Social Service Agency Overview

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

“This social service delivery system was initially created for the mental health system in order to better meet the needs of children and families entering the social welfare system. As part of the development of this platform in one of their counties, they cataloged all of the social services resources in that area” (Widom, 2001).

According to Gardiner and Kosmitzki (2008), most recently the ecological perspective has become a leading approach towards addressing the relationships among persons and environment. In Essentials of Human Behavior, Hutchinson (2013) uses a multidimensional approach to better understand social work practice. Using this approach, one can analyze the connection between a client’s person, such as psychologically or biologically, a client’s environment, such as families or communities, and a client’s time, such as their linear time in past, present, or future. Specifically analyzing the environmental component, Uri Bronfenbrenner’s (1999) ecological perspective identifies four levels of systems a client may be associated with: microsystems, mesosystems, exosystems, and macrosystems.

To appoint persons to deal with the day to day issues on Health, Safety and Welfare.

Texas has a few ways to offer services for poor citizens. The state uses federal poverty guidelines to determine who qualifies for social programs. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission have many department and services such as the Department of Family and Protective Services and the Department of State Health Services. HHS oversees and is responsible for determining who is eligible and coordinating programs. The Temporary Assistance for Needy

from the state, leading to revision of the state agency policies and regulations and also the initiation of the new program to create extra support for child welfare.

The Health Quality Subcommittee is a House committee composed by different representatives. Representatives such as, the committee chair James Grant, the vice chair Rene Plascencia and other members of the committee, reflect the current leaderships in health policy. The jurisdiction of the Florida Health Quality Subcommittee includes bills and matters related to health care programs, health care systems and health research. Therefore, the main goal of the committee is the discussion of decisions, plans and actions in order to achieve the Florida’s health care goals.

The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Human Services is entrusted with the oversight of the mental and physical health of the citizens of Kentucky. This agency is responsible for the oversight of senior, children, adult, and family health. It also coordinates activities with the federal government, in the form of the state Medicaid program, the health insurance program for the poor which is state-run but dependent upon funding from the federal Department of Health and Human Services and tracks patterns of disease determined significant by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). "The Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) is home to most of the state's human services and health care programs, including Medicaid, the Department for Community Based Services and the Department for Public Health. CHFS is one of the largest agencies in state government, with nearly 8,000 full and part-time employees" (About CHFS, 2013, CHFS). Some of its programs are specific to the state of Kentucky, such as KinCare which assists grandparents who are caring for their children as primary caregivers and Presumptive Eligibility "a program that enables eligible pregnant women to receive prenatal care through Medicaid for up to 90 days while their eligibility for full Medicaid benefits is determined" (Adults CHFS, 2013, CHFS).

The Judiciary Committee can be found in both your House of Representatives and in the United States Senate. They oversee the administration of justice within the federal courts, administrative agencies and Federal law enforcement organizations. Within this committee falls The Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights Subcommittee. This committee deals with (1) Constitutional amendments; (2) Enforcement and protection of constitutional rights; (3) Legal guarantees of civil rights and civil liberties; (4) Separation of powers; (5) Federal-State relations; (6) Interstate contracts; (7) Human rights laws and practices; (8) Enforcement and execution of human rights laws.

Advocates play an important role in the course of empowering individuals who require support to exercise his or her rights, and advocates create awareness in the public concerning the problems. An advocate takes on the role to speak and stand for an individual or group in need. The advocate becomes the voice of the disadvantaged or discriminated population to stop the oppression. Advocates offer assistance and information concerning the person’s rights, listens, ask questions, and much more. The advocate is the person who is there only for the disadvantaged and discriminated population to help explore alternatives on how to achieve, maintain, and protect their interest. The

Policy Coordination Committees (PCCs) coordinate the development and implementation of policies by multiple departments and agencies.

Our textbook provided us with the many functions of The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and described it as “the main source of regulations affecting the health care industry” (Pozgar, 2016, p. 183). I honestly didn’t know its full functionality until I read the chapter. Not only does it deliver a wide variety of health and human services, it also “conducts life-saving research for the nation, protecting and serving all Americans” (HHS.gov, 2017). In researching the DHHS, the one agency that I found intriguing that is under their umbrella is the administration for children and families. The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) “promotes the economic and social well-being of children, families, individuals

Within the department of Social Services all the roles are in a hierarchy system. At the bottom of the system is where a service user would make first contact with the department. This is where the service user would be assessed to deem whether the potential user is eligible to receive help and to which department would offer the service user the most appropriate help, for instance whether they would benefit from being referred to the mental health team or another relevant department. It is important that the first assessment is carried out thoroughly in order for the service user to get the help they need if they are vulnerable and if there are any safeguarding issues. The structure of a social services department is organised in such a way that there are specialist teams available to deal with various issues that affect service users. If someone has a mental health problem they will be able to receive specialist help from the mental health team, who will liaise with other professionals within the mental health sector such as psychiatrists and community mental health nurses, so that the service user can access all the available resources available and receive a positive outcome to their experience. The children and family’s department will be able to offer specialist help in supporting parents and children to stay together or if needs be intervention and safeguarding. These social workers will have specialist knowledge of how to interact with children and their families to

The four departments of the Missouri state agencies, DSS, DESE, DMH, and DH, all relied on an authority of the director to implement initiatives and ensuring the actions aligned with the goals of the organization. The rules and policies of the departments were in place to "limit individual discretion and help

Social service agencies have played in intricate role in our society for many years. They are rooted in the values of charity work, preventing poverty, inequality, and injustice. Social service agencies aim is to maintain the national declaration on Human Rights by having different agencies in the community that is tailored for the specific needs and skills for society. Though, they are many the agency in which I found to be empowering, and supportive that places clients at the center is HASC Center, located at 5601 1st avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11220. This agency provides a place for a person who is living with mental and behavioral challenges at this place they will be able to express themselves using verbal and non-verbal clues. This agency