Sowk 110 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What is the CHST? correct answers Canada Health and Social Transfer. - Founded in 1996 by the Federal Government - Set of funds that provincial government can decide on how to spend it. - Now in charge of health, post secondary and social services. - Residency requirements - Welfare rates plummet - Reapply for Income Assistance - Post Secondary costs increase Define Ideology correct answers A system of concepts and relationships, an understanding of cause and effect What does CCPA s...

Four key concepts in social work correct answers social justice, problem solving, person in environment, empowerment Indigenous Social Work correct answers Advances a de-colonial pedagogy that contributes uniquely to the theoretical and practice knowledge of social work Selective Programs correct answers programs for which only a select group of people is eligible Universal Programs correct answers Available to everyone in a specific category on the same terms and as a right of citizens...

two main components of the social welfare system correct answers social services and income security two general approaches to social welfare are correct answers residual and institutional universal social programs: correct answers are available to everyone in a specific category such as people aged 65 two types of social work are correct answers direct and indirect IFSW four concepts correct answers social change mandate, problem solving, person in environment, empowerment social...

Cautions correct answers too broad, too narrow Culture correct answers an identifiable grouping of shared values, tradition, norms, and customs that guide how people think and behave in a community Cultural Codes correct answers The identifiable categories of behaviors or practices repeated over time. Assimilation correct answers Unidirectional process of letting go of the culture of origin while incorporating fundamental aspects of the majority culture Acculturation correct answers ...

What is the mission of social workers? correct answers To promote human and community well-being and Emphasis on diversity, and commitment to human rights and social and economic justice What are the five goals of social workers? correct answers 1. To enhance people's coping, problem-solving and developmental capacities 2. To link people with systems that provide opportunities, resources, and services (Brokers, social media collaborators) 3. To promote the effectiveness and humane operatio...

What was the case of the Telford Family? correct answers Desperate mother's decision- video CBC 2013 - Telford family - 19-year-old Son with severe low functioning autism, Tourette's, and diabetes - Left him at gov office - Mother feels, guilty, heart wrenching... feels she had to make this decision because they didn't think they could keep their son safe he needs 24hr care/supervision functions at 18-24month old - Always watching him/ always awake and supervise him - Physical demands o...

SOWK Exam 1/10 Questions and Answers

Chapter 2 notes for Intro to Social Work from textbook "An Introduction to the Profession of Social Work"

SOWK 342: Chapter 1-5 Question and answers rated A+(p. 122) When asked on surveys (such as the General Social Survey) to which class they belong, most U.S. residents respond that they are either working class or middle class (p. 110) In 1996, the demand for low- and semi-skilled workers was so reduced that the average male worker with a high school degree was earning _____ than a comparable man in 1979. ... (p. 120-121) Life chances may be impacted by all of the following except:...