Attending is a skill that involves a counselor observing client verbal and nonverbal behaviors as one way of understanding what clients are experiencing, and displaying effective nonverbal behaviors to clients during sessions. Being attentive means the counselor is giving the client their full focus, paying attention to what the client is saying, doing, the tone of voice used and body language. Examples of the positive attending skills include: referring to the speaker by name; use encouraging statements, that is, “go on,” “uh huh,” “I’m listening”; posture toward the speaker; maintain appropriate eye contact; display facial expressions that express interest and concern; nod head to convey affirmation; and avoiding distractions.
re will be a decline in fraudulent claims. But until that time maybe our best defense against fraud is understanding how it works and creating protection nets to shield us from it. Some very useful ways of protecting ourselves from fraud are:
Consulting a fraud investigator for protection tips,
Be an honest and fair employer who can be respected,
Have a written code of ethics which a organization expects from its employees,
Check employees references for past behavior,
Examine business/bank statements very closely,
Have a anonymous hot line or drop box where people are encouraged turn in dishonest co-workers.
Educating the public and showing them what fraud is doing to business in Canada is very important. If the public realized how large the fraud problem in Canada is they would try to do something to correct the situation.
Punishment for fraud is very minimal. There is almost no deterrence for this crime. If we want to see any improvement in the combat of fraud we must increase the penalty. Presently the rewards of fraud out weigh the risk of being caught. If a person is convicted with fraud they usually receive probation, suspended sentences, or a conditional discharge. This is not right, fraud is a crime against society. The penalty for fraud should be much stiffer than it is. They should pay back every cent to the people they stole from as well as pay back society.
Certified fraud investigators consider occupation fraud to be a serious problem and on the increase, this is a direct result from a number of factors. There is a direct connection between the potential dishonesty of employees between a certain age, sex, level of education, and position in the company. Lack of internal protection against fraud in small companies. Ignorance to the nature and cost of fraud to there company. A false belief that fraud is not occurring in there company. Until society realizes what fraud is doing and decides to protect itself from fraud, the problem will only increase.
Fraud is a growth industry because businesses unwittingly created opportunities for fraud to exist. The price for this ignorance is enormous on society as a whole. To eliminate fraud industries must eliminate all opportunities for fraud to thrive. With penalties the way they presently are, it is easy to see why criminals are committing more fraud. If a bank was robbed and the robber received $14,000 from the robbery, as a penalty they might receive fourteen years.
A person who commits a fraud and realized $14,000, they might receive a penalty of six months. Elimination of fraud will not be a instantaneous event, it will take years to do or perhaps we will never tr
