Fundamentals of Case Management: Overview

Goals and Objectives

Goal 1: The learner will acquire knowledge of case manager roles.

Objectives:

• List the roles a case manager may assume.
• Describe advocacy, connecting persons to community resources, counseling, gatekeeper and monitoring.

Goal 2: The learner will comprehend the principles of case management services.

Objectives:

• Summarize the five principles of case management services.
• Associate an example to normalization, self-determination, informed choice, community integration and inclusion and protection of individuals served.

Goal 3: The learner will apply the appropriate law(s) to protect individual privacy, health and safety.

Objectives:

• Summarize the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act
• Summarize the Minnesota Reporting of Maltreatment of Minors Act
• Summarize the Minnesota Vulnerable Adults Act
• Given an example, apply one or more of the three statues that provide for the protection of an individual.

Goal 4: The learner will demonstrate knowledge of common case management processes.

Objective:

• Define intake, eligibility determination and screening.
• Define plan development, service authorization and plan implementation.
• Define plan monitoring, evaluation and revision.
  

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