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Client Involvement as a Key Element of Integrated Case Management

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Using an integrated case management practice framework, the paper examines the challenges and benefits of client involvement in the delivery of child welfare and child protection services. The experiences of both child welfare/child protection clients and practitioners are used to highlight some of the challenges and benefits of including clients in the decision making process regarding their lives.

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  1. Health and Social Policy Consultant, Canada

    Carol Hubberstey

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Hubberstey, C. Client Involvement as a Key Element of Integrated Case Management. Child & Youth Care Forum 30, 83–97 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1011629201880

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