Social Policy
Social welfare
Implementing and evaluating social policy
Income Based Policies and programs
Social Insurance Programs
Policies and Programs for Children, Families
Health
Mental Health Policies and Programs for Older Adults
100
•Government necessary protector of individuals from abuse by market and other social forces
•Government corrective to foster social justice
•“All men are created equal”; focus on commonalities and membership in social collectivity
Liberalism
100
Laws, rules, and regulations that govern the benefits and services provided by governmental and private organizations to assist people in meeting their needs
Social Welfare- Chapin Definition
100
Service delivery systems should be evaluated based on;
•Builds diversity, equity and inclusion
•Respects choices of beneficiaries
•Reflection of the target population
•Accessibility
100
What is Absolute Poverty?
Absolute poverty line" is the threshold below which families or individuals are considered to be lacking the resources to meet the basic needs for healthy living; having insufficient income to provide the food, shelter, and clothing needed to preserve health.
100
The Social Security Act passed on what date and name of the President that passed it?
August 14, 1935
President Roosevelt
100
What is the Child Welfare System?
• Group of services designed to promote the well- being of children by assuring safety, achieving permanency, and strengthening families so that they can care for their children
100
What is the U.S. Health Care System?
❖ A mix of public and private, for-profit and nonprofit insurers and health care providers.
100
What is aging well?
-A “comprehensive and holistic process in which older adults adapt self and the environment to respond actively to the challenges of aging” (Kahana & Kahana, 1996).
-A process of aging that recognizes the accumulated strengths of a lifetime while minimizing the losses associated with growing old
200
Role of government should be limited in regard to economy; encourage expansion of private sector
•Individual achievement, values of competition, hard work, and self reliance
•Note importance of “family values” and voluntary sector/altruism
Conservatism
200
Addresses public issues
Beyond the realm of the individual must be addressed by society in some form: either governmental action or voluntary sector
Social Welfare Sector
200
How will benefits be delivered?
1.Location
2.Staffing
3. Auspices
200
What are 3 things about Universal Support Programs?
•Universal provided to all eligible citizens regardless of income
•"Entitlement"
•Paid for by earmarked taxes collected solely for that purpose
200
What is FICA?
FICA is a federal payroll tax and stands for Federal Insurance Contributions act
200
In 1962 Henry Kempe came up with term, ___________, drawing national attention to child abuse
“Battered Child Syndrome”
200
The first public insurance programs were Medicare and Medicaid and were enacted through the Social Security Act
What year did they start?
1965,
200
OAA stands for.... and what year was it enacted?
The Older Americans Act, 1965
300
places equal value on process and outcome.
A key aspect of this approach posits the right of all persons to participate in societal decision making, especially those persons or groups who are affected by the decisions.
A rights-based approach
300
Attempt to introduce greater objectivity into the process of selecting who is helped and how by using evidence to demonstrate need and introducing effective and efficient interventions is one form of...
Needs based care
300
How should the benefits be financed?
PUBLIC
Federal State Local
Through taxes or fees
PRIVATE
Purchased Insurance
Out-of-pocket
Fees
Philanthropic funds
300
What does TANF stand for and the time limit of this policy?
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
5 years
300
Supplemental Social Security Income are for the...
for blind, disabled, and older adults
300
In what year was Child Abuse and Treatment Act developed and what was its purpose?
1974
to improve state responses to child abuse claims, and links children with early intervention services and plans of care
300
Children’s Health Insurance Program enacted in....
and The Affordable Care Act, or ACA in....
1997
2010
300
The Older Adults Act (OAA) provides funds for:
▫Congregate Nutrition Services
▫Home-Delivered Nutrition Services
▫Nutrition Services Incentive Program
400
refers to the process of change in institutionalized relationships, norms, values, and hierarchies over time.
It is the manner in which society changes due to economic growth, science, technological innovations, and war or political upheavals.
Social transformation
400
3 Roles of Government in Social welfare...
Laissez-faire
Residual
Institutional
400
What is a block grant and the name of the President and year it was implemented?
•A block grant is a grant-in-aid of a specified amount from a larger government to a smaller regional government body.
•It was signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on August 13, 1981, after being approved by Congress on July 31, 1981. The bill was a major step in limiting the growth of the federal budget
400
What does SNA stand for and name two eligibility rules?
Safety Net Assistance
•Little or no income, less than 2,000 in assets
•Single adults
400
Two forms of other social insurances are...
Unemployment and worker's compensation
400
Adoption and Safe Families Act was implemented and what year and for what purpose?
1997
-safety of children primarily, easier to remove children from their natural families, setting faster timelines toward adoption, and creating financial incentives to increase their adoption numbers
400
Name the Medicare Part A, B, C and D
Part A Hospital insurance
Part B Outpatient care- optional
Part C Medicare Advantage- managed care
Part D Prescription drugs- optional
400
Mental Retardation and Community Mental Health Centers Construction Act was implemented in what year and for what purposes?
1963
Goal to reduce institutionalization, provide care in least restrictive environment
◦Community mental health centers
500
refers to the idea that people with higher incomes should take on a greater share of the responsibility for paying for public services.
Vertical equity
500
refers to the idea that people in the same circumstances should be treated in the same way.
Horizontal equity
500
Name the 5 parts of the Public Policy Making Process?
500
Name 5 forms of Non Cash Assistance?
•SNAP (food stamps)
•WIC: Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
•Public housing
•Rental assistance
•HOME block grant for affordable housing
500
Name two ways that Social Security can be fixed?
500
Name the five systems of the child welfare system today?
Protective Services
Preventive Services
Adoption
Aging Out
Out of Home placements (foster care, kinship, group home and residential services)
500
CHIP stands for..... and what is the purpose?
Children’s Health Insurance Program
◦States can provide insurance for children up to age 19 who are not covered;
◦Covers doctors, emergency, immunizations, and dental care.
500
Mental Health Parity and Addiction Act was implemented in ________.
This mandated....... increased insurance coverage for mental health care, making it closer to other health care but only in insurance plans that cover mental health and substance abuse
Some states expanded Medicaid treatment of mental health and substance abuse problems
2008
.....increased insurance coverage for mental health care, making it closer to other health care but only in insurance plans that cover mental health and substance abuse
Some states expanded Medicaid treatment of mental health and substance abuse problems