Challenges in Case Management

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What is a key advantage of long-term follow-up in case management?

Determining the root causes of mental illness

Holding case management programs accountable for systemic failures

Assessing the quality of treatment plans

Identifying the most effective referral sources (correct)

Why is it important to track the outcomes of former clients?

To identify areas for improvement in community support systems (correct)

To ensure that case managers are working efficiently

To demonstrate the success of case management programs

To allocate more resources to case management programs

What is a systemic barrier to providing long-term support to clients?

Lack of funding for case management programs

Changes in welfare laws (correct)

Poor communication between referral sources

Inadequate training for case managers

What may hinder a case manager's ability to develop a meaningful relationship with clients?

Mental or physical impairments of the client Signup and view all the answers

Why is it challenging to allocate time for long-term follow-up in case management?

Because of increasing caseloads and decreasing budgets Signup and view all the answers

Why might some clients be uncooperative or hostile in case management?

They have had negative experiences with social services in the past Signup and view all the answers

When working with vulnerable populations, what group should be considered as clients alongside the identified patient?

Family members Signup and view all the answers

In situations where a strong client-worker relationship is not possible, what can a case manager still do to be helpful?

Offer referrals to other services Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary responsibility of case managers in terms of long-term support?

Designing better long-term community support systems Signup and view all the answers

What may limit a case manager's ability to empower clients?

Client's lack of power to resolve a problem Signup and view all the answers

What is a key benefit of long-term follow-up in terms of client empowerment?

Enabling clients to maintain themselves with dignity Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of case management in many instances?

To have clients take increasing levels of responsibility for achieving identified goals Signup and view all the answers

What can create systemic barriers to support in case management?

Past negative experiences with social services Signup and view all the answers

What is a critical part of the incremental process of increasing client self-confidence?

The case manager's ability to increase a client's self-confidence Signup and view all the answers

What is required to gauge when clients are ready and able to do for themselves?

An accurate and continuing sense of where the client is in the helping process Signup and view all the answers

In what situations may a case manager need to rely on alternative forms of support?

When a client has a mental or physical impairment Signup and view all the answers

What is the outcome of moving from doing for, to doing with, to having clients do for themselves?

Increased client self-confidence, self-sufficiency, and independence Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of a case manager in empowering clients?

Enabler/Teacher/Mediator Signup and view all the answers

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