Case Management : Policy, Practice, and Professional Business

Di Gursansky

ISBN 10: 0231129718 / ISBN 13: 9780231129718

Published by Columbia University Press Feb 2003, 2003

About this Item

Neuware - This book provides a wide-ranging overview of the diversity and complexity of case management practice in various regions and settings, within varying policy and regulatory frameworks, and in the context of a number of different client groups. It is structured around broad approaches to three areas: case management policy, case management practice, and issues surrounding the management, education, and regulation of case management. Part I discusses how case management originally emerged as a way of developing individually tailored plans for clients who were transferring from institutional care to independent living in the community and provides workers with the tools that they need to become successful case managers, regardless of their disciplinary background. Part II frames case management practice within a range of foci of specific significance in particular practice settings, such as cost containment and managed care, surveillance and social control, the role of clients, and issues surrounding client control in case management. In addition, it covers key issues in the ethics of professional case management practice. Part III explores the concept of new managerialism, the changing roles of professionals in this context, and questions of educational requirements for case management practice. It also discusses the debates surrounding regulation, certification and accreditation of case management practice and standards and guidelines for case management. In addition, it directly confronts the issues of competition between professional groups and offers a sound analysis of the issues.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Case Management : Policy, Practice, and Professional Business
• Publisher: Columbia University Press Feb 2003
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0231129718
• ISBN 13: 9780231129718
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 212W x 141H x 19D millimeters 212 millimeters width by 141 millimeters height by 19 millimeters depth
• Weight: 386 grams

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Synopsis

This book provides a wide-ranging overview of the diversity and complexity of case management practice in various regions and settings, within varying policy and regulatory frameworks, and in the context of a number of different client groups. It is structured around broad approaches to three areas: case management policy, case management practice, and issues surrounding the management, education, and regulation of case management. Part I discusses how case management originally emerged as a way of developing individually tailored plans for clients who were transferring from institutional care to independent living in the community and provides workers with the tools that they need to become successful case managers, regardless of their disciplinary background. Part II frames case management practice within a range of foci of specific significance in particular practice settings, such as cost containment and managed care, surveillance and social control, the role of clients, and issues surrounding client control in case management. In addition, it covers key issues in the ethics of professional case management practice. Part III explores the concept of new managerialism, the changing roles of professionals in this context, and questions of educational requirements for case management practice. It also discusses the debates surrounding regulation, certification and accreditation of case management practice and standards and guidelines for case management. In addition, it directly confronts the issues of competition between professional groups and offers a sound analysis of the issues.

About the Author

Di Gursansky, Judy Harvey, and Rosemary Kennedy all lecture in the School of Social Work and Social Policy at the University of South Australia and are the leading writers on case management in Australia.