Case Management and Service Coordination Flashcards
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The PRIMARY goal of case management in clinical social work is to:
Answer: Ensure clients receive coordinated, comprehensive services that meet their individualized needs
Case management aims to coordinate services across systems to address clients' comprehensive needs in an integrated, individualized way.
In Assertive Community Treatment (ACT), which feature MOST distinguishes it from traditional case management?
Answer: A multidisciplinary team provides intensive, mobile services 24/7 in the community
ACT uses a multidisciplinary team that delivers high-intensity services in natural community settings around the clock, designed for individuals with severe mental illness.
When conducting a biopsychosocial assessment, the LCSW should gather information about all of the following EXCEPT:
Answer: Client's insurance reimbursement eligibility
A biopsychosocial assessment focuses on biological, psychological, and social factors affecting the client's functioning — insurance eligibility is an administrative, not clinical, concern.
Which level of care in behavioral health treatment provides 9 or more hours of structured programming per week while allowing the client to live at home?
Answer: Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
IOP typically provides 9 or more hours of structured treatment per week and is used as a step-down from residential care or step-up from standard outpatient.
A client is being discharged from inpatient psychiatric hospitalization. The MOST important priority for the LCSW in discharge planning is:
Answer: Ensuring a warm handoff to outpatient services with a follow-up appointment within 7 days
Research shows that timely follow-up within 7 days of psychiatric discharge significantly reduces readmission rates and supports continuity of care.
In motivational interviewing, the 'spirit' of MI includes which of the following core elements?
Answer: Partnership, acceptance, compassion, and evocation
The spirit of MI encompasses partnership, acceptance, compassion, and evocation — creating a collaborative relationship that draws out the client's own motivation for change.