SWRK 1001H- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 40 pages long!)

• School: Trent University
• Department: Social Work
• Course: SWRK 1001H
• Professor: Else Knudsen

Document Summary

Course overview: textbook: social welfare in canadian society. Class expectations: attendance, respect for your colleagues, through participation, through your preparation, using your technology (laptops/phones/tablets) in ways that are, respectful and unobstructed to everyone, according to our zones". Part 1: ideas about social welfare and need. Thinking critically about need (maslow"s hierarchy of need) Film: happiness: asking people how happy they are on a scale, being satisfied with. States make political decisions about which needs to meet and for whom. Targeted: means tested (how much money someone has, income, assets (stuff you own, needs tested (doctor saying you have a disability, less expensive; seen as efficient, seen as fair" by some. Universal: social cohesion and solidarity; not stigmatising; cheaper to administer, example: baby bonus. Residual approach government assistance is provided as a last resort for those who have exhausted all possible forms of help and can demonstrate need.