2 Preventing and Addressing Problems For this Application Assignment, view the `Structural Framework: Authority and Supervision` video and select a problem in human services articulated by one of the human services administrators. As you listen to the video, think about the responsibilities of human services administrators in solving problems. Consider how the administrators used supervision and/or authority to address the problem. Finally, consider whether the administrator might have prevented the problem. The assignment (2 pages): Briefly identify the human services administrator you selected from this week's video. Describe the problems associated with the administrator you selected from this week's video. Describe the responsibilities of the human services administrator related to the problems he or she outlined in this week's video. Explain how the administrator used authority and/or supervision to address problems in his or her organization. Explain whether the administrator might have prevented the problem and, if so, how. Share an insight about the role of human services administrators in preventing and addressing problems in human services organizations. Readings Course Text: The Handbook of Human Services Management Chapter 5, `What Human Services Managers Do and Why They Do It` Article: Bogo, M., & Dill, K. (2008). Walking the tightrope: Using power and authority in child welfare supervision. Child Welfare, 87(6),141157. Retrieved from the Walden Library using the SocINDEX with Full Text database. Article: Kadushin, G., Berger, C., Gilbert, C., & de St. Aubin, M. (2009). Models and methods in hospital social work supervision. Clinical Supervisor, 28(2), 180199. Retrieved from the Walden Library using the SocINDEX with Full Text database. Article: How to give supervision. (2005).Community Care, (1584), 47. Retrieved from the Walden Library using the SocINDEX with Full Text database. Media Video: Human Services Administration `Structural Framework: Authority and Supervision` (approximate length: 13 minutes)

2 Preventing and Addressing Problems For this Application Assignment, view the `Structural Framework: Authority and Supervision` video and select a problem in human services articulated by one of the human services administrators. As you listen to the video, think about the responsibilities of human services administrators in solving problems. Consider how the administrators used supervision and/or authority to address the problem. Finally, consider whether the administrator might have prevented the problem. The assignment (2 pages): Briefly identify the human services administrator you selected from this week's video. Describe the problems associated with the administrator you selected from this week's video. Describe the responsibilities of the human services administrator related to the problems he or she outlined in this week's video. Explain how the administrator used authority and/or supervision to address problems in his or her organization. Explain whether the administrator might have prevented the problem and, if so, how. Share an insight about the role of human services administrators in preventing and addressing problems in human services organizations. Readings Course Text: The Handbook of Human Services Management Chapter 5, `What Human Services Managers Do and Why They Do It` Article: Bogo, M., & Dill, K. (2008). Walking the tightrope: Using power and authority in child welfare supervision. Child Welfare, 87(6),141157. Retrieved from the Walden Library using the SocINDEX with Full Text database. Article: Kadushin, G., Berger, C., Gilbert, C., & de St. Aubin, M. (2009). Models and methods in hospital social work supervision. Clinical Supervisor, 28(2), 180199. Retrieved from the Walden Library using the SocINDEX with Full Text database. Article: How to give supervision. (2005).Community Care, (1584), 47. Retrieved from the Walden Library using the SocINDEX with Full Text database. Media Video: Human Services Administration `Structural Framework: Authority and Supervision` (approximate length: 13 minutes)