CLINICAL HANDBOOK OF SCHIZOPHRENIA

32. Strengths-Based Case Management 327Leisure/RecreationalSpirituality/CultureWhat are my priorities?Consumer’s Comments:Case Manager’s Comments:David is a very funny guy. He tells great stories. Ihave also never met a person who knew so muchabout movies (knows who starred in just about everymovie).Consumer’s Signature Date Case Manager’s Signature Dateof a challenging situation. What David wants in life is what drives the helping processand draws upon his natural energy and intrinsic motivation.KEY POINTS• The purpose of strengths model case management is to assist people to recover by identifying,securing, and sustaining the range of environmental and personal resources neededto live, play, and work in a normal, interdependent way in the community.• The six principles of the model need to work in concert, mutually reinforcing each other.• The consumer–case manager relationship should be a hope-inducing, not a spirit-breakingprocess.• The strengths assessment amplifies the well part of an individual by collecting informationon personal and environmental strengths in eight life domains.• The strengths assessment is ongoing, conversational, and captures specific talents andachievements of the person.• The personal plan acts as the mutual agenda for work between the case manager and consumer,focusing on achievement of the goals the person has set.• Natural community resources and people have primacy over formal mental health serviceswhen acquiring opportunities, social supports, and tangible resources.• The strengths model does not ignore problems, but rather than placing them as the centerof attention, they are considered obstacles to goal attainment.