Fundamentals of Case Management Practice: Skills for the Human Services
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (593 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0534511678 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 416 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-23 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Nancy Summers presents a step-by-step case management procedure that takes students from intake to termination by providing clear directions for each step in the process, practical "how to" tips, and using practice scenarios taken from real case management situations. The workbook includes actual agency forms providing students with the opportunity to practice using forms similar to those they will use in agencies.. This practical, "how-to" workbook is designed to prepare students to walk away from the classroom into a social service setting and be able to function competently in the most basic skills, decisions, and discussions
Amarie said Three Stars. Brought for school.. Became my Case Management bible. This is a text you will use day in a day out--never give it away, you will be sorry.I love the text's format. The ethics exercises, hypothetical client needs exercises, practice exercises for every chapter, and forms in the appendix are all fantastic/brilliant.This is a must need tool for case management.. "Great Case Management Text" according to Mendel Mordecai. As a former clinician I find the book realistic and one that I wish I had used when I obtained my MSW. There are some shorter books that are very good but none with the depth and breadth of this particular work. I use this book for half of a semester in conjunction with another text that covers psychotropic medication so it has to have some staying power. I used the previous edition and continue with this edition which has improved teaching aides. The PowerPoints are actually usable as is the test bank and that is most certainly not always the case. As a matter of fact most of the PowerPoint resources that I have used that
This is the best text out there for case management." . The exercises at the end of each chapter are absolutely terrific and make the material so interactive. The practice exercises for every chapter, and the forms in the appendices are all wonderful. This text has improved my case management class a thousand-fold.""Strengths: accessible, relevant, practical, useful, interesting, interactive, covers everything necessary for a case manager to know to start work. The ethics exercises, hypothetical client needs exercises. "I adopted this text … because it helps teach practical skills; it presents opportunity for interactive learning and it uses so many examples to help students understand the context for skill development.""I love the workbook format
She remains actively in touch with numerous professionals in a wide variety of programs and recently published work on the supervision of the less experienced human services worker. . Nancy Summers is a professor at Harrisburg Area Community College, where she has served as department chair. Summers was the director of public education for a mental health system and has worked with numerous agencies to provide training, improve services, and assist