Discretionary Use of Involuntary Commitment by Case Managers of Mental Health Clients: A Case Study of Divergent Views |
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Authors: | John A Encandela Wynne Korr Charles W Lidz Edward P Mulvey Tonya Slawinski |
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Institution: | (1) 3520 Fifth Avenue, Suite 400, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213;(2) University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work, 2217 Cathedral of Learning, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260;(3) Center for Mental Health Services, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue, North Worcester, MA, 01655;(4) Law and Psychiatry Program, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, WPIC, 3811 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213;(5) Professional Development Specialists, Inc. z, P.O. Box 497, Murrysville, PA, 15668 |
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Abstract: | In an exploratory study, case managers held divergent views about their appropriate roles in involuntarily committing clients to psychiatric care. In light of vague organizational guidelines about appropriate use of involuntary commitment, case managers drew on professional social work values to form views about commitment. These values supported client self-determination, but did not clearly delineate ways for case managers' use of power and discretion concerning involuntary hospitalization, resulting in a range of understandings among case managers. This article provides a history of discretionary choices in the helping professions, cases illustrating divergent views about commitment among case managers and consequences for clients, and a discussion of ways this range may be narrowed in the future. |
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Keywords: | mental health case management involuntary commitment worker discretion decision-making |
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