This webinar, from February 20, 2013, is the second in the three-part Strengthening Case Management series. It features Joan Hodges and provides case studies and techniques in containment for case managers whose clients may require such an intervention, especially during an evaluation. It is part of the National Capacity Building (NCB) webinar series. NCB is a project of the Center for Victims of Torture.
Presenter(s):
Joan Hodges-Wu, MA, LGSW
Description:
The second in a proposed 3-part series by Joan Hodges on strengthening case management, this webinar presents narrative therapy as a potential approach for case managers (CMs) to apply when working with torture survivors. Using narrative concepts, case managers can use therapeutic questioning to help clients recognize and reflect on their current problems and to empower clients to reexamine and reframe their lives. Please note this webinar does not qualify anyone to do narrative therapy.
Objectives:
- To gain a basic understanding narrative therapy
- To discuss the potential for narrative theory in case management (CM)
- To identify and utilize basic narrative concepts
- To understand the limitations of the narrative model in CM
Presenter:
Joan Hodges has worked with vulnerable immigrant populations for the past eight years, both domestically and abroad. She is currently a Reception & Placement Project Officer with the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) headquartered in Arlington, VA. At USCRI, Joan uses her clinical case management background to provide technical support and training to refugee resettlement staff in 31 offices across the US. Joan received her Master’s degree in Refugee Care from the University of Essex in partnership with the Tavistock Clinic in London, England. Joan is the former Lead Case Manager of the Program for Survivors of Torture and Severe Trauma.
Also Please Note:
You may also want to listen to the first webinar in the Strengthening Case Management series: Strengthening Case Management: The Value of the Therapeutic Dimension. This webinar is designed to offer service providers practical ways to introduce therapeutic concepts into torture survivor case management. Utilizing a psychosocial perspective, participants will learn specific ideas in which case managers can address survivor needs at the interpsychic and interpersonal levels
Attachment(s):
Dec 19_Narrative Webinar_FINAL.pdf