Although an Individual Service Provider May Not Want a Supervisor

question 26

Multiple Choice

Although an individual service provider may not want a supervisor to compare his/her performance to that of other service providers,

• A) individual staff members should have no say in the matter.
• B) such comparisons are made so that specific people can be selected for termination.
• C) they can be assured that such comparisons have never been used in an unethical manner.
• D) it is best to learn about problems while they can still be corrected.

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