SWK 321 - PRO DIMENSIONS OF CASE MGM

Institution:

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Subject:

Social Work

Description:

This course is the second course in case management and is focused on the professional context of case management including behaviors and functioning of the case manager. Organizational and social policy context of case management are examined both at national and international levels. The course examines the case manager's use of self in exercising professional roles, duties, activities, and interactions with people served. The course covers the role of professional values that are necessary to practice case management across fields, disciplines, and clienteles. Various professional codes of ethics will be examined and ethical decision making techniques will be learned. Issues related to personal safety, conflict resolution, legal issues and documentation of services will be considered. Professional case management societies domestically and abroad will be studied with attention to cross national comparisons of best practice models.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.kutztown.edu/

Phone Number:

(610) 683-4000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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