Case Management

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can have the order to arrange a variety of different services or treatment to the client and hold the whole service smoothly. But my weaknesses are not enough patience, because the case manager’s should plan role begin in the early stages of the helping process and continues until services are terminated. However, I can improve it so it is not a big problem for the management.

For the role of problem-solver, my strengths are I will stay calm when have a trouble, I won’t panic cause I have already worked for 5 years part-time job. So I learn how to solve different problems include arise unexpectedly problems and time must be allotted each day for the client (Woodside, M. &McClam, T. (2013). Generalist Case Management: A Method of Human Service Delivery (4th Edition)), (Frankel, A.J. & Gelman, S.R. (2012). Case Management: An Introduction to Concepts and skills (3rd Edition).).

When I am working with mental health and chronic mental illness, it is easy to label them, because chronic mental illness is one kind of ex-mentally. Most people are afraid the mentally ill cause we due to a lack of mental health knowledge, although I had received related education and training, but still can not be avoided affect by the personal values and attitude. At the same time, the patient will need help in understanding the implications of the diagnosis, the course the disease will take, and the treatment options available. The patient will need a lot of emotional support as well, but these services will affect by my attitude. Also the religious background problem, my religious beliefs may conflict with client than it will affect my commitment in working. In my opinion, I think living institutionalization depends on medication is the best for the client, but the client may want to live independently (Frankel, A.J. &Gelman, S.R. (2012). Case Management:An Introduction to Concepts and Skills (3rd Edition)), .

The ways to overcome the challenge are treating them as normal to respect them, it is important that to be polite when dealing with equality. Also, do not care too much for them to have the confidence to allow them to learn independently. For my own personal values I will initiative to understand the proper knowledge of mental illness, obviating unnecessary speculation for myself and try to visit the psychiatric rehabilitation agency avoidance of doubt. In addition, I will learn to respect individual religious freedom, try to avoid the behavior and verbal religious conflict (Frankel, A.J. &Gelman, S.R. (2012). Case Management:An Introduction to Concepts and Skills (3rd Edition)),(The Mental Health Association of Hong Kong (2014)) .

Reference

AI Garcia, MSW. Fundamentals of Case Management Practice. United American Indian Involvement, Inc.

Summers, N. (2012). Fundamentals of case management Practice: Skills for the Human Services (4 th Edition). Belmont, CA:Books/Cole.

Woodside, M. &McClam, T. (2013). Generalist Case Management: A Method of Human Service Delivery (4th Edition) Belmont, CA:Books/Cole.

Frankel, A.J. & Gelman, S.R. (2012). Case Management: An Introduction to Concepts and skills (3rd Edition). Belmont, CA:Books/Cole

The Mental Health Association of Hong Kong. (2014). Retrieved from http://www.mhahk.org.hk/chi/index.htm