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The Latest in Case Management

Working Around the Words: Five Strategies to Support Case Managers 

By Ellen Fink-Samnick DBH, MSW, LCSW, ACSW, CCM, CCTP, CRP, FCM  The industry is buzzing around reframing word use in response to recent Executive Orders (EO) and other actions by the Federal Government (Federal Register, 2025). Most of the shifts have come as federal...

Injuries That Should Never Happen: Preventing Lawn Mower Tragedies Through Advocacy and Education 

By By Janet Coulter, MSN, MS, RN, CCM, FCM   Summer lawns should grow memories, not emergency room visits. Each summer, lawns across America become the backdrop for family time, outdoor activities and, unfortunately, too many preventable injuries. Lawn mower-related...

Remember what the TEAL color means.  

By Pamayla Darbyshire, APRN  Teal is nationally recognized as the color for Sexual Assault Awareness and Support for Survivors.  By wearing teal, you are signaling that you support survivors.  You are a safe person to talk to if someone reaches out in need. ...
Remember what the TEAL color means.  

Remember what the TEAL color means.  

By Pamayla Darbyshire, APRN  Teal is nationally recognized as the color for Sexual Assault Awareness and Support for Survivors.  By wearing teal, you are signaling that you support survivors. ...

Career Advancement & Advice

Professional Development

The Importance of Goal Setting  

The Importance of Goal Setting  

By Fallon Benavides, RN, DNP, ACM   As we welcome a new year, it’s the perfect time for reflection and renewal. For case managers, this is an opportunity to set meaningful goals—both personally and...

Perspectives

Cooking as Self-Care

Cooking as Self-Care

By Ruth D. Grenoble, AM, LCSW, CCM Years ago, as a graduate school student pursuing a master's in social work at the University of Chicago, I took an advanced seminar in violence and trauma with an...

Why I Want to be in the Case Management Community 

Why I Want to be in the Case Management Community 

By Jenny Quigley-Stickney MSN RN MHA MA CCM ACM-RN, CMAC, CPHM, FCM  As I move from volunteerism activities at the CMSA national level to my local chapter, the Case Management Society of New...

Health and Wellness

Mental Health Awareness

Mental Health Awareness

By Gary Wolfe, RN, CCM, FCM How is your mental health?  Since May is National Mental Health Awareness Month, we celebrate National Nurses Week, and many case managers are nurses, I will focus on...

What is Your Self-Care Plan?

What is Your Self-Care Plan?

By Gary Wolfe, RN, CCM, FCM, Editor-in-Chief, CareManagement  Do you have a self-care plan?  We are used to making case management plants for our patients but what about ourselves?  Case...

Case Management

Clinical Care

Advocacy and Policy

Gun Control: A Public Health Issue  

Gun Control: A Public Health Issue  

By Laura Ostrowsky, RN, CCM, MUP, FCM  In August 2024, there were three separate incidents of accidental shootings by children aged 3, 5, and 8; two were fatal. On the first day of school in...

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