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| Social Welfare policy is anything a government chooses to do, or not to do,that affects the quality of life of its people. (True or false) |
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| Social Welfare programs are called public assistance, social insurances and social services. (True or False) |
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| A social welfare policy is rational if the ratio between the values it achieves and the values it sacrifices is positive and higher than any other policy alternative. (True or False) |
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| Social Welfare policy is political because it arises out of conflict and over the nature of the problems confusing society and what if anything should be done about it. (True or False) |
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| The policy making process involves a combination of processes, identifying problems, formulating policy proposals, legitimizing public policy, and evaluating public policy. These processes are always-clear cut and distinguishable. (True or False) |
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| Deciding what is to be decided is the most important stage of the policy making process. THis stage is can be called "agenda setting" and that political ideology is seen as a driven force in agenda setting. (True False) |
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| When it comes to social welfare policy, Americans represent the political spectrum from conservatives to middle-of-the road centrist to liberals. (True False) |
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| When it comes to lobbying for a particular policy, the poor and disadvantaged are generally represented by "proxies" while the non-poor tend to use PAC's (Political Action Committees) to lobby for them. (True False) |
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| Policy is legitimized as a result of the public statements or actions of government officials; both elected and appointed the president, Congress, state legislators, agency officials, and the court. (True False) |
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| The budget is the single most important policy statement of any government. The expenditure side of the budget tells us who gets what in public money, and the revenue side of the budget tells us who pays the cost. (True False) |
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_____ Is the process of multidisciplinary inquiry designed to create, critically assess, and communicate information that is useful in understanding and improving policies.
A. Political implementation
B. Policy analysis
C. Rational Analysis
D. Experimental Groups |
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_______ policy analysis involves asking good questions about the problem to be solved and the proposals to remedy it.
A. Rational
B. Political
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Which of the following is not a step in the typical method of policy.
A. How is the problem defined?
B. What is the nature or cause of the problem
C. What are the proposed policy alternatives and what do they intend to accomplish?
D. What are the impossible intended effects of the policy? |
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| D. What are the impossible effects of the policy? |
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Which of the following is not an activity designed to carry out the intention of the law?
A. Creating, organizing and staffing agencies to carry out the new policy, or assigning new responsibilities to existing agencies and personnel.
B. Monitoring the activities used to carry out the policy.
C. Dismissing directives, rules, regulations, and guidelines to translate policies into specific outcomes. |
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| C. Dismissing directives, rules, regulations, and guidelines to translate into specific courses of action. |
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Despite widespread distaste for the word _______, Virtually all public functions are handled by this type of organization.
A. President
B. Bureaucracy
C. Politic |
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In a perfect world evaluators would first conduct a carefully executed ____ to identify the target group.
A. Needs assessment
B. Support assessment
C. Economic Assessment |
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During implementation of a policy, the evaluator is to conduct a _______ evaluation.
A. Secondary
B. Preliminary
C. Process |
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The final step in policy implementation is assessing _______, which is difficult to conduct.
A. Resources and effectiveness
B. Cost-benefit and effectiveness
C. Cost-benefit efficiency |
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| C. Cost Benefit and efficiency |
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Which is the following is not a formal evaluation study tool.
A. Classic experiment design
B. Respective design
C. Quasiexperimental design |
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An experiment design employs two groups: a _______ group and a _______ group.
A. Experimental; control
B. Pretest; Posttest
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| In England, during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, with the interplay of new social forces, the reduction of the labor forces, the breakdown of the feudal system, and the move toward industrialization, brought about the Elizabethan Poor Law of 1601, the first major even in the Elizabethan government's role in providing social welfare benefits in which many aspects of the Elizabethan welfare approaches were adopted by American colonists. (true false) |
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| The Great depression in the 1930's dramatically changed American thought about social welfare; in response President Roosevelt introduce the philosophy of the "New Deal" and one of the most important social welfare provision that came out of it was the Social Security Act of 1964. (true false) |
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| During the 1960's, in response to disparities between the "haves" and "have nots" especially among ethnic minority groups, President Johnson declare "War on Poverty" and one major social welfare legislation act to address this was the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. |
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| The following factors that have contributed to the increase in social welfare programs are (1) the rural-to-urban migration, (2) the elimination of residency requirements, (3) the welfare rights movement, (4) cost of living adjustments, (5) the aging of America, and (6) increasing numbers of single parent families. |
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| During President Reagan and Bush's year, the government approach to social welfare policy was termed as "supply size economics" or as commonly referred as to the "trickle down" theory. |
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| During President Clinton's years, the federal budget deficit again was a major issue and there were only three approaches to decrease the deficient - raise taxes, decrease spending, or do both. |
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| During George W. Bush two terms as president - one of his strategies of approaching social welfare policy was the introduction of "compassionate conservatism" which allows faith based groups to receive federal funds for social welfare services. |
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| With the United States at war and the financial burdens that comes with it, there is no effect on how the government allocated its resources regarding social welfare policy. |
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| President Bush was able to get two landmark legislations passed to address education reform and Medicare reform. |
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| President Obama first year was consumed by four major themes: improving America's image abroad, the economy, the nation at war, and reforming the American healthcare system. |
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| Poverty is a statistical, not political, concept. |
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| The six approaches to defining poverty are; as deprivation, as inequality, as a lack of human capital, as exploitation, and as structure. |
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| One way to define poverty is as inequality - insufficiency in food, housing, clothing, medical care, and other items to maintain a decent standard of living. |
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| Poverty can also be defined as deprivation in the distribution of income. |
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| From economic perspective - poverty is defined in the culture of poverty. This theory explains income variations in a free market economy as a result of differences in productivity. |
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| Some argue that poverty is a "way of life" passed on from generation to generation in a self-perpetuating cycle. This human capitol theory involves not just a low income but also attitudes of indifference, alienation, and apathy, along with lack of incentives and self respect. |
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| If poverty is defined as the exploitation of the poor by the ruling class, then it might be suggested that only radical restructuring of society to eliminate class differences would solve the problem of poverty. |
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| Poverty can also be considered by studying the institutional and structural components of society that foster its continuation. |
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| There are different views of the cause of homelessness, but there is more agreement that the United States has a serious shortage of affordable housing which is seen as one main factor in the rise of the homeless population. |
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| The topics of poverty and dependency, their causes, and their solutions continue to compose one of the great debates of the American people. |
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| A major difference between social insurance and public assistance programs is that the social insurance programs are funded by worker contribution. |
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| Social Security Act of 1935 came about to protect the unemployed and the aged. |
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| Retired workers and spouses of retired workers are groups that can receive Social Security benefits. |
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| Social Security benefits are not adjusted for inflation. |
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| Cost of living adjustment (COLA) help to reduce the amount of social security benefits to beneficiaries. |
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| One point in favor of using private investments in lieu of Social Security is that private investments have guaranteed rate of return. |
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| The following are some suggestions for Social Security reform; (1)( raise payroll taxes, (2) increase the taxable wage base, (3) lower benefits, and (4) alter automatic cost of living adjustments. |
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| In order to receive unemployment insurance/compensation, unemployed workers must apply in person and show that they are willing, able, and ready for work. |
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| Determining just who is unemployed has been a real bone of contention. |
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| Worker's compensation covers a worker injured on the job, regardless of the circumstances. |
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| The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is not a means-tested public assistance program that is administered by the Social Security Administration. |
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| The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program is intended for people who are elderly, blind, or disabled for over 12 months. |
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| Qualifying for disability under Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a clear-cut process. |
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| Vocational Rehabilitation Act (VR) originally was enacted to assist vocationally disabled civilians and disabled veterans. |
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| The new paradigm in the area of disability has shifted from "fixing people," to removing attitudinal and institutional barriers that preclude persons with disabilities from fully participating in society's mainstream. |
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| One of the most important pieces of civil rights legislation for individual with disabilities is the Title V of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. |
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| The "catch-22" regarding Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is that some people are not disabled enough to received protection under the ADA, but they are "disabled enough" to be refused a job or fired from a job because their physical or mental limitations, in the employer's opinion, keep them from safely and/or effectively fulfilling job requirements. |
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| Once a controversial issue, mainstreaming (also called inclusion) is now an accepted right of children with disabilities and their families, thanks to the Education for All Handicapped children Act which was renamed the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). |
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| General Assistance programs are intended to help people who are needy and do not qualify for other public assistance programs. |
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| The local, state, and federal government shares the same amount of responsibility for all social welfare programs. |
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| The family is the primary social unit, yet the United States has no broad policy that considers the economic, health, social, and psychological needs of families. |
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| Since the early twentieth century, three main programs have assisted with financial difficulties faced by poor families with children. They are; (1) state and local mother's aid, (2) aid to dependent children (ADC) later called Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), and (3) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). |
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| Child Support Enforcement (CSE)( agencies provide seven services; (1) locating parents, (2) establishing paternity, (3) establishing child support orders, (4) establishing medical orders, (5) collecting and distributing child support payments, (6) enforcing child support across state lines, and (7) reviewing and modifying support orders. |
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| Once child support orders are set by the court, they cannot be modified even if the absent parent's earnings increase or decrease dramatically. |
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| Before poor parent can receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits, they must sign over their child support rights to the state, including arrearages. |
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| The Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) program redefined the "welfare problem" from poverty being poor and lacking opportunity to dependency the need for greater incentives to work and self sufficiency. |
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| Most families who received public assistance, better known as "welfare", are composed of one parent and one or two children. |
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| Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) four main goals are to: (1) provide assistance to needy families, (2) end welfare dependency through job readiness, work, and marriage, (3) reduce out of wed lock pregnancies, and (4) encourage the formation of two parent families. |
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| The most fundamental change to welfare that occurred as a result of the 1996 welfare reform legislation was the welfare assistance program lost its entitlement status, and became a time limited assistance program. |
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| the combined benefits of EIC (Earned Income Tax Credit) and TANF, and food stamps have the effect of lifting a full time low income worker out of poverty. |
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| Despite leaving welfare and holding down a job, most ex-TANF families remain in poverty because they are concentrated in low wage jobs. |
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| Health policy in the United States exemplifies many of the problems of rational policy making. Political issues intervene at very state of decision making in defining the goals of health policy, in identifying alternative courses of action, in assessing their potential costs, and in selecting policy alternatives that maximize the quality and accessibility of healthcare while containing costs. |
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Which of the following statements is True?
The first obstacle to rational approach to health policy is deciding on our goal.
The differences in healthcare access and in healthcare outcomes are referred to as health disparities.
Infant mortality rates are considered t o be especially sensitive to the adequacy of healthcare and are frequently used as a general indicator of well being.
All of the above. |
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Which of the following statements is False?
The Medicare program has two basic parts - hospital insurance (HI), called Part A, and supplemental insurance (SMI) called Part B.
Medicare part A pays for beneficiaries' hospital care, skilled nursing care following a hospital stay, some home health care, and hospice care.
Medicare Part B is a voluntary component that covers physician services, outpatient hospital services, certain home healthcare services, and durable medical equipment.
None of the above. |
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Which of the following statements is True?
Although older Americans now get help paying for prescriptions drugs, long term care remain a major "medigap."
Nursing home care is provided at three levels skilled, intermediate, and custodial.
Home healthcare includes a variety of services provided in the individual's own home or in homelike community based programs.
All of the above. |
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Who gets Medicaid?
People who are aged and disabled.
Children and their parents.
Children under SCHIP (state Children's Health Insurance Program).
All of the above |
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Which of the following statement regarding Medicaid is not true?
Medicaid is considered an in kind benefit program.
block grants also used to provide medical care, primarily to low income people.
Most TANF and SSI recipients do not receive Medicaid.
None of the above. |
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| Most TANF and SSI recipients do no receive Medicaid. |
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Which of the following blends features of health maintenance organizations (HMOs) preferred provider organizations (PPOs)?
Self insurance.
Point of service (POS) plans.
Balanced budget act (BBA).
Primary care management. |
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| Point of service (POS) plans |
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Which of the following statement is true regarding the nation's health care bill?
The two main factors that have driven the escalation of health care costs are bio-medical advances and the aging population.
It is not economically feasible to adopt a national health insurance plan in the US.
While the United States far outspends other developed countries per capita on health care, they can also boast that their population is healthier.
All of the above.
None of the above. |
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| The two main factors that have driven the escalation of health care costs are bio-medical advances and the aging population. |
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Which of the following statement is true regarding health care cost?
Hospital cost containment under Medicare is achieved through diagnostic related rgroups (DRGs).
Under the Balance Budget Act of 1977, most health care savings come from Medicare.
The government health programs can decide how much to pay doctors for their services.
All of the above.
None of the above. |
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The US system of paying for healthcare is complex. It involves many political debate;
The extent to which American should have choice in healthcare.
Whether health insurers should be prohibited from excluding people from coverage based on pre-existing conditions or post claims underwriting.
Whether making access to adequate, affordable healthcare a right rather than a privilege would lead to rationing healthcare.
All of the above. |
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| Whether making access to adequate, affordable healthcare a right rather than a privilege would lead to rationing healthcare |
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Those who adhere to the "case poverty" theory believe poverty is caused by:
Lack of work ethic.
Poor level of motivation.
Old age.
Having no college education.
All of the above. |
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Those who believe in "area poverty" believe poverty is caused by:
Plant closings.
Lack of available jobs.
Plants relocating to other areas and other countries.
Economic recession and depression.
All of the above. |
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The phrase "maximum feasible participation" is related to:
Community action.
Drug education.
Anti-violence programs.
Domestic violence programs. |
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Which of the following statement is true regarding Legal Services Corporations (LSC)?
the LSC is the social program most accepted by major political parties.
LSC attorneys are restricted on the types of cases they can represent.
All of the above.
None of the above. |
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Head Start is a program best described as a:
Work programs for teenagers with personal problem.
Pre-school program for poor children.
Work program for college students to give them experience.
Training programs for people receiving public assistance. |
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| Pre-school program for poor children |
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Which of the following statement is true regarding No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act?
All children who are eligible for Head Start can enroll in the program.
Most children enrolled in Head Start have physical, emotional, or learning disabilities.
NCLB legislation gives greater control of public education to states and local communities.
A goal of NCLB is to make sure that children are reading at great level by the third grade. |
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| A goal of NCLB is to make sure that children are reading at great level by the third grade |
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Which of the following statement is false concerning Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA)?
Those whose are long-term unemployed and who have few job skills are referred to as being structurally unemployed.
Those who are temporarily unemployed because of depressed economic conditions are referred to as being cyclically unemployed.
Most CETA workers were middle class workers who needed good public jobs.
One criticism of the CETA program was that city employees laid off paid municipal employees and instead hired CETA workers funded with federal dollars, thus saving their city's money. |
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| Most CETA workers were middle class workers who needed good public jobs |
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Which legislation is specifically designed to help workers affected by plant closings and major layoffs?
VISTA (Volunteer in Service to America).
JTPA (Job Training Partnership Act).
CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act).
Economic Dislocation and Worker Adjustment Assistance Act. |
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| Economic Dislocation and Worker Adjustment Assistance Act |
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Which of the following describe(s) the enterprise and empowerment zones funded by the federal government?
Employers who locate in them receive tax breaks.
State and local money is used to supplement the federal building.
The federal government provided funding for social services.
All of the above. |
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You want to volunteer in an education or community setting to help pay for your college education. What program is intended to help you do this?
Food Stamps.
TANF
AmeriCorps.
Student loan programs. |
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Which of the following statement is true regarding social services in United States?
There are five types of organizations that provide social services: (1) public agencies, (2) private not for profit corporations, (3) private for profit corporations, (4) mutual-help groups, and (5) religious organizations.
The US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is the major federal agency responsible for social welfare services, although many other federal agencies also offer social services.
Information, referral, advocacy, and consumer services are among the social services that can be helpful to people of all social economic background.
All of the above. |
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Which of the following statement is false?
Voluntary agencies are called private non profit agencies.
Alcoholic Anonymous is an example of a self help group.
Most nursing homes are good examples of private non profit agencies.
All of the above. |
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| Most nursing homes are good examples of private non profit agencies |
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Which of the following statement is true?
Most abused children are abused by parents.
The legislation that established the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect is Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act.
Child welfare services are included in the Social Security Act.
All of the above. |
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Under the 1997 Adoption and Safe Families Act, parental rights can be terminated when a parent has:
Abandoned the child.
Perpetrated serious physical harm on the child.
Sexually abused the child.
All of the above. |
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5. Which of the following statement is false?
a. Children cared for in kinship homes are less of a risk of repeated abuse than children paced in non relative homes.
b. Those most likely to be caring for children in their family through kinship care are grandparents.
c. A family intervention where an at risk family is placed in the home of stable and healthy families who cat as mentor is called shared family care.
d. Decisions by the US Supreme court generally support the view of that child protective services workers can be held liable for child outcomes of children under their supervision. |
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| d. Decisions by the US Supreme court generally support the view of that child protective services workers can be held liable for child outcomes of children under their supervision. |
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6. Which federal agency is primarily responsible for meeting the service needs of older people?
a. Nutritional Institute on Aging.
b. Administration on Aging.
c. Federal Council on Aging.
d. Area Agency on Aging. |
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| b. Administration on Aging. |
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7. Which of the following statement is true?
a. Most people with diagnosable mental or substance abuse disorders receive treatment for their condition.
b. Individuals with mental health problems are more likely to seek treatment than people with substance abuse.
c. The most difficult treat population is people with mental illness and substance related disorders.
d. All of the above. |
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| c. The most difficult treat population is people with mental illness and substance related disorders. |
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8. Which of the following statement is true?
a. The first official treatment for mental illness in the US was “moral treatment”.
b. A major breakthrough in the treatment of mental illness that appeared in the 1950s was psychotherapeutic medication.
c. All of the above.
d. None of the above. |
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9. Which of the following statement is false?
a. The Community Mental Health Centers (CMHC) were to provide a ‘mental health safety net’ for all community members, regardless of ability to pay.
b. The “war on drugs” is primarily a supply side strategy.
c. Controversies over involuntary impatient confinement and the violation of evil liberties of mentally ill individuals contributed to the development of the practice of Involuntary Outpatient Commitment (IOC).
d. Involuntary Outpatient Commitment (IOC) can only be ordered for people who pose a threat of harm to themselves or others. |
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| d. Involuntary Outpatient Commitment (IOC) can only be ordered for people who pose a threat of harm to themselves or others. |
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10. In most states, which type of court handles cases involving child custody, involuntary mental health treatment, and guardianship?
a. District
b. Circuit
c. Federal
d. Community
e. Probate |
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