Abstract
This subject will explore the context of case management practice. The broad spectrum of functions of case management, the skills required for client assessments and collaborative decision making. It will consider a range of opportunities and challenges experienced when providing person-centred care within diverse contexts including understanding concepts of vulnerability, … For more content click the Read More button below.
Syllabus
The purpose and function of case managementThe context of practice - e.g. organisational context, socio-politico-cultural contexts, geographical locationsModels of healthcare in case managementWorking with consumers/clients, families and carers, including Indigenous Australians, in complex diverse situationsLeading and facilitating goal-directed planningWorking inter-professionally and inter-sectorallyManaging resources and referrals
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
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be able to identify and apply theoretical frameworks that inform case management practice;
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be able to critically analyse the complexities that impact on person-centred care in the context of case management and demonstrate advanced skills required to comprehensively assess the needs of patients/clients;
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be able to develop innovative and advanced methods of planning, implementing and evaluating interdisciplinary approaches to case management;
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be able to integrate and apply Indigenous Australian cultural competence to practice;
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be able to critique their own values and beliefs in relation to case management and evaluate its impact on practice; and
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be able to apply professional behaviours relating to global citizenship to work effectively in transcultural contexts.