Deck 20: Services for Families

Question 1

Find and summarize research that demonstrates that "gambling has become a family policy issue that is critically incapacitating many families in Canada today" (p. 307).

Answer 1

No Answer

Question 2

Explore the historical origins of a Canadian national voluntary organization that has been significant to families, such as Family Service Canada, Canadian Child Care Federation, Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada, or Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Canada. Include what you can find out about the origins of the branch that is closest to you. Include information regarding the goals and achievements of the organization.

Answer 2

No Answer

Question 3

Identify an organization in your community that provides specialized services to seniors, such as the Victorian Order of Nurses and the Red Cross. Describe how the services provided are of importance to all family members and what need the services are intended to meet.

Answer 3

No Answer

Question 4

The closing sentence of this chapter states "Countries that clearly support family roles and functioning provide economic, workplace, educational, health, and social supports for family members". Research and describe one country in which these supports for families appear to be established.

Question 5

Identify a specific challenge that a family might face, such as abuse or illness, and research and describe how specific organizations in your community could be helpful to that family.

Question 6

Describe some of the programs offered by Family Service Agencies.

Question 7

Describe the services offered by Home Support organizations.

Question 8

How do federal/provincial jurisdictional issues complicate an already complex funding situation for families?

Question 9

Explain the "strengths and assets-based perspective" as it relates to families.

Question 10

What are some factors that are influencing family well-being in Canada today?

Question 11

A shift to a desirable service delivery paradigm could come about if services were organized:

A) With attention focused on the identified service recipient
B) Based on what families need to fulfill their functions
C) With government intervention only
D) With community intervention only

Question 12

What best describes funding for family-focused community organizations today?

A) Long-term and project-based
B) Short-term and project-based.
C) Long-term and need-based
D) Short-term and project-based

Question 13

How many Military Family Resource Programs exist today?

A) 3 in Canada and 13 Canadian programs internationally
B) 13 in Canada and three Canadian programs internationally
C) 130 in Canada and three Canadian programs internationally
D) 30 in Canada and three Canadian programs internationally

Question 14

What is the "vision" of Family Service Canada, the organization that provides leadership training and national program development?

A) Strong Families in a Caring Society
B) Self-sufficient Families in Society
C) Diverse Families in Diverse Society
D) Caring Families in a Caring Society

Question 15

What is the name for the services for families with family members who are acutely ill, chronically ill, or disabled and elderly?

A) Community Family programs
B) Family Service Agencies
C) Family Resource Programs
D) Home Support and Homecare Services

Question 16

Which province is the only one in Canada to have a legislated family policy and a Minister of State for Family Policy?

A) Ontario
B) Quebec
C) British Columbia
D) Prince Edward Island

Question 17

One impact of the political swing towards "every family being responsible for its own well-being" is:

A) An increase in the challenges of being financially poor
B) A decreasing concentration of wealth among Canada's richest families.
C) Families are now creating their own solutions
D) Greater funding available for community-based facilities that support families.

Question 18

The majority of research in Canada has been conducted on families with:

A) Multiple siblings
B) Children who have disabilities
C) Children under the age of 18
D) Three generations under the same roof

Question 19

What has occurred as a result of advances in technology and new medical procedures that has had a significant impact on families?

A) Increased frail, ill and disabled people being cared for at home
B) Decrease in the need for home support services
C) Greater funding to community services
D) More day care services are available for seniors and disabled adults

Question 20

In 2003/04 what approximate percentage of children aged 0-12 could be accommodated in regulated child care spaces?

A) 5.5%
B) 15.5%
C) 25.5%
D) 35.5%

Question 21

Federal and provincial government policies consistently provide for standards that would support the essential roles that family members need to fulfill.

Question 22

Family is not defined by age, offspring, or sexual orientation.

Question 23

The current conservative political climate has resulted in less funding being available for community-based facilities that previously supported families.

Question 24

Rural and northern communities in Canada are sufficiently serviced today.

Question 25

The federal government does not have an over-arching family policy to provide a framework and commitment to supporting families, through legislation, policies, resources, and services.

Question 26

Canada, since 2006, has had a systematic, regulated child care program in Canada.

Question 27

Schools, which used to be a place of support for parents, are no longer available for after-school or family and adult programs.

Question 28

Most organizations in the voluntary service sector operate without any ongoing stable source of revenue.

Question 29

Funding mechanisms are most often organized around a single, identified problem or for a specific ethnocultural group, making the service unavailable for other family members.

Question 30

Policy-makers in this country are beginning to discuss developing a new "social architecture" for Canada.