Screening, Assessment and Case Management

Based on the cultural beliefs, values, and needs of a client/support system, and in collaboration with all service providers, screening, assessment, and case management enables clients with support systems to be linked with appropriate providers of care and resources throughout the realm of health and community services and across various care settings. They do so while ensuring that the care provided is safe, effective, client-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable. This course will identify the range of diverse service settings in which people with addictions and mental health concerns present, and will examine reasons why the majority of people with addiction and mental health questions do not seek specialized treatment, drop out prematurely, or "fall through the cracks" attempting to navigate multiple service systems. Based on a foundation model of trauma-informed care, students will use care-based applications to screening and assessment tools for addiction and mental health matters, and will critically reflect on the shortcomings of these tools among specific populations, including Indigenous Peoples and culturally specific groups.

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