Walking a Tightrope: Case Management Services and Outpatient Commitment |
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Authors: | W Patrick Sullivan Jenneth Carpenter Destinee F Floyd |
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Institution: | 1. School of Social Work, Indiana University , Indianapolis , Indiana , USA;2. Advocates for Human Potential , Fort Wayne , Indiana , USA |
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Abstract: | Effective case managers in community mental health are successful at forging a working alliance with recipients. This article explores one key aspect of case management practice, serving involuntary clients, specifically those on outpatient commitment orders. In 19 intensive interviews, a subset of a larger study, case managers shared their perceptions of the utility of outpatient commitment with a focus on how such orders impacted the professional relationship. We argue that the use of advance psychiatric directives and shared decision-making processes can reduce the need for coercive practice. |
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Keywords: | case management services coercion community mental health community mental health practice mental health mental health recovery mental illness serious mental illness |
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