Which statement best describes the social planning model?

Which statement best describes the social planning model?

• A. Emphasizes individual casework and short-term counseling.
• B. Focuses on changing the entire political system through direct action.
• C. Emphasizes careful, rational study of a community's political, social, economic, and population problems and determining a range of solutions to community problems.
• D. Primarily aims at mobilizing volunteers for service delivery.

Answer: (C)

In the social planning model, the focus is on systematic, data-driven analysis of a community’s problems and the development of a range of potential solutions. Social workers study the community’s political, social, economic, and demographic aspects, gather information, identify issues, and outline options with considerations of feasibility, impact, and resources. The goal is to produce a concrete plan or set of recommendations that guides policy or program development, rather than addressing individuals’ needs through casework or relying on broad political action or volunteer mobilization. This approach contrasts with options that center on one-on-one casework and counseling, direct action to change the political system, or mobilizing volunteers for service delivery, which are not about the planned, analytic development of community-wide solutions.

In the social planning model, the focus is on systematic, data-driven analysis of a community’s problems and the development of a range of potential solutions. Social workers study the community’s political, social, economic, and demographic aspects, gather information, identify issues, and outline options with considerations of feasibility, impact, and resources. The goal is to produce a concrete plan or set of recommendations that guides policy or program development, rather than addressing individuals’ needs through casework or relying on broad political action or volunteer mobilization.

This approach contrasts with options that center on one-on-one casework and counseling, direct action to change the political system, or mobilizing volunteers for service delivery, which are not about the planned, analytic development of community-wide solutions.