Social Work in Canada Study Guide Questions
Course Introduction
Social Work in Canada explores the principles, values, and practices of the social work profession within the unique context of Canadian society. This course provides an overview of the historical development of social work in Canada, the impact of social policies, and the role of social workers in diverse settings such as healthcare, education, child welfare, and community organizations. Students will examine issues related to multiculturalism, Indigenous perspectives, social justice, and the effects of systemic inequality on individuals and communities. Emphasis is placed on ethical practice, advocacy, and the importance of cultural competence in addressing the needs of Canada's diverse populations.
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Social Welfare in Canadian Society 5th Edition by Rosalie Chappell
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Chapter 1: The Nature of Canadian Social Welfare
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Q1) Which process would NOT be supported by a neoliberal government?
A)globalization
B)capitalism
C)income redistribution
D)free trade
Answer: C
Q2) To help understand whether or not a society is doing well,various objective data collection tools are used to gather information.Which of the following was an example discussed in your text?
A)Canadian Survey on Disability
B)General Social Survey
C)First Nations Community Well-Being Index
D)Statistics Canada
Answer: C
Q3) All of the following groups could qualify for a targeted program EXCEPT which?
A)adults over the age of sixty-five
B)children living in poverty
C)people with disabilities
D)Aboriginal peoples
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Social Welfare Policy
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Q1) What do longitudinal surveys track for the social welfare field?
A)the progress of a large group of people over a short and concentrated period of time
B)the events encountered by people over a ten year period
C)the time it takes for people to make life transitions
D)the economic factors that influence the job opportunities and economic health
Answer: C
Q2) What is a social or economic indicator?
A)a test to determine program eligibility
B)a policy directed at raising the standard of living
C)a piece of data that represents an aspect of a social problem
D)a type of personality that is doomed to chronic unemployment
Answer: C
Q3) At what stage during policy development would the amending,replacing,or repealing of policies occur?
A)Stage 2: Understanding Social Issues and Problems
B)Stage 3: Consulting and Reviewing
C)Stage 4: Formalizing Policy
D)Stage 6: Evaluating Policies
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Historical Foundations
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Q1) In what year did the implementation of the Royal Commission on the Status of Women in Canada begin,and in what year was the final report submitted?
A)1967;1969
B)1967;1970
C)1968;1969
D)1968;1970
Answer: B
Q2) Marsh believed that three main programs could meet social security and human welfare needs.Which area did he NOT identify?
A)children's allowances to help with the additional costs of raising a child
B)national health insurance to provide health services
C)support postsecondary education to increase skills and knowledge as required
D)a contributory old-age pension scheme
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Social Welfare in the Globalization ERA
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Q1) What does the term "clawback" refer to in the social welfare field?
A)someone who defrauds a provincial welfare system
B)a social policy proposal that is rejected by Parliament or a Legislative Assembly
C)a provincial or territorial statute that is once repealed,then reinstated
D)to take away existing universal economic programs
Q2) A report published in 2012 by the Ontario Common Front found which of the following regarding income inequality between the rich and poor in Canada?
A)Manitobans are currently experiencing the greatest income inequality.
B)Nova Scotians are currently experiencing the greatest income inequality.
C)Ontarians are currently experiencing the greatest income inequality.
D)Albertans are currently experiencing the greatest income inequality.
Q3) If the Conservative government is successful in achieving their tax reduction strategy,targeted for the years 2006 to 2014,it will bring federal tax revenue to its lowest level in how many years?
A)thirty
B)forty
C)fifty
D)sixty
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Chapter 5: Service Sectors
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Q1) Which of the following activities is NOT an example of corporate social responsibility?
A)A company shares the costs of an early learning centre in the community.
B)A company provides discounted food hampers to low-income families.
C)A company gives its employees paid time off to volunteer in the community.
D)A company gives discounts to seniors for goods or services.
Q2) Studies indicate that voluntary social agencies are generally faring poorly.One common problem experienced by these agencies is lack of finances or unstable financing.Identify three other problems that are common among voluntary social agencies.
Q3) Which political party dubbed the public,commercial,and voluntary sectors as the "three pillars" of Canadian society?
A)the Liberal Party of Canada
B)the Reform Party of Canada
C)the New Democratic Party of Canada
D)the Conservative Party of Canada
Q4) Your text describes an Agency Profile: Women in Need Society (WINS).Identify the six services that focus primarily on women with low-income.
Q5) Describe the term advocacy "chill."
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Chapter 6: Social Agencies
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Q1) Marie has a physical disability that makes it difficult to leave her house.Which of the following types of nonresidential services is most appropriate,given Marie's needs and limitations?
A)drop-in services
B)multiservice centres
C)outreach services
D)tertiary services
Q2) What are direct services that emphasize public education and information-sharing most appropriately classified as?
A)tertiary prevention programs
B)primary prevention programs
C)secondary prevention programs
D)ameliorative prevention programs
Q3) Which of the following outlines the criteria a person has to meet to enter a program?
A)a participation policy
B)an intake policy
C)a limitation policy
D)a termination policy
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Chapter 7: Service Providers
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Q1) Approximately what percentage of Canadian adults donate their time to social agencies,primarily in the voluntary sector?
A)7 percent
B)12 percent
C)16 percent
D)20 percent
Q2) Voluntolds are people who are required by an institution such as a school or government to volunteer.What percentage of Canadian volunteers are voluntolds?
A)5 percent
B)7 percent
C)10 percent
D)15 percent
Q3) What percentage of necessary care is provided to older,chronically ill,or disabled Canadians by unpaid caregivers?
A)40-50 percent
B)50-60 percent
C)60-70 percent
D)70-80 percent
Q4) Describe the term caregiver strain.
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Chapter 8: Planned Change in Micro, Mezzo, and Macro Systems
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Q1) All of the following statements describe the bottom-up or grassroots approach to community development EXCEPT which?
A)locals meeting and conducting an action plan on their own behalf
B)people within their therapy group identifying their community's needs
C)citizens solving their community's problems without waiting for government intervention
D)local residents hiring an advocate and providing them an agenda outlining the community's needs and desired improvements
Q2) Briefly describe the Occupy movement (2011),and explain one of its positive outcomes?
Q3) When a social agency decides that it needs to undergo organizational change,it is normal for stakeholders to support the proposed changes on one level,and yet feel some resistance as well.What should staff be encouraged to do to prevent or reduce resistance?
A)engage in personal counselling to deal with the stress of change
B)actively participate in the change process
C)seek a promotion within the organization
D)take collective action against management
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Chapter 9: The Social Welfare of Low Income Groups
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Q1) Which measuring device is often used at the international level to compare family income between countries?
A)low-income measure
B)market-basket measure
C)low-income cut-offs
D)statistical measure of poverty
Q2) What does the Government of Canada use the low-income measure (LIM)for?
A)to calculate the number of low-income families in Canada
B)to estimate the costs of basic necessities and how those costs compare to people's disposable income
C)to determine at which point a family spends a disproportionate amount of its income on basic necessities
D)to estimate the proportion of a geographic area that has much less income than the rest of the area
Q3) Who are underemployed Canadians likely to be?
A)people who are unemployed
B)people who are not working as much as they could or want to
C)people who are not eligible for pensions or other workplace benefits
D)people who do not have a consistent employment history
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Chapter 10: The Social Welfare of Children and Their Families
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Q1) In recent years,Canadian governments have recognized youth (or teens)as a priority for new policies and programs.What has increased to cause this new interest in youth?
A)crime among youth
B)drug/alcohol use among youth
C)pressure to prepare for a changing labour market
D)sexually transmitted infections and teen pregnancy
Q2) A Canada Fit for Children (2004)document lays out the goals and priorities for action in matters relating to children and youth.Identify all four goals and briefly describe what aspect of a child's/youth's life might be incorporated in the respective goal.
Q3) The number of lone-parent families in Canada has been steadily rising over the years.In 2011,what percentage of families were headed by lone parents?
A)4 percent
B)10 percent
C)16 percent
D)21 percent
Q4) Various signs may indicate that a child may be suffering abuse or neglect.Identify four and explain how they might be revealed.
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Chapter 11: Social Welfare and Older Canadians
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Q1) In 1996,the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Ministers Responsible for Seniors introduced the National Framework on Aging (NFA).In 2012-2013,all of the following Priorities for Action were identified EXCEPT which?
A)support the active participation of seniors
B)assist seniors in planning for "aging in place"
C)improve Canadians' access to information through technology
D)lobby government for Criminal Code changes addressing elder abuse
Q2) What proportion of Canadians is expected to be over sixty-five by 2051?
A)one-eighth
B)one-quarter
C)one-third
D)one-half
Q3) Canada's framework on aging identifies three main strategies aimed at promoting healthy aging.Two of those strategies are supportive environments and mutual aid.What is the third strategy identified in the framework?
A)aging in place
B)self care
C)population health
D)social justice
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Chapter 12: The Social Welfare of Aboriginal Canadians
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Q1) To colonial governments,what did the term assimilation imply?
A)the choice and the resultant efforts to ensure that only Status Indians enjoyed the benefits provided under the Indian Act
B)the choice to move Aboriginal peoples into mainstream Canadian society
C)the choice and resultant hard work to set up a system of land reserves to protect Aboriginal peoples from being exploited by the English settlers
D)the effort required to help Aboriginal peoples form their own self-governments
Q2) Provide five unique points that describe the outcome of the residential school system.
Q3) By 2006,what percentage of Aboriginal peoples lived in cities?
A)less than 25 percent
B)25-39 percent
C)40-49 percent
D)more than 50 percent
Q4) Which of the following describes the Métis people?
A)They are of mixed First Nations and European ancestry.
B)Only the males are covered by the Indian Act.
C)They have exclusively lived on reserves in the province of Quebec.
D)They are only children born on reserves in the province of Quebec.
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Chapter 13: The Social Welfare of Recent Immigrants
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Q1) According to research studies,which of the following scenarios describes a picture of racism in today's Canadian society?
A)Contrary to popular myths about Canada,racism is a growing social problem in this country.
B)Despite the fact that in recent years Canada's historic racist policies have been exposed,today racism in Canada has been decreasing.
C)In a recent 2011 poll,fewer than two in ten Canadians witnessed a racist incident in the previous year.
D)In a recent 2011 poll,more than two-thirds of all Canadians think racism is on the decline.
Q2) During the first immigration phase,which of the following scenarios describes who was most desired and allowed entry into Canada?
A)all young immigrant men with proven skills
B)families from Britain and Europe
C)all citizens fleeing from the plague and abject poverty
D)skilled immigrants from Italy,Portugal,and Greece
Q3) Describe the term ethnic enclaves,and their pros and cons.
Q4) Describe racialization,and its implications.
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Chapter 14: Social Welfare and People With Disabilities
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Q1) From an impairment perspective,where is the cause of a disability found?
A)the environment
B)political structures of society
C)a person's biology
D)sociological structures of society
Q2) Among First Nations children,what are the two most common disabling conditions?
A)asthma and allergies
B)asthma and diabetes
C)asthma and attention deficit disorder
D)asthma and autism
Q3) Which of the following describes the disability rate among Aboriginal peoples?
A)It is almost twice that of non-Aboriginal Canadians.
B)It is three times greater than non-Aboriginal Canadians.
C)Almost one-quarter of registered First Nations people have a disability.
D)First Nations children are three times as likely as other Canadian children to have a disability.
Q4) In Canada,to facilitate the full inclusion of deaf women in the political,social,cultural,and economic aspects of society,the Canadian Association of the Deaf (CAD)launched a new project.Please identify the name of that project,and its objectives.
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