What responsibilities must the child-placing agency administrator have?

• A. Daily supervision and overall administrative responsibility for all offices; administer and manage the agency, licensing regulations compliance, personnel matters, administering and managing approved agency plans
• B. Oversee only finances
• C. Lead clinical services only
• D. No administrative duties

Answer: (A)

The key idea is that the administrator holds comprehensive, day-to-day leadership and oversight of the entire agency, across all offices. This includes administering and managing the agency, ensuring compliance with licensing regulations, handling personnel matters, and implementing the approved agency plans. The administrator is the single point of accountability for how the agency operates, coordinates all functions, and maintains standards and policies.

Choosing only finances or only clinical services would ignore the broad scope of responsibility required to run a licensed child-placing agency. Saying there are no administrative duties would contradict the role’s purpose of ongoing, overall supervision and management.