This class will be offered using a Zoom virtual platform.  As such, access to a working webcam and mic are essential to the success of the class and required of all students.  Students without a working webcam and mic will be dismissed from this class and encouraged to register for another cohort. 

Foundations of Case Management is a hybrid course designed for all new Medical and Non-Medical Case Managers in Virginia.  This course is both a combination of self-paced online learning and a two day virtual interactive course.  Completion of this course satisfies the VDH Ryan White Case Management Standards of Services requirements for all first year case managers for training in "Basic Case Management Concepts, Principles, and/or practice;  client-centered model of case management."  (Standards, page 25)

The first online portion of this course is provided through our partners at the Southeast AIDS Education Training Center.  After completing your enrollment for the live virtual course, you will receive a confirmation email with the instructions on how to access the SE AETC website to enroll in the online course you must complete before the in-person live part of the course.   

PREREQUISITE:  You must complete the online portion of the course and bring proof of completion to class or email it to robert.rodney@vcuhealth.org to be admitted to the in-person portion of the course.

Topics included throughout this hybrid course include:

• Cultural Awareness Basics
• Health Literacy 
• Motivational Interviewing Basics
• Mental Health Screening for Improved Health Outcomes
• Common Mental Health Disorders
• An Introduction to Substance Use Disorders
• Understanding Lab Values
• HIV and Opportunistic Infections
• Antiretroviral Therapy
• Linkage to Care and Retention in Care
• Boundaries and Ethics

Please note: This course does not cover Virginia Ryan White Case Management Standards itself (i.e. assessment, acuity, services planning, etc.)  That information is covered in Ryan White Case Management Part B Standards course.  If you have questions about either of these courses, please email robert.rodney@vcuhealth.org or call 804.828.2475.

Intended Audience:  Nurses, Social Workers, Case Managers, HOPWA Case Managers, DIS, EIS

Certificate of Completion:  Certificates of Completion will be provided showing  6.5 contact hours.