Exam 8: Policy, Policy Analysis, Policy Practice, and Policy Advocacy: Foundations for Service Provision
______ are individuals who are hired to attempt to influence legislators' decisions and votes through direct communication.
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Explain why the following people improved social conditions and service provision:
A. Marian Wright Edelman
B. George Wiley
Marian Wright Edelman improved social conditions and service provision through her work as a civil rights activist and founder of the Children's Defense Fund. She has been a leading advocate for disadvantaged children and families, working to improve access to healthcare, education, and other essential services. Through her efforts, she has helped to bring attention to the needs of marginalized communities and has worked to create policies and programs that address these needs.
B: George Wiley improved social conditions and service provision through his work as a community organizer and advocate for economic and racial justice. He was a key figure in the development of the National Welfare Rights Organization, which fought for the rights of welfare recipients and low-income families. Wiley's efforts helped to bring attention to the struggles of these communities and led to important policy changes that improved access to social services and support for those in need. His work has had a lasting impact on social and economic justice in the United States.
Explain policy practice and policy advocacy.
Dobelstein labels "superior attitudes" as values that are held by the majority that sway public opinion in that direction.
Advocacy is the process of attempting to influence decision makers by presenting an argument or rationale for another point of view.
One of the E's in the Five-E approach to policy analysis for social welfare policy is the question of whether the policy is ethically sound.
Policies serve to synchronize all of the following arenas of life except:
Ten methods social workers can use to conduct policy practice and advocacy were cited in the text. List and explain five of them.
A basic concept inherent in the residual view is that social welfare policies and programs serve to relieve existing tensions and help solve problems distressing people in their environment.
Food stamps, rent subsidies, and day care are types of in-line benefits.
Food stamps, free school lunches, and rent subsidies are considered ______ benefits provided to eligible clients.
A principle of _____ is that failure to succeed generally is due to complex, unfair stresses and problems in the environment.
In a basic six-phase process of how policy is developed and implemented, the first phase is recognition of society's values; what are the other five?
Which of the following would be considered a personal social service:
A primary principle involved in liberalism is that the government should not interfere unless it is absolutely necessary.
Universality is the idea that social welfare benefits should be restricted to those who can demonstrate need through established eligibility criteria.
The final phase in the process of social welfare policy development is:
Policies serve to synchronize what three primary arenas of life? Cite an example.
The process of influencing legislators to benefit some category of clients is entitled political advocacy.
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