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Associate Fellow Members (AFCMSA) of the Case Management Society of Australia & New Zealand (CMSA)
adhere to the CMSA National Standards & National Code of Ethics for Case Management in all their day-to-
day professional interactions with colleagues, the community, clients & /or representatives, key stakeholders &
employer thus contributing to the veracity, integrity & fidelity of the profession of case management.
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THE ASSOCIATE FELLOW APPLICATION GUIDELINES
The Associate Fellow Application Guidelines (herein referred to as “the Guidelines”) are designed to provide you with details pertaining
to the application process and transparency of the information you are required to submit to the CMSA in your application for
recognition as an Associate Fellow (AFCMSA).
It is an obligatory requirement for each candidate to read in full all of the information within the Guidelines prior to submitting their
online application to the CMSA. The rationale behind this stipulation is that the candidate is fully prepared and has all the information
to hand for the successful completion of their online application.
For all questions and or queries related to an application the candidate should on the first occasion refer to the Guidelines, for detailed
information prior to contacting the CMSA.
APPLYING TO BE AN ASSOCIATE FELLOW
To be eligible to apply for an affiliate membership a candidate must demonstrate they have the advanced knowledge, skills, experience,
and/or qualifications as outlined within the pre-requisite requirements pursuant to an Associate Fellow as follows:
• minimum of five (5) years FTE (9120 hours) vocational case management experience, including practical application (i.e. case
management practice and/or the management/supervision of case managers or case management programs) or theoretical
application (i.e. case management education or research). The individual must have 12 months (1824 hours) experience in the
last three (3) years;
• seventy two (72) hours of Professional Training and Development activities in the past three (3) years;
• two (2) signed professional references.
All applications for recognition as an Associate Fellow must be submitted to the CMSA online. The CMSA will not accept nor process
any applications (either full or part thereof) received by mail, email or facsimile. Accordingly, you will be required to provide certified
copies (as outlined within the Guidelines) of all original documents as evidence in support of your application.
For these documents to be submitted to the CMSA at the time of your online application it is important that you have access to a
scanned copy of each and every certified document to attach (i.e. upload from your personal computer). If you are not “computer savy”
the CMSA recommends that you seek assistance from another individual or your employer to support you in completing your online
application. The CMSA regrets to inform you that we cannot provide you with this support at the time of your online application.
• Certificate of Attainment
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T01 Case Management (National Certification) Competency Training;
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