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Social Welfare

1. SOCIAL WELFARE POLICIES AND PROGRAMS

2. Philippine Welfare Policies and Programs Social and the Law Social Work Administration Social Work Supervision Social Work Research SWPP

3. Definitions and functions of social welfare

4. Assistance & service to the poor and the disadvantaged Collective responsibility to meet universal needs of the population Laws, programs, benefits and services for meeting social needs Organized system of social services and institutions, designed to aid individuals and groups to attain satisfying standards of life and health & personal & social relationships that permit them to develop their full capacities & to promote their well-being in harmony with the needs of their families and the community ( Friedlander)

5. Means for meeting human needs that serve the common good (Johnson & Schwartz, 1997) The organized system of social services and institutions designed to aid individuals and groups to attain satisfying standards of life and health. It aims at personal and social relationships which permit individuals, the fullest development of their capacities and the promotion of their well-being in harmony with the needs of the community ( Wilensky , Harold L. and Lebeaus , Charles N. Industrial Society and Social Welfare, New York, 1958)

6. Social welfare therefore includes all forms of social interventions, laws, programs and processes that have for its purpose the following: Promoting the well-being of both the individual and of society as a whole. The treatment and prevention of social problems

7. 3. The development of human resources 4. improvement of the quality of life 5. The maintenance and improvement of the social order for the promotion of social stability of all people in society.

8. 1. RESIDUAL/AMELIORATIVE – social welfare function to help those in immediate need of assistance such as the victims of natural and man-made disasters. In the Philippines, this is important as there are about 20 typhoons that affect the country every year. This is also undertaken for the poor people in hospitals, in need of financial assistance for medical treatment. There is social service department/unit in all government and in some private hospitals in the Philippines FUNCTIONS OF SOCIAL WELFARE

9. It restore the social functioning of people. They include services to people who are victims of natural calamities in need of help to go back to normal life. This function is also vey much related to the social services for the handicapped, people with drug and alcohol problems, victims of domestic violence, child abuse, street children, among others. 2. REHABILITATIVE FUNCTION

10. It avoids the ill-consequences of deprivation and poverty. Day care services are meant to help children develop and use their capacities and avoid the consequences of malnutrition and poor environment. Services to out-of-school youth prepare them for a normal adult life. Family welfare intends to improve and strengthen relationships for better social functioning of family members. 3. Preventive function

11. Covers all the above-mentioned functions to provide opportunity for people to make full use of their human and personal resources for the liberation from poverty and empowerment. Examples are livelihood and entrepreneurial activities, community organizing, cooperative and family planning. 4. Developmental function

12. Changing systems and structures of government and society towards the improvement of quality of life of the people. 5. Transformative function

13. Perspectives on social welfare policy and program development

14. Conceive as social welfare as focusing on problems and gaps, with social welfare benefits and services supplied only when people fail to provide adequacy for themselves and problem arise ( Blau , 2004) Reactive, solving problems only after they occur Respond to problems caused by individual personal failures. RESIDUAL PERSPECTIVE

15. Social welfare policies & program should provide on-going support to all people in need. Social welfare polices and programs relieve tensions and help solve problems distressing people in their environment Conceived social welfare as the responsibility of the government. INSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVE

16. Social welfare benefits should be equally available to all members of society, regardless of their income of means Universal provision of welfare

17. Social welfare benefits are restricted to those who can demonstrate need through established eligibility criteria Selective provision

18. Philosophical and value perspectives on social responsibility and social welfare which affect policy formulation

19. The philosophy that individuals are responsible for themselves, that government should provide minimal interference in people’s lives and that change is generally unnecessary ( Jansson , 2003) conservatism

20. It is each individual’s responsibility to work and succeed Failure to succeed is generally the individual’s fault. The government should not interfere unless absolutely necessary. Principles of conservatism

21. Is the philosophy that supports government involvement in the social, political and economic structure so that all people’s rights and privileges are protected in the name of social justice ( Jansson , 2003) liberalism

22. It is society’s responsibility to care for and support its members Failure to succeed generally is due to complex, unfair stresses and problems in the environment. It is government’s responsibility to support its citizens and help them cope with the stresses and problems in their environment. liberalism