MODULEIISOCIALWELFAREPOLICYREADINGSPARTI,分析.pptVIP

Module II: Social Welfare Policy (SWP) PART 1 What is social welfare policy (swp)? More particularly, what are its definitions, types, origins, trends? Why is it important for social workers to know about it? PART 2 Why are institutional contexts and, especially, politics the keys to understanding swp? Who supports/opposes policies why? PART 1 WHY STUDY SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY? (1) Because: It is the “social” in social work; it is the major factor in shaping the practice environment. More broadly still, swps both reflect and help to define the type of society we live in. For example, some of the most important distinctions between the US and Canada are reflected in the differing swps characteristic of the two nations. American politics is largely about what should be the range and types of swps adopted by various levels of government. Both the CSWE NASW codes require that swp and social justice be key features of social work education. WHY STUDY SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY? (2) SOCIAL WORKERS NEED TO HAVE: THEORETICAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE ROLE SUCH POLICIES PLAY IN SOCIETY. POLITICAL SAVVY TO GRASP WHY PARTICULAR GROUPS ADVOCATE PARTICULAR SWPs. APPLIED KNOWLEDGE OF THE CONTENTS AND IMPACTS OF SWPS. RELEVANCE: QUESTION (3) WHERE DO SOCIAL WORKERS FIT INTO THESE PROCESSES? RELEVANCE (4): ANSWER EVERYWHERE! Overview: SW Policy and Policy Making Definitions (1): Policy, Social Policy, Social Welfare Policy Definitions (2): Policy, Social Policy, Social Welfare Policy DEFINITIONS (3) Publicly financed and administered programs designed to meet basic needs inadequately met through the market system. Program eligibility determined by citizenship, contributions, and/or “means” criteria. Contents determined via the legislative process, as mediated by values, interests, and “clout” of the contending political actors and their supporters. Social Welfare Policies: Major Types  SWPs: ORIGINS (1) (Mainstream version) In the mainstream view, moder