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English for social workers I session 10, 16 dec 2013

English for social workers I session 10, 16 dec 2013. Miljen Matijašević E-mail: miljen.matijasevic @ gmail.com Office: G10, room 6 (1st floor ) Tue , 11:30-12:30. Today’s session. Revision of the last session Social Policy. Revision of the last session. Employment. Revision.

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English for social workers I session 10, 16 dec 2013

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  1. English for social workers Isession 10, 16 dec 2013 Miljen Matijašević E-mail: miljen.matijasevic@gmail.com Office: G10, room 6 (1st floor) Tue, 11:30-12:30

  2. Today’s session • Revision of the last session • SocialPolicy

  3. Revision of the last session Employment

  4. Revision • Translate/explain the following terms: • contractual provisions • fixed-term contract • sick leave • parental pay • jobseeker • summary dismissal • to make sbd redundant • social exclusion • employment prospects • collective bargaining

  5. Social Policy

  6. Social Policy • The term used to refer to: • Government policies for welfare and social protection • Ways in which welfare is developed in a society • Academic study of the subject • It is an interdisciplinary area which involves issues dealt with in sociology, social work, psychology, economics, political science, management, history, philosophy and law

  7. Social Policy • In practice, social policy is concerned with: • policy and administrative practice in social services(health care, social security, education, employment services, housing management), • social problems(crime, disability, unemployment, mental health, learning disability, old age), • issues relating to social disadvantage(race, gender, poverty)

  8. Welfare • Two main meanings of the term: • Well-being of people • Range of services provided to protect people in certain conditions (childhood, sickness, old age, unemployment, etc.) *in the US the term ‘welfare’ refers mainly to financial assistance provided to the poor

  9. The Welfare State • Although there are different interpretations of the term, it basically means that the state cares and provides funds to support welfare activities • The idea is that the entire society contributes at a proportional rate to income to the well-being of those in need • CONTRIBUTIONS to health care and pension funds • As opposed to this idea, each individual would have to take care of themselves (provide for health care, pension, etc.)

  10. Welfare • ARGUMENTS FOR WELFARE • Humanitarian • Practical – more social welfare means less poverty and crime • Issue – not whether it should exist but how it should be organised and implemented

  11. Welfare • ARGUMENTS AGAINST WELFARE • In conflict with personal freedom to use own property as desired • Based on compulsion • May infringe on the rights of the individual • May produce dependency on welfare and trap people in poverty Q: In your opinion, which is more important – economic growth or social provision of welfare?

  12. Welfare • Welfare is not only for the poor – it helps create social solidary networks from which each individual can benefit • Most individuals belong to such networks (through family, work, education, etc.) but some do not – these are considered to be excluded • Social inclusion is one of the aims of social welfare • In addition – it helps the economy by enhancing the purchasing power of the disadvantaged, thus supporting market stability

  13. Social Policy DISCUSSION • As a future social worker, how do you see your role in improving lives of the disadvantaged? • What policy changes would you like to see implemented in the future? • Do you support the idea that higher education should be free (i.e. state-funded)?

  14. The Scope of Social Policy • Read the text on p. 24 ‘The Scope of Social Policy’ • What is the aim of social policy? • What are contributional and non-contributional benefits? • Who are ‘at-risk’ groups?

  15. Provision of Welfare • Welfare is provided in the: • publicsector (state welfare) • private sector (provision for profit by commercial organisations – e.g. insurance companies) • voluntary (provision on a non-profit basis)

  16. Provision of Welfare • public sector (state welfare) • universal standards • social control (protection of certain groups, compulsory education, punishment for criminals, etc.) • cost-effectiveness • residual provision (acts as a safety net for those not provided for in other ways) Do you see any disadvantages to the public provision of welfare? • Possibility of corruption, state deciding for the individual, no direct incentive to reduce costs

  17. Provision of Welfare • private sector • consumer-driven – choice for users • better responsiveness to need On the other hand: • market-driven systems exclude people with extreme needs – usually more risk involved for the provider

  18. Thank you for your attention!

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