A disability defined as resulting in the loss of function attributed to a physical or medical condition is from ____________ perspective.
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medical.
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From the functional perspective, a disability is defined as:
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loss of function on specific activities: hearing, seeing walking, talking.
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Recent legislation focusing on eliminatind discrimination an social barriers for people with disabilities in our society was the ____________ Act.
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Americans with Disabilities.
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The Older Adult Protective Services Act:
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est. abuse reporting, provided for protective services, parallels child protective services, and est. mandatory reporting.
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Donating money, goods, time or effort to support a charitable cause is called:
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philanthropy.
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Which of the following is NOT a purpose of the United Way?
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to monitor hiring of community workers.
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List 3 well known Non-profit organizations:
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United Way, American Red Cross, and Planned Parenthood.
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List two in support of privitization:
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private organizations will function for economic goals rather than political and, private markets can giver services at a lower price.
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Name 2 social workers discussed in the discussed in the video and their contribution to SW policy.
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Mary Richmond- wrote "Social Diagnosis" believed that good casework was fundamental.
Edward Franklin Frazier- Director of SOWK program in Atlanta. Taught Sociology at Howard University . Helped in founding of SOWk program at Howard. |
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The social security act of 1935 created 5 programs. 2 programs that were NOT needs based are:
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unemployment insurance, and OASI- Old Age Survivors Insurance.
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Name 2 options that would address the "problem" of social security:
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1) change the max earnings cap, 2)index benefits to prices instead of wages, 3) adjust wages of COLA by switching to a new CPI, 4) raise the retireent age cut benefits for new recipents.
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What is the term used to describe government programs providing benefits to people who have earned the right to those benefirts through their work?
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social insurance.
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What are examples of social insurance under the Social Security Act?
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railroad retirement and black lung benefits.
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What is true about the Old Age and Survior's Insurance (OASI)?
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it is financed through payroll taxes.
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Disability insurance, under the Social Security Act, provides for:
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payments to workers of any age who are disabled and unable to work for a continuous period not less than 12 months.
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What is the main difference between medicare and medicaid?
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medicare is only for eligible persons over the age of 65, medicaid is for any age and is means tested.
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The needs based program that provides a minimum guaranteed income to elderly, blind, and/or disabled is called:
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Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
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The needs based program under the Social Security Act that provides medical care to children, pregnant women, elderly, and disabled who meet the eligibility requirement is called _________?
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medicaid
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The Social Security tax you pay today, funds people collecting benefits today (true or false).
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true.
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Which of the following is true about unemployment insurance under the Social Security Act?
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based on earnings history, must be available for work, and designed to provide temporary replacement for lost wages.
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In what year will the funds for the Social Security benefits be exhausted?
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2042.
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Institutional care for the chronically mentally ill has been proven as the superior method of treatment since the early 1960's (true or false).
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false.
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State hospitals of the early 1960's primarly addressed primary prevention (true or false).
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false.
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Who was Dorthea Dix and for what is she known?
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activity in the 1840's that convinced many states to construct special instutions to provide asylum to the emotionally deranged. Congress passed her legislation authorizing federal aid to the states for mental institutions.
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What would the passage of the Mental Health Parity Act est. for the mentally ill?
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This act mandated that employees mental health benefirts that were comparable to physical health care benefits.
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The policy that led to the establishment of the national Institute of Mental Health was the?
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Mental Health Act of 1946
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The practice of moving people from mental institutions into community-based or family-based environments is called ______________?
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deinstitutionalization
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Community mentall health consists of a continuum of care, what are these 5 levels?
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1)inpatient
2)outpatient 3)partial hospitalization 4)consultation and education 5)emergency services |
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What is true about managed care?
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it is a way of controlling health care expenses, and states get money to allocate health care services.
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The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) provides what?
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a means to diagnose, classification, definition, and symptoms of mental disorders.
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The goal(s) of the Mental Health Act of 1946 were to do what?
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train mental health personell and support research of psychiatric disorders.
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If a person is a danger to themselves, others, or has a grave disability, but will not consent to inpatient hospitalization at a mental health facility, a legal option is?
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involuntary committment
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What does the acronym TANF stand for?
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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.
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Goals of TANF include:
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1) to end dependence on welfare by promoting job preparation, work, and marriage
2) for children to be able to live with their parents or relatives to reduce pregnancies outside marriage 3)encourage formation and maintence of 2 parent families. |
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The percent of those eligible who actually recieve TANF benefits in 2002 was?
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48%
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What is true about TANF?
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60 months or 5 yr lifetime limit for recieving cash assistance, and not meeting the work requirements can result in sanctions.
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Overall, the percentage of the poor receiving welfare has declined since the early 1970's (true or false).
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true.
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If a grandmother is getting cash assistance for a grandchild, but not for herself, the case is called __________?
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child only.
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The amount of income assistance a family can receive is the same from state to state, excluding Hawaii and Wyoming (true or false).
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false.
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What are considered acceptable work activities?
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job search and readiness, and caring for a physically disabled child.
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TANF is a Federal Block Grant. What is a federal block grant?
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the federal govt makes funda available for states to distribute. There are regulations the states have to abide by, but they can decide what and how the programs will run.
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What situations are exempt from the work requirement?
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Mental or physical disability and parent of a child under 1 yr old.
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State's are rewarded for reducing their TANF caseloads (true or false).
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true.
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In MD, to be eligible for cash assistance, a single parent family of 3 can earn no more than _____?
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$7, 236/yr.
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What is NOT one of the major components of the child welfare program?
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food stamps.
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Who founded the Children's Defense Fund?
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Marion Wright Edelman.
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What does the term "family preservation" refer to?
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provision of intensive services for a brief period, stabilizing the family, preventing out of home placement.
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The NY Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals existed before the NY Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (true or false).
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true.
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Why are child welfare services often controversial?
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Bc they sanction the intervention of human service professionals in family affairs that are ordinarily assumed to be private matters and perogative of parents.
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What incident sparked the genesis of protective services for children in the U.S.?
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The story of Mary Ellen.
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What is NOT true about the Family Preservation and Family Support Services Act?
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abandoms the committment to family reunification.
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"To promote adoption and other permanent homes for children" is in part the goal of what act/
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the Adoption and Safe Families Act.
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Caucasian children are 50% more likely to be reunified with their bioogical parents than children of color (true or false).
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true.
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One of the pruposes of American Schools is to teach children to be good citizens (true or false).
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true.
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Which of the following are values reflected in American schools?
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every child has the right to a free and appropiate education and differences in learning mustbe recognized and addressed.
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The policy that regulates the release of educational records is:
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Family Education Rights and Privacy Act.
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