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SWP Glossary Terms
SWP Chapter 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Active Policy | A government plan of action that guides people toward entering (or re-entering) the workforce, or that gives incentives to beneficiaries who choose work or training in lieu of benefits. |
| Bill | A written proposal for a law or piece of legislation that is submitted to a legislature (at either the federal or provincial level) for approval |
| Citizen Participation | The active involvement of community members in the planning, development, and/or administration of policies and programs that affect them. |
| Client | A consumer, participant, or beneficiary of a social welfare program or service. |
| Data Collection tool | An instrument used to collect quantitative or qualitative information about social conditions and problems. Examples include statistics, surveys, interviews, and focus groups. |
| Disability | A physical, mental, or environmental condition that substantially restricts a person's ability to perform tasks that are normal for his or her age. |
| Horizontal fiscal imbalace | A condition in which a province or territory has more wealth than another province or territory. |
| Indicator | A statistic or piece of data that measures or "indicates" the existence of something. An indicator can help to illustrate how a social or economic condition manifests itself in society, and how it might change over time. |
| Interest Groups | An organized collective that forms to support specific causes, and tries to influence government policy for the benefit of its own members or on behalf of the general public. |
| LICOs | A collection of measurements developed by Statistics Canada that identify the minimum level of income required for a family to purchase food, shelter, and other basics in Canada. |
| Logic Model | A framework that describes the components of a policy or program, and the causal relationships between them. The description reveals a series of "if-then" relationships |
| Longitudinal Survey | A statistical survey that is administered to a constant group of people several times at regular intervals over a relatively long period of time |
| Passive Policy | A government plan of action that does not require beneficiaries of government assistance to give anything in exchange for benefits. See also active policy. |
| Policy Analysis | A systematic examination of a public policy for the purpose of learning about the policy. |
| Policy Community | A loosely defined set of individuals, groups, and organizations from both inside and outside government that influence the development of public policy. |
| Poverty | A state of living characterized by lack, deprivation, and an inability to obtain the bare necessities. A form of social exclusion. A state of being powerless, voiceless, or dependent on others for resources. |
| Practice Knowledge | A body of information or data, collected by professional helpers through observation and the provision of direct services, that gives evidence regarding what activities appear to help or hinder client progress. |
| Process Model | A framework used to analyze or evaluate a social welfare program or a social policy that is primarily concerned with how the program or policy is created or implemented. |
| Program Evaluation | A process of examining programs and services to determine whether they are needed and used, how effective they are, how well they are run, and/or whether their benefits justify their costs. |
| Public Policy | A plan of action developed by government in response to a particular issue or need; this plan gives structure to public programs. |
| Racism | Prejudice or discrimination against one or more people based on the belief that race determines certain traits, behaviours, or abilities. |
| Social Exclusion | A social process whereby large segments of the population are prevented from fully integrating into or participating in society, or feel alienated, marginalized, or unaccepted by the mainstream society. |
| Social Knowledge | A body of information, data, research results, and practice knowledge that is used to understand and address social conditions and social problems. |
| Social Policy | A plan or guideline developed and used by government to create, maintain, or change living conditions so that they are conducive to people's health and well-being. |
| Social policymaker | An elected government official who creates the laws, legislation, and policies related to social programs. |
| Social problem | A condition in society that creates a measurable degree of social hardship, psychological or physical injury, or other negative consequence for a large segment of the population, and that people are concerned about and want changed |
| Social welfare policy | A government's plan or guideline that provides the direction for most income security programs and social services. Social welfare policy is a type of public policy and a subset of social policy. |
| Vertical fiscal imbalance | A term to describe the disparity between the federal government's ability to raise money as compared to that of lower levels of government. |
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