Assume that you are in charge of a social service agency that provides counseling services to welfare families. The agency’s costs have been increasing with no corresponding increase in funding. In an effort to implement some cost reduc¬ tions, you implement the following ideas: 1. Counselors are empowered to make their own decisions about the legitimacy of all welfare claims. 2. To emphasize the concept of “do it right the first time,” counselors are told not to review processed claims at a later date. 3. To discourage “out of control” conditions, an upper and lower control limit of 5 minutes is set on a standard 15-minute time for consultations.

Discuss the ethics as well as the positive and negative effects of each of the ideas listed.

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