An agency is experiencing financial hardship and social workers are upset because they have not been able to meet with their supervisors in several weeks because the supervisors have had to assist with other agency administrative tasks. In this situation, the social worker administrator should:
A. Explain to social workers that this situation is not ideal, but necessary in order for the agency to continue to operate
B. Terminate services to several clients in order to free up social work staff to provide supervision
C. Explore the use of peer supervision
D. Instruct the staff to pay for outside supervision if affordable.
Answer: C. Explore the use of peer supervision
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What will be an ideal response?