Client Advocacy and Engagement Flashcards
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A client's family insists on making all healthcare decisions and asks the case manager not to discuss the care plan with the patient directly. The case manager should:
Answer: Assess the client's decision-making capacity and support their right to direct their own care
Unless the client lacks decision-making capacity and a legal surrogate has been appointed, the client has the right to receive information and direct their own care.
Which strategy best promotes long-term client engagement with a chronic disease self-management program?
Answer: Using motivational interviewing to explore the client's intrinsic motivation and confidence
Motivational interviewing elicits the client's own reasons for change, which is the most evidence-based approach to sustaining long-term engagement.
A case manager identifies that a client is being discharged to an unsafe home environment despite the client's insistence they want to go home. The case manager should:
Answer: Thoroughly document the safety concerns, explore all options with the client, and consult the ethics committee if needed
The case manager must balance the client's autonomy with duty of care by exploring options collaboratively and escalating to ethics resources if the conflict cannot be resolved.
A case manager is helping a client navigate an insurance grievance process. Which role does this BEST represent?
Answer: Advocate
Navigating a grievance process on behalf of the client is a defining example of the advocacy role in case management.
Which of the following is the MOST appropriate way to measure client engagement effectiveness in a case management program?
Answer: Goal attainment scaling and functional improvement outcomes
Goal attainment scaling paired with functional outcomes provides objective, client-centered evidence of meaningful engagement and progress.
A client from a collectivist cultural background defers all medical decisions to their eldest son. The case manager should:
Answer: Assess whether the client has chosen this arrangement and, if so, include the son while ensuring the client's voice is still heard
Cultural competence requires understanding that shared decision-making within a family can be the client's own autonomous choice in collectivist cultures.
A case manager suspects a client is experiencing elder abuse from a caregiver. The most appropriate immediate action is to:
Answer: Assess the client's immediate safety and make a mandatory report to Adult Protective Services
Case managers are mandatory reporters of suspected elder abuse and must prioritize client safety by reporting to APS immediately.