Developments in Electronic Information Systems in Social Welfare Agencies: From Simple to Complex

2018 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Gillingham
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
Electronic Information ◽  
Welfare Agencies

Mutual Aid, State Welfare, and Organized Charity: Fraternal Societies and the “Deserving” and “Undeserving” Poor, 1900–1930

1993 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 419-434 ◽  
Author(s):  
David T. Beito
Keyword(s):  
Social Welfare ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Mutual Aid ◽  
State Welfare ◽  
Late Nineteenth ◽  
Welfare Agencies ◽  
Undeserving Poor

Few terms have recurred so often in the work of American social welfare historians as “deserving” (or worthy) and “undeserving” (unworthy). These concepts, of course, describe criteria employed by private and government agencies to determine eligibility for social welfare assistance. A special object of concern in the literature has been their use, in particular misuse, by charity organizations and welfare agencies during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

de Joya, Petra

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yolanda Ealdama
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
The Social ◽  
The University ◽  
Welfare Agencies

Petra de Joya (1913–1987) was an eminent educator and social administrator. She spearheaded the professionalization of social work in the Philippines by advocating for the passage of laws that were instrumental for the development of social work in the country. The following laws were enacted as a result of her advocacy: (a) Republic Act regulating the social work profession in the Philippines and requiring social welfare agencies to hire professional social workers; (b) a Republic Act elevating the Department of Social Work to the Institute of Social Work and Community Development at the University of the Philippines; and (c) a Republic Act transforming the Social Welfare Administration (SWA) into the Department of Social Welfare (DSW). She was appointed as one of the first board of examiners for social work.

Deception and Reality

2011 ◽  
pp. 287-295
Author(s):  
William Hutchinson ◽  
Matthew Warren
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Decision Maker ◽  
Electronic Information ◽  
Management Function

Decisions are based on information. The decision maker naturally assumes that it reflects reality. Yet data, which is used to create information, is easily manipulated, and the context can be changed to influence knowledge derived from the situation. The use of deception is not new, but the advent of electronic information systems has made its potential more pervasive. This paper investigates the dilemma the information management function faces in ensuring the integrity of the data supplied, the information derived, and the knowledge created from their systems.

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