The ABCs of Social Work Case Management
Broaden Knowledge
Genogram
- Psycho-education: education about a certain situation or condition that causes psychological stress
- The goal is for the client to understand and be better able to deal with the presented situation. Client's strengths, resources and coping skills are reinforced
- Key topics: Health Management, Functional status / care needs; Resources, Stress Management, Communication, Emotions.
Social Work Case Management
Eco Map
Assessing Client-in-Environment
- A method of providing services
- A professional social worker assesses the needs of the client (including family); and arranges, coordinates, monitors, evaluates, and advocates for a package of multiple services to meet the specific client’s needs
- Addresses both the individual client’s biopsychosocial status, and the state of the social system in which case management operates
- A family diagram, which can be thought of as an elaboration of the family tree
- A way of mapping family patterns and relationships across at least three generations
- Shows the resources client/family has in the community
Connect to Resources
The Bio-Psycho-Social Model
The ABCs
- Explore options with client and family
Client-Specific Resource Map
To consider:
- Client’s socio-economic set-up
- Client’s psycho-social needs