Course Description: Foundations of Case Management is a course designed for all new Medical and Non-Medical Case Managers in Virginia.  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) 

Topics included throughout this course include:

• Health Literacy 
• Motivational Interviewing Basics
• Mental Health Screening for Improved Health Outcomes
• Common Mental Health 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. 

Speakers:

Robert Rodney, MSW | Program Director
Virginia Commonwealth University

Emily Cadden | Lead Health Educator
Virginia Commonwealth University

Johanna McKee, RN | Nurse Educator
Virginia Commonwealth University 

Andrea Reynolds, LCSW
Private Practice & Case Management Peer Reviewer

Michelle Sullivan, CSAC | Programs Manager
Fredericksburg Area Health and Support Services

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. 

Intended Audience

Doctors, Nurses, Advance Practice Practitioners, Social Workers, Pharmacists, Dentists, Case Managers

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