Ellen Fink-Samnick, MSW, ACSW, LCSW, CCM, CRP, is a DBH student at Cummings Graduate Institute for Behavioral Health Studies, Phoenix, AZ. She is an award-winning subject matter expert who empowers health care's transdisciplinary workforce. Known as "The Ethical Compass of Professional Case Management," Ellen has developed content for many of the case management industry's knowledge projects including books, white papers, chapters, articles, and continuing education on the Ethical Use of Technology, Competency-Based Case Management, Collaborative Care, the Social Determinants of Health, and Dimensions of Workplace Bullying.
Prof Case Manag. 2020 Jul/Aug;25(4):185-187. doi: 10.1097/NCM.0000000000000444.
Professional case management's career path offers countless opportunities to pursue, from attainment of the highest levels of licensure and credentialing to education, and that terminal degree. Defining each point of the journey and individual milestones warrants keen attention to a number of areas. All of these decisions and options evolve in response to the industry landscape, as well as professional and personal development. Five key lessons provide case managers clear starting points to consider the most appropriate career path to travel amid a landscape marked by constant change.
专业的个案管理职业生涯提供了无数的机会,从获得最高级别的执照和认证到教育,再到获得那个学位。定义旅程的每一个点和个人里程碑都需要敏锐地关注许多领域。所有这些决策和选择都是对行业格局以及专业和个人发展的回应。以下五个关键经验教训为个案管理者提供了明确的起点,帮助他们在不断变化的环境中考虑最适合的职业道路。