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To successfully complete this learning unit, you will be expected to:
Explore the various forms and mechanisms of oppression and discrimination inherent in social service delivery systems.
Analyze service delivery systems targeted to diverse populations, such as groups categorized by race, religion, disabilities, gender orientation, or socioeconomic status.
Use your Social Policy and Social Programs text to complete the following:
Read Chapter 6, "Analysis of Service Delivery Systems and Social Policy Program Design," pages 107-137.
Use the Capella Library to complete the following:
Atkinson, C., & Lucas, R. (2013). Policy and gender in adult social care work. Public Administration, 91(1), 159-173.
Discussion Question 1
Centralized Versus Decentralized Service Delivery
How does a centralized service delivery model differ from a decentralized service delivery model? Examine three differences in your response, using specific examples. Identify how these differences would affect agency clients. In other words, how do these models each empower or disempower clients? Use this unit's readings to inform your discussion.
Discussion Question 2
Integration and Specification
How do the concepts of integration and specification contrast and interact? Provide and explore at least two specific examples. Your analysis should point out how an agency could best try to utilize both concepts.