CMCT01_Case_Studies 2015

CASE STUDY 14 – EMILY

Emily is a 19 year old patient with Down Syndrome who is a new mother to a 2 day old infant male. She resides in supported accommodation (1 bedroom unit) with her 20 year old boyfriend Bennie who also has Downs Syndrome. Until recently Emily worked with Bennie at the Endeavour Foundation travelling daily to/from the workplace by public transport. Emily’s parents who live in a small rural community are presently on an extended overseas holiday and unaware of either their daughter’s pregnancy or childbirth. Bennie’s parents are both deceased. Both Emily and Bennie have a case worker who has been unsupportive of the pregnancy. All attempts to contact their case worker by phone or email have been unsuccessful. In conversation you learn that the couple have no baby supplies or equipment and thought that the hospital would give this to them. Both Emily and Bennie have not attended any antenatal classes and appear to have no understanding of how to care for a baby. Questions: 1. What guidelines from each of the CMSA National Standards of Practice for Case Management would you utilise in this case? 2. How does your proposed case management provide evidence of: A. Facilitating the personal development of Emily? (i.e. her individual, diverse and special needs, including her aspirations, choices, expectations, motivations, preferences and values) B. Advocating for Emily’s rights? (including developing Emily’s strengths to advocate for herself) C. Addressing Emily’s needs? (i.e. purposeful case management) D. Promoting sustainable solutions for Emily? (i.e. balances Emily’s needs with the available resources and any of your possible limitations as a case manager) E. Effective communication? (i.e. with Emily and all other Key Stakeholders) Instructions: 1. Please answer each of the questions below. 2. Please complete this activity with reference to the resource materials provided. 3. Please document and report your findings back to the group.

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