Diversity in case management modalities: The summit model
Creator
Peterson G A; Drone I D; Munetz M R
Publisher
Community Mental Health Journal
Date
1997
1997-06
Description
Though ubiquitous in community mental health agencies, case management suffers from a lack of consensus regarding its definition, essential components, and appropriate application. Meaningful comparisons of various case management models await such a consensus. Global assessments of case management must be replaced by empirical studies of specific interventions with respect to the needs of specific populations. The authors describe a highly differentiated and prescriptive system of case management involving the application of more than one model of service delivery. Such a diversified and targeted system offers an opportunity to study the technology of case management in a more meaningful manner.
Subject
care; clients; continuity; Environmental & Occupational; Health; Health Care Sciences & Services; impact; intensive case-management; program; Psychiatry; Public