LA 342 Introduction to Case Management
This course will examine the evolution of the process of providing case management services to individuals in society that require comprehensive, coordination, and human service integration to ensure continuity of care. Case Management task such as referrals, collaboration with other professionals, consultation, assessment and service planning will be covered. Students will have the opportunity to look at historical types of case management-service provision from the Temperance Movement, Deinstitutionalization, Social Work and Social Psychiatry, to the current use of COBRA and Community based Case Management. Students will be provided with the knowledge and skills necessary to engage in case management activities which brings resources, agencies, and significant collaterals in the individual's life together within a planned framework of action towards the achievement of stability and an improved quality of life.