Case Management is an evolving practice and the ongoing input and feedback from ACWS members, both individually and collectively, has made and will continue to make this course relevant for, reflective of, and responsive to the Alberta context of domestic abuse shelter practice. [...] • Build community: Provide information and referrals to support groups or resources in the community and look to the survivor to define what is relevant and helpful. [...] Assessment for substance use and mental wellness concerns is completed as a vulnerability assessment – to explore how the substance use or mental wellness concerns relate to the survivor’s safety. [...] Emphasize that this does not mean she cannot access the shelter again — but in order to return, you may need to develop a plan to be implemented to ensure the safety of all and increase likelihood of a successful stay. [...] The reality is that stopping the use of substances does NOT ensure safety and if this is not a priority for the survivor, the safest option is to work with her from where she is at.
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Table of Contents
- Notes 3
- Introduction 4
- Acknowledgements 4
- Notes 5
- Module 7: Navigate Complex Cases 6
- Lesson 1: Frame your learning 6
- Provide RICH support 6
- Lesson 2: Substance use 8
- Our ethical responsibility to ensure safety 9
- 1. Risk assessment 9
- 2. Safety planning 9
- 3. Rules & expectations 10
- 4. Case management 10
- Safety planning considerations 12
- Use harm reduction strategies 12
- Safer use/behaviour management 12
- Managed use 13
- Abstinence 13
- Six foundational harm reduction principles 13
- Lesson 3: Mental wellness 15
- Support survivors’ mental wellness 15
- Talk about symptoms not diagnosis 15
- Safety planning considerations 16
- Lesson 4: Put it all together 18
- Notes 19
- References 20