Richard is a social work administrator for a human service agency. One of his employees is willing to obtain training to handle dangerous drug abuse situations. As a prerequisite, Richard sends this supervisee on a case notorious for unsafe conditions to see if the employee has what it takes. The administrator does not want to waste the agency's funding on training if the employee is fearful of such a situation. Is this appropriate conduct?
A)Yes. Human service agencies have limited funding allowances.
B)No. The supervisor should have gone with the employee.
C)Yes. Richard is acting accordingly to test the employee's determination.
D)No. Richard should not have put the employee in a position to get hurt.

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Social work administrators should never purposely place a supervisee in a dangerous situation without the proper training. If funding is not available, the dangerous case should be referred to another agency that is staffed to handle the situation.

Richard Is a Social Work Administrator for a Human Service