By Ian | 12 March, 2013
When offering support for Phoenix, it is necessary to set up some basic rules of what is allowed and what not. One of the topics is “Should monetary help be offered or not?”. The problem is that as soon as money comes into the “offering help” arena, people tend to start to think more of the money instead of the core basics.
Examples:
- The client starts to think on how they can use the money to relieve “the pain” instead of thinking about how to get to grip with themselves and there long term strategy.
- The helper/consultant starts to think on how they can get the “best deal” out of the situation - even to the point where they will misuse the client to their own end.
I am only referring to the money that would flow to the client - not to any money that might cover the expenses of the support team or services.
On the other hand, if a helper can support the client by offering their business services or integrating the future clients services into their own business offerings (i.e. like a joint venture), then both sides have an advantage. (The difficulty here is to make sure that the business offerings is only a side topic and not the main reason why the helper is involved).
The purpose of Phoenix is to help/bootstrap the client so as to quickly get them on their feet and to create a supportive living environment, including the family.
Basic money giving would just direct the focus of the people involved away from the core directive. So perhaps having a basic rule like “Phoenix offers no financial help” would be advantageous for the cause.