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What is Hospice? Comprehensive services for persons with end-stage terminal illness; goal is to provide comfort and pain control
What is Probation? Suspended sentence defers imprisonment
What is Parol? Granting early release from prison; decision based evidence of good conduct and rehabilitation
What is Rehabilitation? Encourages clients' participation in all aspects of decision making and provides opportunities for clients to assert increased autonomy and independence
What is an Adult Daycare? A less expensive alternative to individual care and institutional placement along with more expansive possibilities for socialization, rehabilitation, and activities
What is Normalization? People with developmental disabilities participate in age-appropriate activities in education, employment, and recreation
What is a Liberal POV? Champions human rights and social equality; governmental solutions
What is a Conservative POV? Promotes capitalistic free-market economy; old-school values
What is a Radical POV? Acknowledges societal responsibility for inequalities and advocates social change; non capitalistic welfare state with equality in social benefits
What is Deinstitutionalization? Provides care in less restrictive community-based services rather than in institutions
What is Mainstreaming? Encourages enrollment of children who have developmental disabilities in regular classrooms
What is Workman's Compensation? Benefits that cover individuals who cannot work because of work-related diseases or injuries
What is Unemployment? Jobless
What is Ethnocentrism? seeing the world only from one's own cultural perspective, and believing that this one perspective is both normal and correct
Different Types of Family Nuclear, Single-Parent, Blended, LGBT, Multigenerational, and Grandparent-Headed
What is Social Policy? Principles and courses of action that influence the overall quality of life as well as the circumstances of individuals in groups and their social relationships
Define Gerontological Older adults
What is the Disability Act? Indicates that the term "developmental disability" denotes a severe, chronic disability of a person 5 years of age or older
What is MedicAid? Low income medical assistance program; Affordable Care Act
What is MediCare? Insurance covering medical needs of those age 65 years and older and younger adults with disabilities
What does TANIF stand for? Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
What does SSI stand for? Supplemental Security Income
What does SNAP stand for? Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Child Maltreatment Types Physical, Emotional, Neglect, and Sexual
What is the most prevalent form of child abuse? Neglect
How many white people are considered to be in poverty? 41.2%
Which group makes up the majority of the poverty population? Women and children
What is Formal Kinship Care? Placing children with relatives
What is the Purpose of Social Policy? Redress inequalities in social institutions and provide assistance to persons in need
What is Victim Assistance? Services for sexual assault, domestic violence, or aftermath of other crimes
What is General Assistance? Local governments provide assistance for those requiring temporary or emergency relief; targets individuals not qualifying for other programs
How many Social Workers are in Healthcare? 43% of all social workers
How many people suffer from a Mental Health disorder? 1 in 4, or 25%
How many people, over the age of 18, provide unpaid care? 43.5 million
Progressive Era 1910-1920s
New Deal and the Great Depression 1930s
Great Society Programs 1960s
New Federalism 1970s
Welfare Reform 1990s
Health Care Reform 2000s
What does policy focus on? Specifications, feasibility, and merits
Policy influences practice Practice informs policy
What is MediCare A? Qualified hospitalization and in-patient care, skilled nursing care, home health services, and hospice care
What is MediCare B? Medically necessary services and supplies, preventative care, durable equipment, ambulance fees, and mental health services
What is MediCare C? Medicare advantage - combines Medicare A with supplemental insurance available through private insurance company
What is MediCare D? Prescription drug coverage
How many African Americans are considered poor? 24.1%
How many hispanics are poor? 21.4%
How many asians are poor? 11.4%
Created by: hml717
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