Behavioral Health Case Manager
Job Summary
A Case Manager is someone who works as an advocate, navigator, and coordinator of services and resources for their clients to help them manage their social, medical, and other care needs. Case managers work in a variety of settings. Across all settings there are five key components of case management: assessment of the client’s strengths and needs; treatment/case planning; referrals to other services and supports; monitoring and follow up; and advocacy and support. Regardless of the population you serve as a case manager, a substantial focus of treatment planning work with clients is the promotion and development of safe and healthy coping mechanisms
Required Education / Training Summary
To become certified as a Case Manager, you may be required to have a post-secondary degree (associate, bachelor’s, or master’s) in a related field, depending on the setting and the employer.