Contemporary Theories for Case Management

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Abstract

This subject critically analyses theories and strengths-based frameworks informing case management practice, and seeks to critique those that stem from a colonising ideology. Students will benefit from learning how colonisation impacts on contemporary human services case management. Case management is a widely accepted and effective model of practice in health, human services, and other community-based sectors supporting people with complex needs. This subject will examine the generic skills used in case management and their application by a range of disciplines, and associated practice settings. It will explore the diverse contexts where case management is delivered including, but not limited to, the disability sector, person directed care and commissioning frameworks, and how these contexts are impacted by certain discourses and policy that come from initiatives such as Reconciliation, and Closing the Gap. An analysis of those frameworks will help identify the delivery of models of practice.

Syllabus

Discipline specific contributions to the case management roleLocating and evaluating literature to inform best practice in Case Management across varied disciplinesCritical examination of case management and its implementation as a means of service deliveryTheories and frameworks that inform case management models of practice, including strengths-based practice, and how these theories … For more content click the Read More button below.

Discipline specific contributions to the case management role
Locating and evaluating literature to inform best practice in Case Management across varied disciplines
Critical examination of case management and its implementation as a means of service delivery
Theories and frameworks that inform case management models of practice, including strengths-based practice, and how these theories can stem from colonising ideologies, and colonisation practices
Relevant policies including those that address Reconciliation, and Closing the Gap, and how these underpin practice
Commissioning frameworks and other strategic delivery approaches, including Indigenous Australian ways of thinking, being, and doing, that impact on case management and how these shape its practice

Assessment items

1. Practice: visualisation/reflection & principles

2. Practice Report

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:

be able to independently research, apply and critique the theories and frameworks that inform case management practice in diverse practice settings considering the contribution that different disciplines make to this mode of practice;

be able to locate and evaluate social policies (including those that are underpinned by colonial ideologies and/or cultural bias) that inform case management practice and provide strategies informed by critical reading for case management implementation to meet policy requirements;

be able to independently research contemporary frameworks directing service delivery, and examine the strategies for implementation of case management that meets current service delivery expectations, including from the impacts on Indigenous Australians that arise from Reconciliation, and Closing the Gap;

be able to independently research and critique specialised knowledge for the implementation of case management with specific client groups to address specific needs, including evaluation of how case-management policy and practice can be structured to support the aspirations of First Nations peoples; and

be able to independently analyse and apply practice principles of case management including person centred care, strengths-based models, human rights, social justice and advocacy to meet the needs of diverse and vulnerable client groups.