PURPOSE: To work in the home and community to assist children/adolescents and families of children/adolescents with serious emotional disorders to remain in their home community and to participate in society. A case manager’s role includes assisting in the accomplishment of the child/adolescent’s treatment plan by helping to remove barriers to recovery, accessing resources and services and teaching social and other recovery skills.

PROCEDURE: Case managers assess an individual’s and family’s strengths and needs in relation to skills, supports and resources required to get into and maintain recovery. This information is brought to the treatment team and integrated into a comprehensive treatment plan. The case manager then works with the individual and the individual’s family or significant others to accomplish the part of the plan dealing with skill training, resource acquisition and advocation for and coordination of services.

FEES: State grants, Medicaid and Healthwave reimburse these services for indigent individuals that meet the State of Kansas criteria for a seriously emotionally disturbed child or adolescent. Otherwise, fees are adjustable based on a sliding fee scale according to income and number of dependents living in the home.

ACCESS/REFERRAL: Children and adolescent residents of Cherokee County Kansas that meet Kansas state criteria for serious emotional disturbance can access case management services through their licensed professional therapist and treatment team.

CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: Riverton (620) 848-2300, Columbus (620) 429-1860