The Case Management Certificate Series

Be prepared to work as a care manager in the new integrated long-term care system.

The Case Management Certificate program is a continuing education training series for professionals in the field of aging and long-term care. There are two levels of certificates: introduction to case management and advanced case management.

All seminars are open enrollment and are held at the Pyle Center on campus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. This program is developed and coordinated by Suzanna Waters Castillo, PhD, Faculty Associate for the Department of Professional Development and Applied Studies (PDAS).

From National Association of Social Workers (NASW) standards for Social Work Case Management:

"Each Social Work Case Manager shall assume personal responsibility for continuing professional education. He/she should complete 90 hours of such education every three years in accordance with the NASW standards for continuing professional education."

Please note:  Anyone who wishes to can take this Case Management Certificate Series. It is a skills-based program to further your knowledge of case management practices for aging clients in long-term care situations.  However this does not "certify" you to become a case manager.

Benefits and Advantages of the Case Management Certificate Program

Benefits for you and your career:

1. You will learn the latest research and strategies for recognizing and treating the problems that your clients are facing.
2. You will learn to assist clients in overcoming barriers that interfere with medication regimen adherence when health literacy and cultural factors may be a problem.
3. You will learn to identify various types of depression related to late life mental health and intervention techniques to match treatment with client needs and characteristics.
4. You will learn research and breakthroughs in dementia and Alzheimer's diagnosis and treatment and current treatment.
5. You will learn, as a professional, how to assess and effectively respond to the emotional distress of clients with dementia and how to provide person-centered care that attends to the strengths and abilities of clients with dementia.

Advantages of the certificate series:

1. 15 continuing education hours: Introduction to Care Management
2. 25 continuing education hours: Advanced Care Management Certificate
3. State of Wisconsin NASW continuing education hours
4. Access to professional consultation
5. Skills that are applicable for working in the new integrated integrated care management system.
   

Upon completion of either of the Case Management Certificate series, you will receive:

• An Introductory or Advanced Care Management Certificate of Completion from UW-Madison.
• An official letter from the UW-Madison Department of Professional Development-Programs on Aging and Long-Term Care acknowledging your completion of the Case Management Certificate program.
• A list of all courses taken and CEUs earned to acquire the certificate.
  

Descriptions and courses:

• Introduction to Care Management: Certificate I
• Advanced Care Management: Certificate II

Introduction to Care Management: Certificate I

Certificate I must be completed over a two-year period.  After Certificate I is completed, you will then be eligible to proceed to the Care Management Certificate II series of classes.

Total CEUs: 15 hours

The following 3 workshops are core requirements for the Case Management Certificate I:

Case Management Certificate I Seminars	Dates	Description available	Register
Case management I: the functional assessment	Apr 12, 2010	Catalog	Register online
Case management II: service plan development	Apr 29, 2010	Catalog	Register online

View upcoming class list. Enrollment becomes available approximately 2 months prior to the start date of each program.

Advanced Case Management: Certificate II

Pre-requisite: Introduction to Care Management: Certificate I

Total CEUs: 25 hours

Certificate II is completed over a two-year period. The core 25 CEUs for the Advanced Case Management Certificate II must include seminars that fit the following advanced practice care management categories. All seminar announcements will be identified by one of the following Advanced Case Management Certificate categories:

• 10 hours= Clinical Practice (CP)
• 5 hours= Multidisciplinary Practice (MP)
• 5 hours= Consumer Empowerment (CE)
• 5 hours= Cultural Competency (CC)

The following 4 criteria are used for Advanced Case Management: Certificate II. They are cited from the text "Advanced Case Management" by Raiff and Shore.

1. Clinical Skill Development
2. Multidisciplinary Practice
3. Consumer Empowerment
4. Cultural Competency

The following choice of workshops are the core requirements for the Advanced Case Management: Certificate II:

Case Management Certificate II Seminars	CEUs	When offered	Description available	Register
An Overview of Key Issues in Geriatric Mental Health	5 hours	Fall 2009
The Color of Emotions	5 hours	Spring 2010	Information page	Register online
Dementia and creativity	5 hours	Spring 2010		Register online
Health Challenges and Late-Life Mental Illness: Part 1	5 hours	Fall 2009
Health Challenges and Late-Life Mental Illness: Part 2	5 hours	Fall 2009
Care that matters: providing person centered dementia care	5 hours	Spring 2010		Register online
The Star Method of Geriatric Mental Health: Part 1	5 hours	Fall 2009
The Star Method of Geriatric Mental Health: Part 1	5 hours	Fall 2009
Strengths based Case Management for Older Adults (3 separate seminars)	5 hours	Fall 2009

View upcoming class list. Enrollment becomes available approximately 2 months prior to the start date of each program.

 

Student comments

"Suzanna has the excellent ability to pull participants' comments together are they relate to the topics. The handouts, exercises and pace were all excellent as well." ~ Jane Smith, Nursing Home Administrator, Oneida Tribe

"There was a great deal of functional content in this program that was clearly presented and well organized. Excellent written reference information was given that we can take home for later." ~ Kelly Chapeta, RN Case Manager, Racine

"I really liked the setting and Suzanna's knowledge, warmth and good pacing. Great information was presented; use of time to work with case examples for practice was helpful; and the class atmosphere makes participating safe." ~ Elizabeth Shirah, Retired School Social Worker, Madison

"Introduction to Principles and Practices of Case Management, March 14, 2006 was an excellent program, full of information and presented by a well versed and knowledgeable trainer (Suzanna Castillo)." ~ Teresa Warren, Case Manager, Child Protection Services, Racine

"I learned skills at Introduction to Principles and Practices of Case Management that I can apply to my job to help me be even better at what I do." ~ Sueann Dicus, Case Manager, Sparta

 

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Also of interest

Professional Certificate Program on Mental Health and the Older Adult:

This certificate program began with the July 2008 Summer Institute on Mental Health and the Older Adult.  The topic of this two-day institute is:  Fundamental Assessment and Treatment of Mental Disorders in the Older Adult.  This advanced training program is for licensed practitioners and allied health and human service professionals that work with older adults. 

Workshop topics for this full series include: Treating Anxiety Disorders in the Elderly, Late Life Depression, Personality Disorders, Alcohol and Drug Problems.  This series will fill an important training void on mental health care for the older adult.  For further information contact:  Suzanna Waters Castillo, PhD 608-263-3174. scastillo@dcs.wisc.edu

If you want to join our mailing list for the summer institute, please send your name and address to Mandy Ingram at 21 N Park St., 7th Floor, Madison, WI 53715, or e-mail her at mingram@dcs.wisc.edu

 

 

 

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