Competency #5

By: Shtika Moody

2/22/2017
SWK4910 Field Seminar
 5.1 Identify social policy at the local, state, and
federal level that impacts well-being, service delivery,
and access to social services.

A federal level policy is the protection of the abused,

neglected or exploited disabled adult act. The well-
being of adults is the main focus. The act targets the
Engage in prevention of adults being mistreated by caretakers.
A local level policy allow DSS workers to help place a
Policy client in a group home, provide case management, visit
them in the hospital or at their group home, goal
Practice setting, as well as investigating the report made.
A state level policy through the North Carolina General
Assembly, includes a requirement to report incidents of
sexual assault. The policy targets agencies that house
adults, specifically those with an impairment of some
sort. A time requirement for the report is one of the
regulations of the policy.
 5.2 Assess how social welfare and economic policies
impact the delivery of and access to social services.

Engage in
Economic policies include money being given for an
adult daycare fund. These daycares allow
Policy individuals to improve their biopsychosocial needs.
This program is offered by DSS agencies.
Practice
This program supports the well-being of adults
disabilities.
 5.3 Apply critical thinking to analyze, formulate, and
advocate for policies that advance human rights and
social, economic, and environmental justice.

The Adult Protective Services Act of 1984 provides

services for adults that have been abused or neglected
Engage in either because of the acts of other people or
themselves.
Policy Many individuals are required by law to report any
suspicion of abuse.
Practice However, individuals may not know what qualifies as
adult abuse and fail to recognize the signs of potential
adult victims of abuse.
Social workers can reach out to community members
and present material specific to identifying adult abuse
and ways to report the abuse properly.