Study Questions:

1. What is one specific bureaucratic structure or compartment within your agency?

2. What is one specific example of your being empowered to go outside the bureaucratic constraints of your program or agency?

3. What is one specific example of your using your professional judgment instead of relying on rules and procedures?

Rating Scale: (Rate your practice, program, or agency.)

0. C: “Bureaucracy” not integrated into practice.

1. C: “Bureaucracy” integrated into practice.

2. C: “Empowerment” partially integrated into practice.

3. C: “Empowerment” integrated into practice.

4. C: “Professional Judgment” partially integrated into practice.

5. C: “Professional Judgment” integrated into practice.

Practice Strategies:

Now list three specific strategies you will use to increase your practice level. For example, if you rated your practice at the “2” level, what three strategies will you use to increase your practice level to “3?”

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