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Case Study Bruce

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One practitioner, Bruce, reflects on his predicament: “I work in an agency that is not providing the services agreed to in exchange for grant money. Its brochures advertise the services as available and the agency documentation shows the services as provided, so the grantor believes the services are in place. The staff doesn’t have the necessary resources, so those directly responsible for the care of the individuals who should be receiving the services are under a lot of stress. The consumers were promised something and are not getting it” (Kenyon, 1999, p. 213). What major issues are involved here? The agency where Bruce, a practitioner works, has a grant money that does not use appropriately. This agency has not been honest with the grantors and consumers who read in pamphlets …show more content…

Bruce can meet with the director of the agency. In the meeting, he can tell about that the documents of the grant and brochures for clients do not have the accurate information of the services which are providing to the consumers. To prevent the grantors that the agency is not doing what in documentation and brochures claim. Bruce can stop to work with this agency because it is not honest in the resources that are claiming in document. What are the pros and cons of each alternative? - Bruce can say that the services promised are not providing, and it is not possible to work when the grant claims other things. He is honest about the issue. Cons- The director can ignore the Bruce opinion and comments. Pros- Bruce can be honest to the grantors and they have the last decisions. Cons- Grantors can claim the money to the agency, so the agency could close because it does not have the money to provide services. Pros- Bruce does not have problems with the agency, and do not need to explain. Cons- The agency continues with the services and do not solve anything, so grantors will not know about that the agency does not provide the accurate

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