case management

Coordinating client services

Case management is the coordination of services for individuals with complex needs—medical, legal, or social.

A case manager assesses someone's situation, develops a plan, connects them to resources, and monitors progress.

The term appears in healthcare The hospital assigned a case manager to coordinate her treatment, social work Child welfare case management, and legal contexts immigration case management.

The goal is ensuring that someone navigating multiple systems or services doesn't fall through the cracks.

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service delivery model

case managementpsychotherapy

Treatment through guided conversation

clinical intervention · clinical practice · counseling · medical treatment · bedside care

approach to client care

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Help during acute emergencies

emergency response

care philosophy

case managementself-management

Governing oneself independently

Family

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