While building a case file, it is important for the case manager to refer the client for a medical examination.
Consider the multicultural perspective while reading this line from your textbook: For many individuals, the medical establishment represents a place where they have little knowledge, no power or authority, or previous difficult experiences. (Woodside, 2013, p. 247)
Read about the U.S. Public Health Service Syphilis Study at Tuskegee. Then, watch this video about Lawrence McCrae.
Illustrate how this material is related. Why is the multicultural perspective so important to case managers?
Propose another example of a possible reason a group of people may be wary of the medical establishment. How would you, as the case manager, address the concerns of your client in this situation.
When working with clients, you need to make sure you have a complete social history. Based on what you learned this week, predict how having a clients social history will help you as case manager.
What might you look for in a clients social history that might give you a better understanding of how to help your clients?





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