Traumatic brain injury community case management: issues, impact and Hispanic orientation

Issue title: Clinical Aspects of TBI Model Systems of Care

Guest editors: Jeffrey S. KreutzerGuest Editor

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Hatten, John L.^{; *}

Affiliations: Traumatic Brain Injury Project, 950 S. Bascom Ave., Suite 2011, San Jose, CA 95128, USA

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author. Tel.: + 1 510 881-5743. Fax: + 1 510 881-1593. E-mail: [email protected].

Abstract: Community Case Management (or Case Management Services) is defined and distinguished from insurance, hospital, non-profit and independent case management. The areas of focus of Community Case Management — disseminating information, personal adjustment counseling and acting as a personal resource — are defined and explained. A Community Case Management services program is summarized and the results of community case management are documented. Case Management with the Hispanic population is discussed. Two case studies are presented, one for a young Hispanic man and the other for a young Anglo man. Suggestions for working with a Hispanic case load are discussed.

Keywords: Traumatic brain injury, Community Case Management, Case Management, Hispanic

DOI: 10.3233/NRE-1998-10106

Journal: NeuroRehabilitation, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 51-59, 1998