SOWK 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Sixties Scoop, Canada Health Act, Immigration Policy
13 Apr 2016
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History of foundations & emergence of social welfare & social work. Theoretical foundations & current approaches, emphasis on structural approach. Population groups: queer, children, women, indigenous, immigrants & refugees, disability, aging. Areas of focus: poverty & homelessness, international social work, rural & northern social work. Understanding of federal-provincial roles & responsibilities: history & cost-sharing: e. g. transfer payments (federal government gives money to province based on population size to pay for social & health services) Variations in health care provision in canada: health care isn"t equal across provinces. Basic principles of canada health act: public administration, comprehensiveness, universality, portability, accessibility. Mental health: general ideas of population rates. Social determinants of health (effect of policy on health: housing, low income. Diff perspectives on children & childhood: differences b/w objects & rights. Child maltreatment: definitions: child in need of protection, maltreatment, duty to report, best interests of child, sixties scoop, battered child syndrome, restorative justice, legislation.
