TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION: NATIONAL SKILL SET FOR EFFECTIVE CASE MANAGEMENT
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SCOPE AND PURPOSE OF THE NATIONAL SKILL SET WORKBOOK (NSSW) . ..................................................... 1
INTERPRETATION OF THE NATIONAL SKILL SET WORKBOOK (NSSW) ............................................................. 1
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL SKILL SET WORKBOOK (NSSW) ................... 1
NATIONAL SKILL SET WORKBOOK (NSSW) RECORD .......................................................................................... 2
NSSW STANDARD ONE: CASE IDENTIFICATION (SCREENING) AND ASSESSMENT RECORD.............................. 3
NSSW STANDARD TWO: PLANNING RECORD ..................................................................................................... 4
NSSW STANDARD THREE: MONITORING RECORD ............................................................................................. 5
NSSW STANDARD FOUR: EVALUATION AND OUTCOMES RECORD .................................................................. 6
CHAPTER ONE
NATIONAL KEY SKILL SET FOR CASE MANAGEMENT ....................................................................................................... 7
NATIONAL KEY SKILL SET MATRIX ..................................................................................................................................... 7
1. ADVOCACY ............................................................................................................................................................. 7
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2. CARE PLANNING AND GOAL SETTING ................................................................................................................... 8
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3. CASE CONFERENCING ........................................................................................................................................... 10
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4. COMMUNICATION ................................................................................................................................................ 12
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5. CULTURAL SENSITIVITY . ....................................................................................................................................... 14
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6. DOCUMENTATION ................................................................................................................................................ 15
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7. FINANCIAL ACUMEN . ........................................................................................................................................... 18
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8. INTERVIEWING AND ASSESSMENT ....................................................................................................................... 19
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9. MONITORING, REVIEW AND EVALUATION ......................................................................................................... 21
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10. NETWORKING AND COLLABORATION ............................................................................................................... 25
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CHAPTER TWO
STANDARD ONE – CASE IDENTIFICATION (SCREENING) AND ASSESSMENT .................................................................. 31
NATIONAL KEY SKILL SET CHECKLIST ............................................................................................................................... 31
REFLECTIVE PRACTICE EXERCISES ..................................................................................................................................... 31
REFERENCES ....................................................................................................................................................................... 44
CHAPTER THREE
STANDARD TWO – PLANNING .......................................................................................................................................... 45
NATIONAL KEY SKILL SET CHECKLIST ............................................................................................................................... 45
REFLECTIVE PRACTICE EXERCISES ..................................................................................................................................... 45
REFERENCES ....................................................................................................................................................................... 59
CHAPTER FOUR
STANDARD THREE – MONITORING .................................................................................................................................. 60
NATIONAL KEY SKILL SET CHECKLIST ............................................................................................................................... 60
REFLECTIVE PRACTICE EXERCISES ..................................................................................................................................... 60
REFERENCES ....................................................................................................................................................................... 70
CHAPTER FIVE
STANDARD FOUR – EVALUATION AND OUTCOMES ....................................................................................................... 71
NATIONAL KEY SKILL SET CHECKLIST ............................................................................................................................... 71
REFLECTIVE PRACTICE EXERCISES ..................................................................................................................................... 71
REFERENCES ....................................................................................................................................................................... 90