Community Support provides case management services to assist clients accessing community resources and building the skills needed to live as independently as possible.
Examples of Services Provided:
Outreach & Engagement - Meeting with the client off site to provide case management and medication management.
Housing Support & Advocacy - Clinicians work with clients to find safe, affordable housing and to maintain it.
Transportation Assistance - Case managers educate clients about transportation options and how to access them. In some cases, transportation is provided by the clinician or case aide.
Family Support & Education - Case managers work with family and friends whom the client identifies to educate them as to the symptoms of the client's diagnosis and ways in which family and friends can assist the client. May be provided in family or group meetings.
Protective Payee - Often, DSHS requires the client to have a protective payee. In these circumstances the case manager takes control of the client's income in order to assist the client in meeting day to day and monthly bills. The goal is to educate the client on budgeting skills in order to return control of the income to the client.
Medication Management - Case managers and medical staff work together to provide clients with safe access to medications. This may mean: assisting the client with setting up a med box; distributing medication on a scheduled basis; advocating for the client with pharmaceutical companies who supply medication free of charge to the client; regular visits with the nurse or doctor; etc.
Supported Employment Services -Cascade Employment Services assists clients with specialized training and support designed to assist clients in their job search and to help make the work experience successful. Clients receive training in resume writing, assessing skills to match with jobs in the community, ongoing support through individual and group counseling to address work issues and increase coping, social, and communication skills. Clients work with their case manager and the supported employment specialist to determine readiness for work and supports needed to make the transition to work successful.
Hospital Diversion - Case management works closely with those clients at risk for psychiatric hospitalization by providing in-home stabilization services or accessing placement in the Crisis Respite/Hospital Diversion house.
