Chapter 10 Social Work and Social Policy Social
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Chapter 10 Social Work and Social Policy Social Work An Empowering Profession Seventh Edition Brenda Du. Bois & Karla Miley This multimedia product and its contents are protected under copyright law. The following are prohibited by law: • Any public performance or display, including transmission of any image over a network; • Preparation of any derivative work, including the extraction, in whole or in part, of any images; • Any rental, lease, or lending of the program. Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
What is Social Policy? • Social policy defined – Principles and courses of action that shape quality of life • Purpose of public policies – Redress inequities in social institutions – Provide assistance to persons in need Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
Social Policy • As process – Policy formulation – Information gathering to policy implementation • As product – programs and services – Enacted legislation and executive orders – Congressional actions – Judiciary interpretations – Administrative decisions Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
Policy Analysis • Focus on policy – Specifications – Feasibility – Merits • Applications – From formulation to implementation of policy • Legislative analysis and lobbying Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
Policy Practice CSWE EPAS 2. 1. 8 • As policy practitioners, social workers are involved in macrolevel changes to expand citizens’ access to societal resources and to work for social and economic justice. • How do social workers include the activities of policy analysis and policy advocacy in their practice repertoire? Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
Social Policy and Political Ideologies • • • Liberal Neoliberal Conservative Neoconservative Radical Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
Human Rights and Justice CSWE EPAS 2. 1. 5 • As social values, political ideologies drive the intent of welfare policies and social programs. • How do the ideologies of liberalism, conservatism and radicalism differ in their definition of social and economic justice? Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
Social Work and Social Policy • Practice informs policy & policy informs practice • Integration of policy and practice – – – – Direct practice Agency and organizational policies Fields of practice Social service system Social welfare institution Societal context Global context and international policies Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
Examples of Ways Policy Influences Practice • Determines interaction between clients and practitioners • Reflects intent of agency • Establishes service priorities • Identifies target population groups • Stipulates funding parameters • Specifies jurisdictional boundaries • Directs practice activities Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
Policy Practice CSWE EPAS 2. 1. 8 • Service delivery needs and policy issues vary for different client populations, for example among persons with disabilities; older adults; persons who are poor, unemployed or homeless; and families and children. • How do social workers collaborate with their clients to advocate policy reform in the various fields of social work practice? Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
Street Level Services (Lipsky) • Street level bureaucracies – Governmental service sector – Examples • Street level bureaucrats – Allocate welfare and protect public safety – Subject to bureaucratic constraints • Street level clients – Labeling and the “social construction of clients” Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
History of Public Welfare • • • Progressive era (1910 – 1920 s) New Deal & the Great Depression (1930 s) Great Society Programs (1960 s) New Federalism (1970 s) Welfare reform (1990 s) Health care reform (2000 s) Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
Public Welfare Programs • Old Age Survivors Disability Health Insurance (OASDHI) • Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) • Supplemental Security Income (SSI) • General Assistance (GA) • Medicaid (Title XIX) & Medicare (Title XVIII) • Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) • Social Service block grants (Title XX) Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
Ethical Practice CSWE EPAS 2. 1. 2 • In both public and private agencies, professional social workers may find themselves implementing rule-bound procedures rather than reforming the system. • What ethical dilemmas arise from social workers’ competing obligations to serve the best interests of clients and their commitment to the employing agency? Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved.
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