Case Management is the coordination of a client’s services together with the records that treatment requires: documentation, reports and recordkeeping.
What it covers
In behavioral health and addiction treatment, case management is the function through which a counselor coordinates the services a client receives and keeps a written record of the client’s progress.
Students gain knowledge of the fundamental principles of counseling and the counseling relationship.
The catalog states: “The student will learn case management documentation requirements, reports and recordkeeping.”
Which program covers it
In InterCoast Colleges’ Alcohol and Drug Counseling Studies program, Associate of Applied Science Degree — Substance Use Disorder Counseling program and Behavioral Health Assistant program, case management is covered in the courses AOD227 and BHS127, Case Management.
The Alcohol and Drug Counseling Studies, Associate of Applied Science Degree — Substance Use Disorder Counseling and Behavioral Health Assistant outlines list AOD227 and BHS127 Case Management at 45 clock hours (45 lecture, 0 laboratory) and 3 semester credits.
Prerequisites for AOD227 and BHS127: none.
Case management sits alongside counseling skills, counseling micro-skills, group counseling and family dynamics in addiction in the Alcohol and Drug Counseling Studies, Associate of Applied Science Degree — Substance Use Disorder Counseling and Behavioral Health Assistant programs.
This topic is covered in the Behavioral Health Assistant program at InterCoast Colleges.