Policy Ch 2

The term "policy" is:

A rather loose and imprecise term for which there is no generally accepted definition in the academic literature.

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

False

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

Libraries, parks, and recreation

Which level of policy involves the broad laws, regulations, or guidelines that provide the basic framework for the provision of services and benefits.

Macrolevel.

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

Mezzolevel.

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?

Microlevel.

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

Microlevel.

Which sectors provide the most macrolevel polices?

Public and private nonprofit.

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

Social welfare policy is a subcategory of social policy

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

Social welfare services grew out of the activities of the private sector.

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

The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)

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

The government gladly took over responsibility for social welfare

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

The majority of the funds for social services is public.

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

They are becoming increasingly important in the social welfare enterprise.

Which of the following is a macro level policy:

Title XX of the Social Security Act

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

True

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

True

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

True

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

True

Micro level policy is

What happens when individuals such as social workers translate macro and mezzo level policy into actual service to clients

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***

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***

In social work curriculum, the term social welfare policy used in these disciplines refers nearly exclusively to the activities

a) government b) social workers c) private practice d) All of the above***

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

a) knowledge about policy formulation, analysis, implementation, and evaluation. b) identification of social policy at the local, state, and federal level that impacts well-being service delivery. c) assessing how social welfare and economic policies impact the delivery of and access to social services d) All of the above***

Mezzo level policy is:

administrative policy that organizations generate to direct and regularize their operations.

The four basic policy practice skills are:

analytic skills, political skills, interactional skills, and value-clarifying skills.

As the term is generally used, policy means

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

The term __________ refers to is anything the government chooses to do, or not to do, that affects the quality of life of its people

social welfare policy

The term _________ as used by sociologists, refers to an aspect of a person's life that ruins his or her identity.

stigma.

Political scientist Michael Lipsky (2010) refers to social workers as "street-level bureaucrats" because:

their individual actions add up to agency behavior.