Social policy is designed to meet the needs of selected populations, such as social welfare policy, housing policy, mental health policy, child welfare policy, and unemployment policy. The scope of social policy influence most, if not all, people in society, from the time a person is born to the time a person dies. Social policies influence us through our life time, but also influence us in almost every aspect of our lives. The making of social policy specifies earlier; one characteristic of social policy is that it is problem oriented. In other words, social policy attempts to improve the lives of people who need help in meeting certain needs. Burg (2014),
Social policy is designed to meet the needs of selected populations, such as social welfare policy, housing policy, mental health policy, child welfare policy, and unemployment policy. The scope of social policy influence most, if not all, people in society, from the time a person is born to the time a person dies. Social policies influence us through our life time, but also influence us in almost every aspect of our lives. The making of social policy specifies earlier; one characteristic of social policy is that it is problem oriented. In other words, social policy attempts to improve the lives of people who need help in meeting certain needs. Burg (2014),