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What is the primary purpose of social welfare services, according to Zastrow (2004)?
To educate and train social workers.
How does human services differ from social welfare services?
Human services are broader and include services that may not be considered social welfare.
What type of services include counseling, therapy, and rehabilitation?
Personal Services.
Which type of services include law enforcement, public health, and fire prevention?
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What is the Residual View on social welfare?
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What is an example of a human service institution in Ghana that relates to social welfare?
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What is the main difference between the Residual View and other views on social welfare?
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What is the ultimate goal of human services, according to Alfred Khan's conceptualization?
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What is the primary goal of social welfare?
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What happens when institutions such as family and market economy fail to meet the basic needs of individuals?
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What does social welfare refer to, according to Hanson (2017)?
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What is the purpose of a nation's social welfare system?
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What are some examples of social welfare programs?
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What is social welfare as an institution?
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Can social welfare refer to a single program or organization?
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What is the ultimate objective of social welfare?
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Study Notes
Social Welfare
- Social welfare aims to fulfill individuals' social, financial, health, and recreational requirements to enhance their social functioning.
- It provides help to those unable to care for themselves, such as the elderly, disabled, and vulnerable populations.
Definition of Social Welfare
- Refers to a range of activities and services by volunteers, non-profit organizations, and governmental agencies providing help to needy persons.
- Designed to enhance or promote the well-being of individuals, families, and the larger society; and efforts to eliminate or reduce the incidence of social problems.
Social Welfare System
- Provides assistance to individuals, groups, and families in need.
- Includes programs designed to ensure the well-being of individuals within a nation.
Social Welfare as an Institution
- A nation's system of programs, benefits, and services that helps people meet fundamental needs.
- Includes social programs and organizations designed to prevent, alleviate, or contribute to the solutions of social problems.
- Examples: Foster care, adoption, day care, financial assistance programs.
Social Welfare as an Academic Discipline
- Study of agencies, programs, personnel, and policies focused on delivering social services to individuals, groups, and communities.
- Aims to educate and train social workers.
Human Services
- Services centered on improving the general well-being of individuals, groups, and communities.
- Includes services not considered social welfare, such as library services, fire prevention, and consumer protection.
Classification of Human Services
- Personal Services: counseling, therapy, religion, rehabilitation, etc.
- Protection Services: law enforcement, public health, courts, fire prevention, etc.
- Maintenance Services: child services, retirement plans, social security programs, unemployment assistance, etc.
- Information Services: library services, telephones/hotlines, consulting, education, consumer information.
Views on Social Welfare
- Residual View: social welfare services should only be provided when the needs of individuals are not properly met through other institutions (family, others).
- Institutional View: social welfare services are an integral part of society and should be provided as a normal function of government.
- Liberal View: social welfare services should be provided to promote individual freedom and dignity.
- Conservative View: social welfare services should be minimized and provided only when necessary.
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