Deck 1: Case Management: Definition and Responsibilities

Question 1

What are the 4 levels of case management?​

Answer 1

Intensive,Administrative,Resource Coordination and Blended​

Question 2

What is the foundation for the development of a client plan for service or treatment?​

Answer 2

Assessment

Question 3

Peer support has many benefits.Outline at least 2 and describe who and how they benefit.

Answer 3

Answers will vary​

Question 4

The case manager links the client to a specific social service that:​

A) ​Is open-ended so that the client can continue with the program indefinitely
B) ​Will work on the identified issues to the exclusion of other issues that may come up during treatment
C) ​Will help the client to implement the goals and work on the issues that both the case manager and the client deemed important
D) ​Is looking for patients to fill their available slots

Question 5

Briefly describe the use of Informal and Social support systems.How and when is it appropriate to use these systems.

Question 6

Give 3 examples of Informal and Folk supports that a case manager will refer a client to for help.

Question 7

The case manager should avoid using the following resource(s)in the planning stage of the client's care:​

A) ​A family member suspected of abusing the client
B) ​Peer support
C) ​Social service agencies
D) ​Community resources

Question 8

The individualized treatment plan would avoid taking into consideration:​

A) ​The person's individual strengths and interests
B) ​The person's personal goals
C) ​Recruiting community support for donations of services and resources
D) ​Streamlining the plan for efficiency of managing the group's care

Question 9

The resiliency model of case management refers to:

A) ​The changing view of mental illness and substance abuse from one of gradual deterioration to one of recovery and a productive life
B) ​Emphasis on the client's personal choices and activities for the life that is most meaningful to that individual
C) ​A positive view of the child's life and circumstances in which the provider actively seeks the child's strengths on which to build
D) ​The movement toward services that are diverse enough to meet the client's needs, are well coordinated and easily accessible

Question 10

In considering the level of assistance a client needs,the agency will:

A) ​Always assign the most intensive level case manager so that the client can have the most individual attention
B) ​Assess the client's situation during the intake interview, and assign a case manager based on determined need
C) ​Simply assign an administrative case manager at first to assess the level of need
D) ​Assign a resource coordinator to assist the client in handling the details of the treatment plan

Question 11

Once the client has been linked to the services he or she needs,the case worker must:​

A) ​Continue monitoring the client's progress and advocating for his or her needs
B) ​File a report and close the client's case
C) ​Allow the client's other social service workers' requirements to take precedence
D) ​Avoid contacting the client's other service professionals to coordinate care, in the interest of protecting the client's privacy

Question 12

The purpose of the intake assessment is to:​

A) ​Pinpoint the person's specific disorder
B) ​Develop an accurate profile of the client's problem
C) ​Avoid delving into the person's social life
D) ​Keep the person focused on presenting problem

Question 13

Briefly describe an assessment of a client and a few of the elements the case manager looks at to formulate a plan.

Question 14

A plan that is formulated after the assessment phase is a/n?​

Question 15

The responsibility of the case manager includes:​

A) ​Diagnosing the patient
B) ​Finding payment sources for the patient's care
C) ​Creating a treatment plan for the patient's diagnosis type
D) ​Assessing the individual's total situation and addressing the needs and problems found in that assessment

Question 16

A case manager's interventions can be considered therapeutic in that:​

A) ​The case manager is a trained psychotherapist
B) ​The case manager can provide medications that help the client deal with emotional disorders
C) ​The case manager can help the client learn life skills that will make the client more effective in his or her daily life
D) ​The case manager can treat the client's problems without making a referral to a clinical therapist

Question 17

Beyond assessment and planning,what are the 2 other steps of case management?​

Question 18

As a case manager representing a client who is within a Managed Care Organization,you:​

A) ​Owe it to the client to advocate for services that you feel are in the client's best interest
B) ​Keep your focus on controlling costs
C) ​Use a decision tree to help decide what treatments and services are appropriate
D) ​Defer to the MCO case manager when deciding on the client's treatment options

Question 19

Describe briefly the 2 reasons a case manager monitors the services provided to clients.