SOCWK120R Lecture Notes - Problem Solving, Family Therapy, Structural Unemployment
6 Apr 2014
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Three levels of government participate in income security: federal old age security, employment insurance, provincial ontario works, ontario disabilities program, municipal cost sharing with the province. Social welfare: notion that the government is big and bad, want people to be responsible for themselves. Social work one professional group or activity that happens within the broader social welfare system. Two types of service providers in canada: public welfare. Direct government agency delivers service directly (ex: ei, old age. Security) occurs at municipal (police, community development), provincial and federal level of government. Non-governmental arm"s length arrangement from government service is funded by government for the most part individual members appointed by government (ex: board of children"s aid. For-profit: most funding comes from other places with assistance from government (foodbank, counselling agencies) 2 provides service but does not generate a profit, receives funds from government operates under government regulations receives funds from government and private sources.
