Case management

Course Code: AS 313 • Study year: III • Academic Year: 2024-2025
Domain: Social work • Field of study: Social work
Type of course: Elective (1 of 2)
Language of instruction: Romanian
Erasmus Language of instruction: English
Name of lecturer: Petronela Maria Talpaș
Seminar tutor: Petronela Maria Talpaș
Form of education Full-time
Form of instruction: Class
Number of teaching hours per semester: 56
Number of teaching hours per week: 4
Semester: Summer
Form of receiving a credit for a course: Grade
Number of ECTS credits allocated 3

Course aims:

Knowledge of the basics and mechanisms of case management
To acquire the basic notions and concepts in the field of case management
Have knowledge of social intervention • To analyze significant data for the characterization of the social problem of the individual and to elaborate the intervention and monitoring plan

Course Entry Requirements:

social research methods, social diagnosis, intervention methods

Course contents:

1. Introductory management issues
2.Reforms of the case management concept.
3. Case management in Romania
4. Forms of case management
5. The functions of case management from the perspective of integrated services
6. The functions of case management from the perspective of the empowerment-facilitation model
7. Presentation of the roles of case managers
8. Case management between personal ability and social facilitation
9. Stages of case management
10.Dimensions of case management
11. Advocacy and guidance to alternative services
12. The level of training in case management. Authority in case management.

13. Case management quality indicators

Teaching methods:

Lecture, Illustrations Conversation

Learning outcomes:

To analyze significant data for the characterization of the social problem of the individual and to elaborate the intervention and monitoring plan

Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:

The volume and correctness of knowledge The scientific rigor of language-70% Writing a paper on a given topic Active participation in seminars-30%

Recommended reading:

Cojocaru Şt, Evaluarea programelor de asistenta sociala, , Ed.Polirom, Iasi, 2010, all.
Cojocaru,Ș., Cojocaru, D.,, Managementul de caz în protecția copilului.Evaluarea serviciilor și practicilor din România,, Ed.Polirom, Iasi, 2008, all.
Talpaş, P, curs Managementul de caz, biblioteca UAB, Alba Iulia, 2018, all.