What are Case Management Services (CSM Services)?

Case Management Services are often provided in the individual’s home or in other community settings. Case Management Services help people gain access to needed community services and resources in the areas of housing, education, medical/health care, behavioral health, financial, social/ recreational, transportation and vocational services. CSM Services help to coordinate services when the individual is involved with multiple agencies and/or programs. CSM Services coordinate with the psychiatrist when an individual is receiving medication services to treat a mental illness. CSM Services provide supportive services such as social skills training, parent education, help learning new coping skills, development of new ways of relating, supportive counseling, and crisis intervention,

How do Case Management Services help individuals?

Case Management Services help people to manage their mental illness, access community resources, participate in the community and helps them to be as independent as possible. A person-centered planning approach is used to help identify an individual’s strengths, dreams, goals and desires. Services are provided as often as necessary to meet the needs of each individual person.