Case Management Research Paper

The paper will cover an assigned aspect of the case management process within a diverse and global setting, which must be supported by evidence-based practice data from the peer-reviewed literature and demonstrate cultural competence. In this assignment, students are challenged to locate, interpret and apply empirical data in their assigned area of case management practice.

This paper will showcase your knowledge and understanding of case management concepts, principles, and practices. The 5-7 page paper (not including title and reference pages) should use APA-style format style either 5th & 6th Edition style, and be double-spaced with a title page and reference page. (Note: The title and reference pages are not included in the page count).  You must have 7 to 8 references/resources MINIMUM for this research paper.

For this paper you will choose ONE of the following approaches to your research paper:

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Select a special      population or psychosocial issue (e.g., homelessness, substance      dependence, adolescent pregnancy, severe mental illness, etc.) and provide      a detailed description of the case management process and related      interventions with this population or issue.

Select a phase or model of      case management and provide a detailed description of a special issue or      challenge related to this phase of the process or model.

Select a policy or      macro-level issue affecting case management and provide a detailed      description of this issue.

Rubric:

  

Grading Criteria

Point Value

Was Criteria Met?

 

Ø Summary of Issue/Challenge

45 points

 

o Describes and   explains case management in terms of a special population, psychosocial   issue, challenging phase/model, or macro-level issue.

o Excellent, detailed   descriptions and summary (30 points)

o Fair, scanty   details and summary (partial credit, 25 points max)

o Poor, inaccurate   details/ No summary (0 points)

 

Ø Proposed Intervention or Strategy

45 points

 

o Demonstrates understanding of the core issue and   appropriate interventions, resources, process, or improvement strategies,   ethical issues and implications related to intervention or strategy, cultural   competence and its implications to practice, policy, service delivery

o Excellent, intervention   plan is carefully crafted and well-articulated (3-5 solid recommendations, a   process, and accompanying resources), as well as supported by the   peer-reviewed literature (60 points)

o Fair,   intervention plan provides 1-3 recommendations and/or the   recommendations/process/resources are not well articulated and details   supporting them are scanty (partial credit, 50 points max)

o Poor,   intervention plan contains 1-2 recommendations and provides no meaningful   details supporting the stated process/resources (0 points)

 

Ø Overall Presentation

10 Points 

 

o Uses   professionally appropriate language

o APA-style   format, citations, and references

o Title and   reference pages

o Free from   grammatical errors

o Excellent, minor   errors (10 points)

o Good, moderate   errors (partial credit, 5 points max)

o Poor, clear   lack of editing (0 points)