Question
What can a family-centered care management approach to life care planning do for a family with a child who has a mental illness?
Answer
A family-centered care management approach to life care planning for a family with a child who has a mental illness can:
- Identify needs, issues, and concerns of the family and the service delivery system
- Recognize the changing needs of the child and family
- Document needs in a chronological fashion
- Build upon the strengths of the family, its community, and the system of care
- Establish resource needs to support specific outcomes
- Evaluate the outcomes and efforts
- Create a mechanism for facilitating the family’s ability to access necessary services to meet the needs of the child and family
“Life Care Planning for the Child with Acquired Brain Injury” in Pediatric Life Care Planning and Case Management, Second Edition (p. 465 and p. 565).
“Life Care Planning for the Child with Acquired Brain Injury.” in Pediatric Life Care Planning and Case Management, First Edition (p.660).
