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Case Management for Enhanced Results

Published: 18 Sep 2020 Tagged: case managementchildrencollaborationefficiencylearning differenceslearning difficultieslearning disordersparentspartnershippre-schoolerspreschoolerprimary schoolersschoolsecondary schoolersstrategyteachers
Case Management for Enhanced Results

School years can represent the opportunity for both positive and negative experiences, depending on many factors such as the relationship of the child with the family, classmates, teachers and even the school administration and staff. Sometimes, learning difficulties from neurodiversity, different social or cultural background, or even some physical disability or mental health condition might hinder the child’s performance at school, affecting not only future professional perspectives but self-confidence and social relationships. An extremely important professional called Case Manager can be there to analyse the situation and strategize solutions to minimise negative factors or even improve underperforming activities.

According to Rapp and Goscha (2004), there are some relevant principles of case management that ensure the quality of this service for children and their families:

  • Case managers should deliver as much of the “help” or service as possible, rather than making referrals to multiple formal services.
  • Work is in the community.
  • Both individual and team case management works.
  • Case managers have primary responsibility for a person's services.
  • Caseload size should be small enough to allow for a relative high frequency of contact.
  • Case management service should be time-unlimited, if necessary.
  • People need access to familiar persons 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
  • Case managers should foster choice.

Open Training and Education Network (OTEN) has provided a very interesting simulation of a meeting with all needed professionals to work in tandem with a case manager in order to provide efficient and supporting services to a child and family needing such services:

Speakable team is supported by our Case Manager Henrique Santos, who is always ready to help analyse and develop integrated solutions for our clients. In case you are interested in having our support, never hesitate in contacting us!

Rapp, C. A. & Goscha, R. J. (2004). The principles of effective case management of mental health services. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 27(4), 319-333.

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