Social Services Exam preparation part 1

1. A social service is a service that is free.

2. Everyone can benefit from these social services depending on their needs

3. In Quebec these include : Health services, as well as social services and financial help.

What’s a social service?

CLSC Free medical treatments (Carte Soleil) Social Welfare DPJ Free education (up to Sec 5 in public school) Subventions for day care Shelters

Can you name a few services ?

Seniors Homeless People with severe illness/disease

Name 2 or 3 categories of people who you think need help?

They are sick and require health care. They are vulnerable (Seniors) and require

health care more than the rest of the population.

Homeless people can’t eat/sleep/and be safe like everyone else unless they have access to services like shelters.

Why do you think these people need help?

Why would seniors have difficulty accessing social services?

ANS: In some cases they can’t walk or drive to their appointment. They don’t have a lot of money to pay for treatments/medication.

Why would Homeless have difficulty accessing social services?

ANS: Many don’t access these services for multiple reasons: Lack of transportation, not enough money for medication/treatment, opening hours/ number of places available (ex: Shelters)

Why would sick/ill people have difficulty accessing social services?

ANS: They require a treatment that is not available in Canada, They need a quick intervention that can only be done in the private system( Money issue ) , They have difficulty paying for their medication/treatment.

Access to social services

1. Social factors Family (kicked out/

domestic violence) Addictions Physical/Mental health

condition Lack of affordable

housing Location (ex: Montreal)

What factors can lead to a such condition?

2.Economic factors Job access welfare access Ability to pay for medication/housing/foodGovernment decisions (Ability to pay for daycare, for private health care, for insurance etc.)

Anybody can ! 1. Women : They generally earn less than men, they

are more vulnerable. 2. Seniors : fixed incomes (don’t work = don’t have

extra money to pay for medication/housing/food/ increasing taxes and rents etc. )

3. Newcomers: Immigrants & refugees have to rent an apartment they can’t afford.

4. The working poor: Single parents with young children who can’t afford day care, housing, clothing, and food for the family.

Who do you think will benefit from these services?

Individually read the text and fill out the comprehension chart

Your turn to read about the subject ...

Video on Homelessness : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aajfyaO

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Video and discussion

In Montreal : 25, 000- 30,000 people are homeless

200, 000 people experience homelessness in a given year!

14, 400 stay in emergency shelters

7530 women stay in “violence against women shelters”

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