Generalist Case Management: A Method of Human Service Delivery - Softcover

Woodside, Marianne; McClam, Tricia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0534348971 ISBN 13: 9780534348977

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc, 1997

Synopsis

Focusing on the "how to's" of gathering information, writing reports, assessing clients' progress, and seeking out resources as a client advocate, this practical book is designed to help beginning practitioners and practicum students develop the skills they need to coordinate and provide direct services to a variety of populations. Invaluable as an on-the-job reference that beginning helpers can use when confronted with a difficulty or dilemma in managing cases, Woodside and McClam's book focuses on empowering clients to manage their own lives during the case management process, from the intake interview until termination. Important skills, such as writing reports, documenting services, using supervision, and mastering technology, are covered in the final chapter. Ideal for any beginning helper, the book includes real-life vignettes that illustrate the many ways in which the case management process is used in service delivery.

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Review

"Generalist Case Management is a solidly written and highly useful text. This book, by use of personal communication from human services workers and by inclusion of real cases with extensive documentation, has rendered the subject understandable by and interesting to undergraduate students. Kudos!" "What I have spent years gathering is contained in this text. It parallels what I teach and what I consider important for the entry level human service professional. I would adopt this text. It is timely and covers material that the human services student needs to work in the profession."

About the Author

Marianne Woodside, Professor Emerita, is affiliated with the Human Services, Mental Health Counseling, and Counselor Education programs at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She has taught introduction to human services, case management, methods of helping, and foundations of counselor education, and supervises practicum and internship. Her primary research interests are international human services, human service education, and case management. Dr. Woodside has served on the editorial boards for Journal of Human Service Education, American Association for Counseling and Development Journal, and Tennessee Counseling Journal. Additionally, she served as vice-president of regional development and secretary of the National Organization for Human Services Education. Dr. Woodside has published a wide range of journal articles and has an extensive record of presentations at national and international meetings. Her many awards include the Distinguished Recognition Award from the Council for Standards in Human Service Education, the Professional Development Research Award from the National Organization for Human Services Education, the Helen B. Watson Outstanding Faculty Research Award, and the Educator's Hall of Honor Award. With Tricia McClam, Dr. Woodside is co-author of the successful AN INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN SERVICES (8th Ed.), AN INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN SERVICES: CASES AND APPLICATIONS (8th Ed.), GENERALIST CASE MANAGEMENT: A METHOD OF HUMAN SERVICE DELIVERY (5th Ed.), PROBLEM SOLVING IN THE HELPING PROFESSIONS, HELPING PROCESS: ASSESSMENT TO TERMINATION, and INTERVIEWING: WHAT STUDENTS WANT TO KNOW. Dr. Woodside also wrote INTERNSHIP IN HUMAN SERVICES: HELPING STUDENTS FIND THEIR WAY (Sage).

Edition details

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0534348971
• ISBN 13: 9780534348977
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 371