Course Title: Undertake case management for clients with complex needs

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4328 Certificate IV in Alcohol and Other Drugs

Course Title: Undertake case management for clients with complex needs

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 50

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

HWSS5523C

City Campus

TAFE

365T Global, Urban and Social Studies

Face-to-Face or Workplace

Term1 2014,
Term1 2015

Course Contact: Chris Walters

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 8268

Course Contact Email: chris.walters@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This course describes the knowledge and skills required to provide case management to clients who have already been assessed and whose needs have been identified as extending across a number of areas, such as aged care, community care, disability, mental health, drugs, alcohol or homelessness.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Not applicable



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

CHCCM404A Undertake case management for clients with complex needs

Elements:

1. Work within a case management framework suitable for the client's needs

2. Identify services required to deal with the client's complex needs

3. Develop priorities for service and support inputs

4. Implement and monitor agreed upon activities and processes


Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course, you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate your competency in the above elements.
 


Overview of Assessment

There are a variety of tools used to assess this course; a major tool is one hundred and sixty (160) hours of practical placement that will provide you with the learning opportunities necessary to develop the required skills knowledge and attitude.
Other assessment tasks involve the completion of an Individual Treatment Plan for a case study client.