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Innovative Advocacy: Remote Work is Now

ETHICS ALERT!

Speaker:
Raine Arndt-Couch, JD, LCSW/LCSW-C, CC

Description and CE information;
he future of case management requires innovation and adaptation to the rapidly changing environment in which we live and work today. This includes the implementation and incorporation of remote work environments in order to advocate for and meet the needs of our client populations, while also being mindful of the individualized needs of the professional case manager workforce. Specifically, remote work opportunities leverage technological advancements in order to promote advocacy and continuity of care for clients, while allowing workplaces to build and maintain cohesive networks of trained and experienced staff that are flexible and unrestricted by physical location. The myriad of benefits of case management remote work environments will be discussed as well as potential obstacles case managers may encounter, including communication and ethical considerations when implementing remote work environments. Leave with key takeaways including standard work solutions to ensure that remote work opportunities are embraced without hesitation as the future of case management innovation.

Learning Outcomes:
  • Participants will identify opportunities to promote continuity of care and advocacy for clients utilizing remote work environments, including best practice standard work to improve and maintain communication within case management teams
  • Participants will understand ethical principles from the CCMC Code of Professional Conduct for Case Managers Section 4: Confidentiality, Privacy, Security and Recordkeeping and will be able to apply these standards in remote work environments
  • Participants will identify opportunities to leverage staff leadership and expertise in remote work environments to provide clinical supervision and training for the next generation of case managers in order to meet the increasingly complex needs of patients and healthcare systems
Credit Information:
The Commission for Case Manager Certification (CCMC) is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

This program has been pre-approved by The Commission for Case Manager Certification to provide continuing education credit to CCM® board certified case managers. The course is approved for 1 CE contact hour(s). Activity code and Approval number will be awarded on your certificate of completion.

This program has been pre-approved by The Commission to provide continuing education credit to CDMS® board certified disability managers. The course is approved for 1 CE contact hour(s). Activity code and Approval number will be awarded on your certificate of completion.

The Commission for Case Manager Certification is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers

To earn contact hours/CEs: In order to earn your contact hour(s)/CE, you will have to watch the presentation in its entirety and complete the survey. Once both the presentation and survey are marked as complete, you will receive your Certificate of Completion. If you are a CCM, your CEs will automatically record in your CCMC account.

Disclosures:
All planners and speakers have disclosed that they have no relevant financial relationships or conflicts of interest with commercial interests related directly or indirectly to this educational activity.

Commercial Support or Non-Commercial Sponsorship:
There is no commercial support for this activity. The planners and faculty have no relevant relationships to disclose.

Expiration date: 6/1
/2023