Comprehensive Case Management for Substance Abuse Treatment

"Comprehensive Case Managementfor Substance Abuse Treatment". To provide optimal services for clients, atreatment professional should possess particularknowledge, skills, and attitudes including:- Understanding various models and theoriesof addiction and other problems related tosubstance abuse- Ability to describe the philosophies,practices, policies, and outcomes of the mostgenerally accepted and scientificallysupported models of treatment, recovery,relapse prevention, and continuing care foraddiction and other substance-relatedproblems- Ability to recognize the importance of family,social networks, community systems, andself-help groups in the treatment andrecovery process- Understanding the variety of insurance andhealth maintenance options available and theimportance of helping clients access thosebenefits- Understanding diverse cultures andincorporating the relevant needs of culturallydiverse groups, as well as people withdisabilities, into clinical practice- Understanding the value of aninterdisciplinary approach to addictiontreatmentIn addition to the above competencies,treatment professionals must have skills relatingto interagency functioning, negotiating, andadvocacy. CSAT's Addiction TechnologyTransfer Centers classify referral and servicecoordination-basic case managementfunctions-as core competencies for substanceabuse treatment providers.