Reflection On Module 8.1: Social Protection Delivery Mechanisms

Case Study #6 – The Social Agency– “Managing Performance Through Training and Development” – Page 354

In order to conduct meaningful change and to be effective in influencing policy, there must be a well thought out plan in place. In the text The Policy-Based Profession: An Introduction to Social Welfare Policy Analysis for Social Workers by Popple and Leighninger (2015) they argue that “For an action strategy to be effective, it is imperative that the people taking the action have a firm grasp on the problem they are dealing with and on achievable goals. You must do your homework before taking action” (p. 262). It is crucial that we do our homework when it comes to influencing policy for medicaid expansion in Texas. This includes having a better idea on who our coalition partners are, these are individuals and groups who share a common goal and purpose. This also includes knowing some strategies to increase public awareness, and as well what potential barriers may lie ahead that could possibly influence our success.

Aviii Explain the roles of different agencies and professionals that are involved in safeguarding individuals

The topic of this paper is to shed light on the issue of welfare. The original purpose and intent for social welfare was to temporarily ease the plight of the poor at no cost to the middle and upper class. Overtime, it has become a burden America’s taxpayers have had to unrightfully carry. Welfare has been reformed in the past, but many still believe it is a failing program. Citizens and non citizens are both taking advantage of the program that was intended to help. Even after multiple reformations, this program continues to fall back into the same issues repeatedly. Taking care of the poor was not intended to be the role of the government. Biblically, that job has been delegated to the church. Social welfare is giving the government more

During the period of 1984 to 1989 under section 29(a) of the Social Aid Regulation, the Quebec government provided those who were single, unemployed, and under the age of 30 with only $170 per month in social assistance, amounting to merely one third of its regular benefits. Full time benefits were only available to those over the age of 30 while benefits for those 30 and under were conditioned on the participation of government employability programs. The objective of the Social Aid Regulation was to encourage youth to either find work or attend school. Louise Gosselin was living in Quebec, was under 30 and was unable to find work or go to school. She was therefore in the unfortunate position of having scarce financial resources. She was homeless periodically, lived in an unheated apartment for a winter and when she rented a room at a boarding house it left her no money for food. As a result Louise Gosselin was subjected to selling herself. Gosselin brought a class action lawsuit against the Quebec government challenging the 1984 social assistance scheme on behalf of all welfare recipients under the age of 30 for violation of section 15 equality rights and section 7 security rights under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. She also challenged social rights in section 45 of the Quebec Chart. Gosselin ordered that the Quebec government reimburse all affected welfare recipients for the difference between what they actually received and what they would have received had they

Former president Obama and the Obama administration attempted to pass a work waiver, unfortunately it was not passed by the congress. Republicans said that the waiver was an effort to “gut welfare reform” but they said it would make the requirements for work flexible.

Several states have recently begun to enact legislation that requires welfare recipients to submit to drug tests before they are eligible to receive any public assistance. The purpose of mandatory drug testing is to prevent the potential abuse of taxpayer money, help individuals with drug problems, and ensure that public money is not subsidizing drug habits (Wincup, 2014). While these are noble intentions, current programs are not meeting these standards.

Inform the Mayor about the Child Welfare Agency and propose solutions to the issues at hand.

Citizen views in the United States have been ever changing. Our, American, views on welfare and what it means to have a welfare state have been changing as well. As Theda Skocpol describes in, Social Policy in the United States, the Social Security Act of 1935 was our first form of universal social policy. This victory came after unsuccessful attempts at creating a form of old age pension. There are a lot of similarities between policies, during the New Deal and Post-War area, particularly roadblocks. In a time of regulation, both the United States and Britain were creating policies in response to growing demands from those in the industrial sector. Many of these demands could be addressed through reshaping, in some cases, creating new

Besides acquired knowledge of social welfare policy and the social welfare system, I was particularly impressed by the following two statements or ideas: first, " Poor people are not necessarily thought to be inferior. Rather non-poor people are thought to be superior" (Tussing, 1974, p.53). Even when it is evident that race and socioeconomic status are associated with feelings of superiority and inferiority, it was very impactful to learn how socially constructed knowledge can shape one's actions and inactions. Second, the United States, a developed country with the largest economy worldwide, is ranked 34th on the well-being of children (Carten, 2016, p.1). As a child welfare worker, this finding is even more alarming when there is an obvious indicator of systematic racial disproportion amount the children we serve. It is not by coincidence that children living in extreme poverty made more than half

The “Community Stability Act” (CSA) is a policy designed to reduce housing transiency in low-income urban and rural communities by providing housing subsidies to low-income families, and financial assistance to families at risk of or experiencing eviction. The CSA will alleviate poverty through removing the various stressors associated with housing transiency, and have subsidiary effects related to education and economic opportunity. This policy is predicated on one key understanding. It is indisputable that the nature of the housing market has changed-- most urban low-income households are spending a significant portion of their income (>50%) on housing expenses. The present is an aberration of long held expectations-- that housing costs should not exceed 30% of one’s income-- and it needs to be addressed. However, the problem of housing costs is multifaceted, and addressing it requires systemic changes (augmenting the power dynamic between labor and capital in the U.S., fixating on public and affordable housing rather than private development) that would not be practical in the current political environment, or in the foreseeable future. This policy, in contrast, derives its attractiveness from how it can be framed, and the widespread effects (from a geographical and socioeconomic perspective) that it will have. The CSA will provide a housing subsidy to all parents of schoolchildren (aged four to eighteen). The subsidy would reduce the family’s housing costs to 30% of said

Liberalism is increasingly complex in regards to the principles that belong to it, especially within modern liberalism. Where classical liberalism was heavily economic based modern liberalism seems to take more of a stance on human rights and it keeps its individual mindset while still trying to not leave people behind. Many people commend our society, and some criticize it. Social reform has happened for hundreds of years and it will continue to happen if people continue to use their though to point out what they like and dislike in our society. There are three sources presented to us, one from FDRs time claiming to give free education for adults, the other is a critical picture on how government intervention works, lastly there is a paragraph

My placement is at Gateway Youth in Elmont. Gateway is a prevention program specializing in working with youth between the ages of 5-17 who are in conflict with their family, in need of academic or emotional support, or who are involved in the juvenile court system. Services provided include case management, crisis intervention, and advocacy with the schools, court, and community. As a social work intern, I am placed at Gotham Ave Elementary School working with third graders. At this school, Gateway Youth provides an after-school program for students that need supervision with their homework and inclusion in activities before their parents can pick them up.

A helping profession is one that nurtures the growth of or addresses the problems of a person's physical, psychological, intellectual, emotional or spiritual well-being.

There are a number of non-contributory programs in Zambia, including the Plan of Public Welfare Assistance (PWAS) which is the oldest and largest scheme; a group of social cash transfers financed by international donors and applied by the PWAS regimes; Food Security Pack (FSP), a government-funded provision of basic agricultural inputs scheme, transfer of technology and training to households vulnerable small-scale family; School Feeding Program, funded by the World Food Program and Urban Self-Help Project, a public works program