Social Work Case Management

Case Studies From the Frontlines

Michael J. Holosko

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Year: 2017
• Print ISBN: 9781483374475
• eBook ISBN: 9781483374482
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Social Work
• Index: Social Sciences

Written by a social worker for social workers!

 

This innovative book equips readers with the knowledge and skills they need to be effective case management practitioners in a variety of health and human service organizations. A must-read for students and professionals in social work, this important work introduces a unique Task-Centered Case Management Model built around the unifying principles of the profession—person-in-environment, strengths-based work, and ecological perspective. Over twenty case studies by case managers and professionals offer innovative practice insights, illustrating the practice roles and responsibilities of today?s case managers and the realities of conducting case management in today's growing, exciting, and challenging field. 

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Publisher Note
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Glossary of 101 Commonly Used Case Management Terms
• PART I Trends, History, Social Work Case Management Model, and Practice Competencies
• 1 Current Trends Shaping Social Work Case Management
• 2 The History of Social Work Case Management
• 3 Task-Centered Case Management (TCCMG)
• 4 Social Work Case Management
• PART II Social Work Case Management in Selected North American and Chinese Settings: The Frontlines of Practice
• 5 Social Work Case Management in an Assertive Community Treatment Program in London, Ontario, Canada
• 6 Case Management for Persons Living With HIV and AIDS
• 7 Elder Care Services and Case Management
• 8 The N.E. Homeless Shelter in Athens, Georgia
• 9 Case Management With Homeless Veterans
• 10 In-Patient Psychiatric Case Management
• 11 La Frontera: Coordinación de los Servicios de Trabajo Social para los Menores sin Acompañante en Arizona*
• 12 Children’s Wish Foundation International in Atlanta, Georgia
• 13 Medical Case Management in an HIV/AIDS Outpatient Clinic
• 14 Case Management in the Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Children: A Social Work Perspective
• 15 Youth At-Risk of Socio-Economic Exclusion, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), and Case Management Practice in Hong Kong
• 16 Case Management in Head Start Centers
• 17 Child Welfare (Foster Care) Services and Case Management
• 18 Case Management With Long-Term Care Applicants in Ontario, Canada
• 19 Serious Mental Illnesses and Dual Diagnoses Case Management
• 20 Juvenile Court Social Work Case Manager
• 21 Medical Case Management Social Work
• 22 Mental Health Case Manager/Caseworker in a Community Center Setting in Kentucky
• 23 Case Management in a Senior Resource Center in North Carolina
• 24 Social Work and Case Management: Homelessness Prevention
• 25 Child Protective Services and Case Management
• 26 Manejadores de Casos de Salud Mental en el Sistema de Salud para Veteranos en la Región del Caribe*
• PART III What Did our Swcms Tell us? Competencies Versus Curricula
• 27 Social Work Case Management: Onward and Upward!
• Index