Social work administration and management

  Select 2 of the following events that might occur in human service organizations and discuss what you think would be the best method or methods for a manager to address them? 1. You are the executive director of the organization. You read the online version of the morning paper and see a member of your staff quoted in an article on “glass ceilings” for women. She is quoted as saying, “Where I work, sexism is rampant. Women are overworked and exploited. No women can ever expect to advance beyond the level of supervisor.” (You believe that there is no truth to any of these accusations. The staff member is a competent and valued employee). 2. Your office manager tells you that a staff member has asked her to order 5 green notebooks of a specific brand “to help me keep my correspondence better organized.” The office manager wants to know if she should purchase them for her at a cost of $15 apiece. She tells you that her daughter attends the same school as the staff member’s son. The notebooks are exactly the ones described in a notice sent to all parents announcing that they are required for purchase by all students. 3. You are the director of an after-school youth activity center for adolescent boys. You observe that a newly hired female social worker, a recent MSW, has been showing up to work in low cut tank tops and very short skirts and has been very “flirtatious’ with several of the boys. None of the other staff members dress or act this way. 4. A client called to complain about a phone call that she received. It was from her social worker’s husband. He was offering to give her a free estimate on vinyl siding for her home. After making some inquiries, you learn that the social worker (who you supervise) has provided her husband with a list of the names and phone numbers of several of her clients whose home she has visited. 5. Two different staff members have reported to you that one of your low-paid and dedicated paraprofessionals has been going through boxes of charitable donations to your agency and removed some of the better children’s clothes to take home for her granddaughter. 6. In reviewing recent financial records, you notice that one of your social workers has been billing the county Department of Social Services for 2 hours of treatment when she sees a couple together for one hour of counseling and three or more hours when she sees a family for an hour for conjoint family therapy.