Exam 7: Policy, Policy Analysis, Policy Practice, and Policy Advocacy: Foundations for Service Provision

List and explain five methods that social workers use to conduct policy practice and advocacy.

The amount paid for some benefits based on a recipient's ability to pay rather than on fixed fees is known as general revenue.

The fifth phase of social welfare policy development and implementation involves the:

A primary principle involved in liberalism is that failure to succeed is generally the individual's fault.

A means test usually includes assessment of all of the following except :

The _____, established by the National Association of Social Workers in 1976, solicits information from political contestants to establish their positions on social welfare issues and determine the extent to which their stances comply with social work values and goals.

Which of the following was cited by Dobelstein regarding benefits to people living in poverty?

Initiating a legal action involves influencing legislators to benefit some category of clients through lobbying.

A means test is a systematic evaluation of how effectively a policy addresses the targeted problem or issue, meets people's needs, and achieves its goals.

The term _____ refers to the condition whereby people meet the designated criteria or requirements to receive benefits through a social welfare program.

Explain the Five-E approach to policy analysis for social welfare policy.

Food stamps, free school lunches, and rent subsidies are considered _____ benefits that a client receives through a social welfare program.

_____ is a systematic evaluation of how effectively a policy addresses the targeted problem or issue, meets people's needs, and achieves its goals.

Social workers must pay special attention to social welfare policies because some policies are unfair and therefore must advocate for them to be changed.

The final phase of the social welfare policy development and implementation process is the:

The five broad components that need to be explored in order to understand any social policy include all of the following except :

Which of the following is a basic concept inherent in the residual perspective on social welfare policies and programs?

George Wiley established the Political Action Committee for Candidate Election.

Which of the following is not one of the three primary arenas of life that policies serve to synchronize?

Counseling is considered a personal social service.