Deck 2: Efining Social Welfare Policy

Question 1

Libraries,parks and recreation,tax codes,and family law are examples of:

A)social policy,but not social welfare policy.
B)social welfare policy,but not social policy.
C)both social policy and social welfare policy.
D)none of the above

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which level of policy is most likely to be described as "actual service" to clients?

A)Macrolevel.
B)Mezzolevel.
C)Microlevel.
D)All of the above because they all involve a client focus.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Which level of policy is most likely to be described as a "basic framework" for the provision of services?

A)Macrolevel.
B)Mezzolevel.
C)Microlevel.
D)None of the above.The basic framework is a public policy concept.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following statements about the role of government in social welfare is not true:

A)Most social services began in the private sector
B)The government gladly took over responsibility for social welfare
C)The role of government in social welfare has greatly increased in the last century
D)The private sector still provides a significant proportion of social welfare services

Question 5

Educational Policy and Accredidation Standards understand the work of policy practice to include:

A)analyzing,formulating,and advocating for policies.
B)collaborating with colleagues and clients for effective policy action.
C)Neither of the above
D)Both of the above

Question 6

four basic policy practice skills are:

A)critical thinking,active listening,empathy,and acceptance.
B)analytic skills,political skills,interactional skills,and value-clarifying skills.
C)problem definition,compromise,negotiation,and debate.
D)None of the above

Question 7

Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards of the Council on Social Work Education understand the knowledge base of policy practice to include:

A)the history and current structures of social policies and services.
B)the role of policy in service delivery.
C)the role of practice in policy development.
D)All of the above

Question 8

When a social work practitioner exercises a high degree of discretion in the provision of social services,this is most likely to be an example of what level of practice?

A)Macrolevel.
B)Mezzolevel.
C)Microlevel.
D)None of the above

Question 9

Which most accurately describes the evolving roles of public and private sectors in the delivery of social welfare services?

A)The majority of the funds for social services is private.
B)The majority of the funds for social services is public.
C)The majority of the funds for social services are paid by clients as fee-for-service.
D)None of the above

Question 10

Activities that would be included under the term social policy,but not social welfare policy are:

A)Food stamps and Medicaid
B)Adult and child protective services
C)Libraries,parks,and recreation
D)Senior citizens centers

Question 11

Which level of policy is most likely to be described as "administrative?"

A)Marolevel.
B)Mezzolevel.
C)Microlevel.
D)All three levels are equally administrative.

Question 12

is the best way to understand the relationship between social policy and social welfare policy?

A)Social policy is a subcategory of social welfare policy.
B)Social welfare policy is a subcategory of social policy.
C)Social policy and social welfare policy are correctly used interchangeably.
D)None of the above

Question 13

Which best describes the contemporary opinion of for-profit organizations in social welfare service delivery?

A)They are frowned upon as unfit partners for government.
B)They are disparaged as unfair competition for scarce resources.
C)They are seen as business role models
D)None of the above

Question 14

Which of the following is a macro level policy:

A)The number of sick days allowed by an agency
B)Eligibility worker consensus that college students should not get food stamps
C)Title XX of the Social Security Act
D)Criteria for membership in a PTA chapter

Question 15

Policy has been defined as:

A)Statements of what ought to happen
B)A purposive course of action followed by people dealing with a problem
C)The pattern of action that resolves conflicting claims or provides incentives for cooperation
D)All of the above

Question 16

Which sectors provide the most macrolevel polices?

A)Public and private nonprofit.
B)Private nonprofit and private for profit.
C)Public and private for profit.
D)None of the above

Question 17

continuing struggle of humanity for equality is best described as an example of:

A)social policy.
B)social welfare policy.
C)public policy.
D)none of the above

Question 18

The term "policy" is:

A)Used with precision by economists but not by social workers
B)A term with a definition everyone agrees on
C)A concept of so little use that it has been abandoned by most scholars
D)A rather loose and imprecise term for which there is no generally accepted definition in the academic literature.

Question 19

a philosophical sense,social policy may mean:

A)the opposite of rugged individualism.
B)increasing government involvement in social life and the pursuit of greater equality,equity,and social justice.
C)both a and b.
D)neither a nor b

Question 20

helps explain the significant role of the private sector in American social welfare policy?

A)Social welfare services grew out of the activities of the private sector.
B)Government was reluctant to assume responsibility for social welfare.
C)The social work profession resulted from the policies of the private sector.
D)All of the above

Question 21

Social welfare policy serves the purpose of maximizing uniformity in decision making regarding the problem of dependency in our society.

Question 22

The private sector provides:

A)Over 90% of social welfare services
B)About three quarters of social welfare services
C)Less than one tenth of social welfare services
D)Approximately 39% of social welfare services

Question 23

Micro level policy is

A)The policy in very small organizations
B)What happens when individuals such as social workers translate macro and mezzo level policy into actual service to clients
C)A professionals personal code of behavior
D)Appendices to policy statements,called micro level because of the very small print

Question 24

The term social welfare policy sometimes refers to broad social philosophy,sometimes to the narrowest administrative rule.

Question 25

Social welfare policy is only concerned with the actions of government.

Question 26

Define policy practice in your own words.In what ways can you imagine policy practice as a part of your future employment as a social worker?

Question 27

The organization that sets the standards for the curriculum content in BSW programs is:

A)The National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
B)The National Association of Social Service Administrators (NOSSA)
C)The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
D)The Southeastern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)

Question 28

Which segment of the social welfare system do you think is the most important? Why?

Question 29

The study of social welfare policy:

A)Concerns principles and guidelines for the purpose of dealing with the problem of dependency in society
B)Is concerned with how policies come into being and the effects of those policies
C)Is concerned with how policy affects social work practice
D)All of the above

Question 30

Which level of social welfare policy is the most important to you? To your future clients? Why?

Question 31

Policy means principles,guidelines,or procedures that serve the purpose of maximizing uniformity in decision making.

Question 32

Explain in your own words how the terms social policy,social welfare policy,and public policy are used differently.

Question 33

Mezzo level policy is:

A)Rules guiding behavior on the mezzanine
B)Agency level policy
C)Largely a response to macro-level policy
D)b and c

Question 34

In academic departments focusing on the study of policy,social welfare policy refers nearly exclusively to the activities of government.

Question 35

Describe the differences between the understanding of social welfare policy as an academic discipline and social welfare policy as a part of the social work curriculum.