Nuts and Bolts (Case Management 101)
Tools of the Trade (CM Service Line)
Case Management Principles 1.0
Case Management Principles 2.0
Get by with a little help from my friends
100

This service line provides support through assessments, information, referrals, recovery planning, financial assistance, and psychosocial support for people impacted by an emergency event.

What is Case Management?  

100

Canadian Red Cross pamphlets and fact sheets, educational and training supports, and information from other agencies in the impacted area.

What is information as a service/information assistance?

100

This principle outlines the requirement to provide support that does not duplicate assistance from insurance companies, governments, or other assistance programs.

What is the Non-Duplication Principle?

100

This principle keeps in mind that the Red Cross’ assistance is typically time-bound & aims to ensure that the impacted parties can manage emotionally, financially, and otherwise without CRC support over the long term.  

What is the Sustainability Principle?

100

A team that can give insight into insurance policies, practices & industry norms.

What is the insurance team?

200

These are activated during emergency responses and guides how assistance is delivered, typically outlining eligibility, types of support and duration.

What are Directives?

200

Directing impacted parties to other Canadian Red Cross services, supporting community agencies, or government services.

What are referrals?

200

This principle outlines the goal to provide assistance that returns those impacted to the condition they were in before an emergency event rather than put them in a more advantageous situation.

What is the Non-Improvement Principle?

200

This principle highlights the role of the Canadian Red Cross’ Case Management team in supporting an impacted individual or household as they determine their own recovery goals & path.

What is the Self-Determination Principle?

200

SMEs that can help us determine extent of damage as a result of the disruptive event vs preexisting damage or general wear & tear, along with analysis of eligible costs under specific programming?

Who are 'Residential Construction' SME (will also take 'Yvonne')

300

This approach is meant to provide the clarity, focus, and motivation needed to achieve one or multiple goals. It can help improve an individual's ability to reach their goals by encouraging them to define objectives and a target date.

What is the 'SMARTer Approach'

300

Working with individuals to outline actions they can take to achieve their own goals for recovery, resulting in a plan that is owned by them and supported by the Case Manager.

What is recovery planning?

300

The principle by which the CRC strives to provide assistance based on the actual needs as opposed to wants or desires.

What is the Need Not Loss or Want Principle?

300

This principle, in part, aims to support modifications to homes and properties that reduce risks for future events.  It must be carefully applied & balances against the non-improvement & fair but not equal principles.

What is the Build Back Better Principle?

300

A team that can help us to decipher complex ownership scenarios, validate power of attorney documents and advise on other regulatory matters.

What is the Legal & Risk team?

400

This term describes the approach that provides comprehensive and holistic support to people impacted by an emergency event, it could also refer to something one does with a shawl.

What is "wrap-around"?

400

This outlines the methodology and approach to providing impacted individuals and households case management services.

What is the Case Management Manual?

400

Following this principle may result in a distribution of assistance that is fair and proportionate rather than equal.  

What is the Fair But Not Equal Principle?

400

This principle empathizes that CRC personnel must assess and analyze all aspects of an individual's recovery before providing assistance and remain mindful of how our actions or failure to act might negatively affect an impacted individual or household.

What is the Do No Harm Principle?

400

This body is an internal resource that can support Case Management Teams in decision making for complex case files/scenarios that cannot be resolved at operational level.

What is the Review Unit?

500

When two or more people exchange ideas or information to make a connection; but also, a good way to communicate with impacted individuals to ensure interactions with them aren’t transactional.

What is a conversation?

500

A documented conversation with the impacted party where we capture their needs, vulnerabilities, capacity & the impact of the disruptive event.

What are assessments?

500

This principle is designed to encourage impacted individuals to return to their original state of self-reliance without becoming dependent on Canadian Red Cross assistance.

What is the Not Creating Dependency Principle?

500

The principle that is applied when you offer interim housing assistance to an individual whose home is uninhabitable and has resulted in them sleeping in their vehicle.

What is the Safe, Warm, Dry and Supported Principle?

500

The support from this team includes enhancing the connection between needs and the resources available, but it does not provide specialized mental health services.

What is the MHPSS/SWB team?

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