Social Services in Canada Practice Questions
Course Introduction
This course offers a comprehensive overview of the social services system in Canada, exploring the historical development, structure, and delivery of social welfare programs across federal, provincial, and municipal levels. Students will examine key policies, legislation, and organizations that shape the Canadian social safety net, including income security, child and family services, healthcare, housing, and support for marginalized populations. The course emphasizes the roles and responsibilities of social service professionals and the impact of cultural, economic, and political factors on service provision, with particular attention to issues of diversity, equity, and reconciliation with Indigenous communities.
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Social Welfare in Canadian Society 5th Edition by Rosalie Chappell
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Chapter 1: The Nature of Canadian Social Welfare
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Q1) To help understand whether or not a society is doing well,various objective data collection tools are used to gather information.Which of the following was an example discussed in your text?
A)Canadian Survey on Disability
B)General Social Survey
C)First Nations Community Well-Being Index
D)Statistics Canada
Answer: C
Q2) Which process would NOT be supported by a neoliberal government?
A)globalization
B)capitalism
C)income redistribution
D)free trade
Answer: C
Q3) All of the following groups could qualify for a targeted program EXCEPT which?
A)adults over the age of sixty-five
B)children living in poverty
C)people with disabilities
D)Aboriginal peoples
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Social Welfare Policy
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Q1) Due to Canada's constitution,different levels of government work together on policy matters,particularly in the area of federalism and cost-sharing arrangements.Which of the following articulates the country legislative power and responsibilities?
A)Each level of government has its own sources of revenue,but the authority to pass certain laws must be done in consultation with the federal government.
B)Each level of government has its own sources of revenue and the authority to pass certain laws.
C)Each level of government must consult with the federal government on all policy matters.
D)Each level of government must first conduct regional studies to receive the local authority before it can request changes to budgetary policy.
Answer: B
Q2) In one sentence,explain what an interest group is and what it aims to do.
Answer: An interest group is an organization that seeks to influence public policy and decision-making to advance specific interests or causes.
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Chapter 3: Historical Foundations
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Q1) Only certain Canadian settlements adopted the English Poor Laws in colonial times.Which two provinces enacted the Poor Laws during the 1700s?
A)Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland
B)Nova Scotia and Ontario
C)Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
D)Quebec and Ontario
Answer: C
Q2) Many social movements have taken place in Canada.Which of the following did NOT occur?
A)women's rights
B)child welfare
C)labour reform
D)civil rights
Answer: D
Q3) In what year was the Act to Confer the Electoral Franchise upon Women enacted?
A)1914
B)1918
C)1929
D)1933 Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Social Welfare in the Globalization ERA
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Q1) Although the Progressive Conservative government reduced many long-established social welfare programs,which of the following did they launch?
A)National Council of Welfare
B)Spouses' Allowance
C)Family Violence Initiative
D)Child Tax Credit
Q2) Under the Canada Health and Social Transfer,provinces and territories are required to uphold a "residency requirement" when providing what service?
A)social services
B)social assistance
C)employment insurance
D)disability pensions
Q3) Between 1993 and 2003,which scenario describes Canada's place on the UN's list of the most desirable places to live in the world?
A)fell from first to eighth place
B)fell from third to eighth place
C)rose from twelfth to eighth place
D)rose from tenth to eighth place
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Chapter 5: Service Sectors
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Q1) Following the Voluntary Sector Initiative,the government's new business approach transformed the voluntary social agencies.Which of the following describes what voluntary social agencies used to do,but what they have to do now?
A)They used to replace government as primary service provider,but now they have to fundraise to survive.
B)They used to be autonomous and independent,but now they have to receive most of their funding from government.
C)They used to focus primarily on the organization and its clients,but now they have to focus primarily on the needs of the market.
D)They used to receive most of their funding from government,but now they have to be autonomous and independent.
Q2) What is the fourth sector called that is emerging alongside the public,commercial,and voluntary service sectors?
A)macro economy
B)community economy
C)fiscal economy
D)social economy
Q3) Describe the term advocacy "chill."
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Chapter 6: Social Agencies
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Q1) Which of the following describes the agency's priorities and how the agency intends to achieve its goals,mission,and vision?
A)strategic framework
B)operational framework
C)direct services
D)community needs assessment
Q2) Not everyone who is in need or experiences a personal difficulty requires residential services.For whom are these services most appropriate?
A)persons who have a mental illness
B)persons who are elderly
C)persons who need a certain level of supervision
D)persons who do not have family or friends nearby
Q3) What does a social agency's "operational framework" refer to?
A)the agency's vision
B)the agency's plan
C)the agency's mission
D)the agency's priorities
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Chapter 7: Service Providers
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Q1) Voluntolds are people who are required by an institution such as a school or government to volunteer.What percentage of Canadian volunteers are voluntolds?
A)5 percent
B)7 percent
C)10 percent
D)15 percent
Q2) Approximately what percentage of Canadian adults donate their time to social agencies,primarily in the voluntary sector?
A)7 percent
B)12 percent
C)16 percent
D)20 percent
Q3) What does the helper therapy principle,developed by self-help expert Frank Riessman,maintain?
A)people often become addicted to self-help groups
B)people can benefit psychologically from helping others
C)it is common for people who attend self-help groups to eventually become professional helpers
D)self-help groups don't provide many lasting benefits
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Chapter 8: Planned Change in Micro, Mezzo, and Macro Systems
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Q1) Social welfare activities are aimed at creating change at micro,mezzo,or macro levels.For each example given below,indicate at which level the change is taking place.Enter "micro," "mezzo," or "macro" in the space provided.
a)A social worker helps George (an eighty-year-old)obtain home support services.______
b)Several residents of Hollyburn (a community of 4000 people)join in a march against child abuse.______
c)The town of Sassafras initiates a multi-level program to reduce homelessness.______
d)A married couple seek counselling for a sexual dysfunction.______
e)A group of social workers work together on coordinating local services.______
f)A board of directors decides to change their agency's mandate and service mix.______
Q2) Social casework is a step-by-step approach to counselling.Who was it originally used by?
A)the Sisters of the Congregation of Notre Dame
B)volunteers at the Bureau des Pauvres in Quebec
C)John Joseph Kelso
D)friendly visitors of the poor during the organized charity movement
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Chapter 9: The Social Welfare of Low Income Groups
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Q1) Why did the Government of Canada introduce the national Action Plan for Food Security?
A)to lower the rates of obesity
B)to encourage low-income families to grow their own food
C)to improve the diets of high-risk populations
D)to increase the donations of food flowing to food banks
Q2) Describe the term feminization of poverty.
Q3) Which of the following is NOT a goal of Newfoundland and Labrador's poverty reduction strategy?
A)improved earned incomes
B)better-educated population
C)increased emphasis on early education
D)expanded immigration settlement programs
Q4) What was the first province in Canada to introduce a poverty-reduction plan,and to enforce that plan through legislation?
A)Nova Scotia
B)Ontario
C)British Columbia
D)Quebec
Q5) Describe the term poverty reduction,and how Canada is responding.
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Chapter 10: The Social Welfare of Children and Their Families
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Q1) Identify and describe the wide range of programs and services that exist in Canada to prevent or reduce the debilitating effects of mental health disorders among young people in non-residential programs.
Q2) If you are a Canadian youth,which of the following mental health disorders are you most likely to have?
A)depression and ADHD
B)depression and anxiety
C)social phobia and anxiety
D)social phobia and ADHD
Q3) What is the primary focus of the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth?
A)factors that influence academic achievement
B)factors that influence child development
C)factors that influence future employment
D)factors that influence future earning power
Q4) A model developed by Butchart and Harvey (2006)recommends that Canadian child welfare systems should be more focused on the prevention of harm to children,rather than on reacting to child maltreatment after it has occurred.According to this model,there should be three levels of prevention.Identify those three levels.
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Chapter 11: Social Welfare and Older Canadians
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Q1) Social connectedness is an important aspect of an elderly person's health and social welfare.Social connectedness may be thought of in terms of four dimensions: social support,social networks,social engagement,and supportive social environments.Match each dimension listed below with its appropriate definition.Put a,b,c,or d in the space provided.
__ social support a.this dimension refers to the active involvement in one's community __ social networks b.this dimension refers to interconnected systems of support and information
__ social engagement c.this dimension is what people receive from close family,friends,and neighbours
__ supportive social environments d.this dimension includes resources and opportunities for seniors
Q2) While an age-friendly community might be seen differently in various communities,thus unique in their own way,describe what they are all likely to have.
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Chapter 12: The Social Welfare of Aboriginal Canadians
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Q1) The term sixties scoop refers to which of the following?
A)a conflict between members of the Mohawk nation and the Quebec Provincial Police at Oka,Quebec
B)a scandal involving the staff of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
C)a massive apprehension of Aboriginal children by child welfare workers
D)a national study in the 1960s that revealed the appalling living conditions on reserves
Q2) In what year was Canada's Indian Act amended to lift the ban on potlatches,powwow,and other traditional ceremonies?
A)1938
B)1946
C)1951
D)1963
Q3) According to the 2011 Census,what percent of Aboriginal youth are under the age of twenty-five?
A)approximately 15 percent
B)approximately 25 percent
C)approximately 35 percent
D)approximately 45 percent
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Chapter 13: The Social Welfare of Recent Immigrants
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Q1) Following the Second World War,Prime Minister Mackenzie King stated that immigration policy would be used as a tool to maintain a predominantly white society.King's position reflected a general attitude among Canadians that non-white people were unsuitable candidates for immigration.What were the non-white people presumed to be unable to do?
A)contribute to Canada's labour market
B)fit into the country's predominantly Euro-Canadian society
C)make enough money to support their big families
D)be law-abiding citizens
Q2) All of the following benefited an individual's immigration process under the 1967 points system EXCEPT which?
A)applicants of British decent were awarded points
B)applicants were awarded points based on their occupation
C)applicants were awarded points if they spoke a language other than English or French
D)applicants were awarded points if they were educated
Q3) Identify and briefly describe the six activity streams that have been broadly defined under the settlement program umbrella.
Q4) Describe the term ethnic enclaves,and their pros and cons.
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Chapter 14: Social Welfare and People With Disabilities
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Q1) In 1996,the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Ministers Responsible for Social Services identified people with disabilities as a national priority.Two years later,the first ministers released a document that outlined their shared vision and goals for the full citizenship for people with disabilities.What is the name of that document?
A)Obstacles: A Canadian Approach to Disability Issues
B)Mainstream 1998: A Canadian Approach to Disability Issues
C)In Unison: A Canadian Approach to Disability Issues
D)Disability Report on Empowerment: A Canadian Approach to Disability Issues
Q2) Approximately what percent of Canadians have a disability?
A)6 percent
B)11 percent
C)14 percent
D)18 percent
Q3) For most families that have a child with a disability,what poses the greatest challenge?
A)the severity of that disability
B)the reaction from others in the community
C)the lack of support by the school system
D)the child's frustration and other difficult emotions
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