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The Case Management Society of Australia and New Zealand and Affiliates
(CMSA) Certification sets the benchmark of excellence in case management.
Certified Practising Case Managers™ (CPCM) and Certified Case Managers
(Non Practising)™ (CCMNP) adhere to the CMSA National Standards and
National Code of Ethics for Case Management and are recognised for their
advanced education, experience, knowledge and skills by their colleagues,
consumers and employers.
The Case Management Society of Australia and New Zealand and Affiliates (CMSA) Certification sets the benchmark of
excellence in case management. Certified Practising Case Managers™ (CPCM) and Certified Case Managers (Non Practising)™
(CCMNP) adhere to the CMSA National Standards and National Code of Ethics for Case Management and are recognised for
their advanced education, experience, knowledge and skills by their colleagues, consumers and employers.
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PATHWAY THREE (3) ~ CERTIFIED PRACTISING CASE MANAGER™
PRE-REQUISITES FOR PATHWAY THREE (3)
To be eligible to apply via this pathway an individual case management practitioner must have each of the following:
• a Diploma (including Graduate Diploma) OR Certificate (including Graduate Certificate) OR no formal qualification;
• copy of Curriculum Vitae (CV);
• five (5) years FTE (9120 hrs) vocational case management practice experience;
• seventy two (72) hrs of Professional Training and Development (PTD) in the last 3 years;
• Certificate of Attainment for CMCT01 Case Management (National Certification) Competency Training; and
• two (2) professional referees.
EXPLANATORY NOTES
• Full Time Equivalent (FTE) calculations are based on 38 hrs per week over 48 weeks.
• Vocational case management experience must be recent. An applicant must demonstrate they have practised for at least 12
months (1824 hrs) in the last 3 years.
• Referees must have been in professional working relationship with the applicant for at least 6 months in the last 3 years and familiar
with the applicant’s professional practice (i.e. practical, managerial or theoretical) and their certification application.
CERTIFIED CASE MANAGER (NON PRACTISING)™
PATHWAY FOUR (4) ~ CERTIFIED CASE MANAGER (NON PRACTISING)™
PRE-REQUISITES FOR PATHWAY FOUR (4)
To be eligible to apply via this pathway an individual case management professional must have each of the following:
• two (2) years FTE (3648 hrs) vocational case management experience, including managerial application (i.e. supervision of case
management practitioners and/or programs and/or portfolio/s) AND/OR theoretical application (i.e. case management education
or research);
• copy of Curriculum Vitae (CV);
• seventy two (72) hrs of Professional Training and Development (PTD) in the last 3 years;
• Certificate of Attainment for CMCT01 Case Management (National Certification) Competency Training; and
• two (2) professional referees.
DOCUMENTATION TO SUPPORT AN ONLINE APPLICATION FOR NATIONAL
CERTIFICATION
PATHWAY ONE (1) ~ CERTIFIED PRACTISING CASE MANAGER™
PRE-REQUISITES FOR
PATHWAY ONE (1)
DOCUMENT NAME
FILE TYPE
CERTIFIED COPY REQUIRED?
CHC82015 Graduate Certificate
in Client Assessment and Case
Management
OR PhD in case management
OR Masters degree in case
management (excludes Grad
Diploma)
Academic/Professional
Qualification (photocopy)
PDF (scanned copy)
Yes*
Copy of Curriculum Vitae (CV Microsoft Word or PDF
No