UMass Global: Effective Case Management: Principles, Practice, and Person-Centered Care
Thursday, August 27, 2026 (11:00 AM - 12:00 PM) (PDT)
Description
In this webinar, behavioral health professionals will gain a practice-ready overview of essential case management functions. Explore person-centered assessment and service planning, ethical responsibilities including confidentiality and mandated reporting, and strategies for effective multidisciplinary collaboration in behavioral health settings. Whether you are new to case management or looking to strengthen your existing skills, this session will provide you a clear understanding of the core functions and ethical foundations of case management to improve your practice.
In this webinar you will:
-Describe the core functions and ethical foundations of case management as applied in behavioral health settings.
-Apply a strengths-based, person-centered framework to assessment, service planning, and client engagement.
-Identify ethical responsibilities including confidentiality, informed consent, and mandated reporting and apply them to behavioral health practice scenarios.
-Demonstrate strategies for effective multidisciplinary collaboration, documentation, and follow-up in county and community behavioral health systems.
Instructor:
Sandy Howard, Ed.D., MSW
Director of Partnership/Associate Professor, MSW Program at UMass Global
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Who should attend: Social workers, psychologists, counselors, marriage and family therapists, and other behavioral health professionals.
This webinar is FREE.
This webinar is eligible for 1 Continuing Education (CE) Credit for recertification by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS). To earn 1 CE credit, participants must be a California residents and attend the free webinar or watch the recording. Participants must register and successfully complete a multiple-choice assessment and evaluation to receive a certificate of completion. UMass Global is recognized by the (BBS) California Board of Behavioral Sciences to provide continuing education credit per BPC Section 1887.4.3.