Training Needs for Providing Case Management for the Long-Term Care Client: Lessons from the National Channeling Demonstration

Case managers face special challenges in working with elderly clients who need long-term care. To meet these challenges they require population-specific training in understanding clients, analyzing the service environment, and in mastering techniques of case management. Ongoing support and supervisi...

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Published in:The Gerontologist 1988-04, Vol.28 (2), p.172-176
Main Authors: Applebaum, Robert A., Wilson, Nancy L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Community Health Services - organization & administration
Community-based care
Health care
Humans
Inservice Training
Long term health care
Long-Term Care - organization & administration
Older people
Patient Care Planning
Pilot Projects
Service coordination
Social work
United States
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Summary:Case managers face special challenges in working with elderly clients who need long-term care. To meet these challenges they require population-specific training in understanding clients, analyzing the service environment, and in mastering techniques of case management. Ongoing support and supervision is also an essential aspect of good case management practice.
ISSN:0016-9013
1758-5341
DOI:10.1093/geront/28.2.172