Life Care Planning and Case Management Handbook, Third Edition
Features
- Get the most out of discussions with medical and economic personnel
- Define crucial roles played by each life care team member
- Develop strategies for solving complex care problems
Summary
Life Care Planning is an advanced collaborative practice concerned with coordinating, accessing, evaluating, and monitoring necessary services for individuals with significant medical adversity. This handbook provides a comprehensive resource for all people involved with catastrophic impairments who need to solve complex medical care problems. Updating life care planning references, the third edition presents new chapters on home assessments, vehicle modification, day-in-the-life videos, and elder care. This edition also adds several new contributors who have completely rewritten or updated several chapters. The text offers an overview of issues relevant to selected disabilities, bringing together various concepts of life care plans into one publication and reviewing current thoughts, beliefs, and procedures.
The book begins by defining the roles played by each of the key team members working with the life care planner. It provides planners with insights critical to successful interactions with medical and health-related professionals as well as the team members they are most likely to encounter as they work to build a successful and accurate life care plan. Next, the book offers up-to-date information on the disabilities most frequently encountered by the life care planner. The contributors also address issues typically left out of similar texts which have been made critical by Daubert v. Merrell Dow in the forensic setting — issues related to ethics, standards, research and credentials.
Build a Client-Centered Life Care Plan- Includes the Updated Standards of Practice from the International Academy of Life Care Planners (IALCP)
- Supplies Valuable Step-by-Step Charts and Checklists
- Completely Revised and Expanded with Five New Chapters
Table of Contents
Life Care Planning: Past, Present, and Future, Roger O. Weed
The Role of the Physiatrist in Life Care Planning, Richard Paul Bonfiglio
The Role of the Nurse Case Manager in Life Care Planning, Susan Riddick-Grisham
The Role of the Vocational Counselor in Life Care Planning, Debra E. Berens and Roger O. Weed
The Role of the Psychologist in Life Care Planning, Randall L. Thomas and Anne Sluis Powers
The Role of the Neuropsychologist in Life Care Planning, Carol Walker
The Role of the Occupational Therapist in Life Care Planning, Nancy L. Mitchell
The Role of the Physical Therapist in Life Care Planning, Art Peddle
The Role of the SLP and Assistive Technology in Life Care Planning, Carolyn Wiles Higdon
The Role of the Audiologist in Life Care Planning, Carolyn W. Higdon and William Mustain
The Role of the Economist in Life Care Planning, Everett G. Dillman
Life Care Planning for the Amputee, Robert H. Meier, III
Life Care Planning for Acquired Brain Injury, David L. Ripley and Roger O. Weed
Life Care Planning for the Burn Patient, Kevin N. Foster and Ruth B. Rimmer
Life Care Planning for the HIV/AIDS Patient, Sherie L. Kendall
Life Care Planning for Depressive Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, and Schizophrenia, Sherie L. Kendall
Life Care Planning for People with Chronic Pain, Denise D. Lester and Robert Litwack
Life Care Planning for Spinal Cord Injury, Terry Winkler, Roger O. Weed, and Debra E. Berens
Life Care Planning for Organ Transplantation, Dan M. Bagwell and Jennifer Milton
Life Care Planning for the Visually Impaired, Terry Winkler and Roger O. Weed
Elder Care Management Life Care Planning Principles, Patricia McCollom and Dorothy Zydowicz
Forensic Issues for Life Care Planners, Roger O. Weed
A Personal Perspective of Life Care Planning, Raymond L. Arrona and Mamie Walters, as told to Anna N. Herrington
A Plaintiff ’s Attorney’s Perspective on Life Care Planning, Tyron C. Elliott
A Defense Attorney’s Perspective on Life Care Planning, Tracy Raffles Gunn
NEW! Life Care Planning and the Elder Law Attorney, Terry C. Cox and F. Auston Wortman, III
NEW! Day-in-the-Life Video Production in Life Care Planning, J. Mat Hunt, Jr.
Ethical Issues for the Life Care Planner, Roger O. Weed and Debra E. Berens
Reliability of Life Care Plans: A Comparison of Original and Updated Plans, Amy M. Sutton, Paul M. Deutsch, Roger O. Weed, and Debra E. Berens
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): From Case Law to Case Management and Life Care Planning Practice, Lewis E. Vierling
Technology and Life Care Planning, Randall L. Thomas
Life Care Planning Resources, Julie A. Kitchen and Laura L. Deutsch
Medical Equipment Choices and the Role of the Rehab Equipment Specialist in Life Care Planning, Paul Amsterdam
NEW! Home Assessment in Life Care Planning, Jim Karl and Roger O. Weed
NEW! Vehicle Modifications: Useful Considerations of Life Care Planners, Roger O. Weed and Lisa R. Engelhart
NEW! Credentialing and Other Issues in Life Care Planning, Roger O. Weed and Debra E. Berens
Appendix I: Standards of Practice for Life Care Planners
Appendix II: Bibliography of Life Care Planning and Related Publications
Author Bio(s)
Roger Weed, PhD, LPC, CRC, CDMS, CCM, FNRCA, FIALCP, professor and graduate rehabilitation counseling coordinator at Georgia State University, is a licensed professional counselor, certified rehabilitation counselor, certified disability management specialist, certified case manager, fellow of the National Rehabilitation Counseling Association, and fellow of the International Academy of Life Care Planners. Dr. Weed is the ethics chair for the International Academy of Life Care Planners and associate editor of the Journal of Life Care Planning. He is also the recipient of the lifetime achievement award from the sponsors of the annual life care planning conference.
Debra E. Berens, PhD, CRC, CCM, CLCP, is a certified rehabilitation counselor, certified case manager, and certified life care planner in private practice in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2001, she completed a 5-year term as commissioner on the national Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC) and later was a member of the five-person task force responsible for revising the Code of Ethics, Standards of Practice, and Competencies for the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals (IARP). Dr. Berens is currently the managing editor of the Journal of Life Care Planning.
Editorial Reviews
… The Nurse Life Care Planner will find useful updates in every section. … Novice and seasoned Nurse Life Care Planners will appreciate the detailed insights these sections offer when including plan recommendations for collaboration. The extensive appendices in each chapter have been updated with information on new technologies, vendors, legal concepts, certifications, and support resources for Life Care Planners and clients. … Life Care Planning and Case Management Handbook continues as one of the best resources of its kind.
—AANLCP JOURNAL OF NURSE LIFE CARE PLANNING, Summer 2010
… I extend my congratulations to Dr. Weed and coeditor Dr. Berens and all of the contributors on an excellent work. I also continue to congratulate those with the insight to be working with a copy of this text on their desktop.
—From the Foreword, Paul M. Deutsch, PhD, CRC, CCM, CLCP, FIALCP, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Chair of the Foundation for Life Care Planning Research
Praise for the Second Edition
… a definitive resource, not only for the novice and experienced life care planner or case manager, but also for the team of medical, vocational, and legal professionals who develop plans/delineate future costs. This text is highly recommended, without reservation (even for those who have the first edition on their bookshelf)!
—Ann T. Neulicht, PhD, CLCP, CRC, CVE, CDMS, LPC, Diplomate, America Board of Vocational Experts in Rehabilitation Planning
… a publication that will advance our profession while providing life care planners with a valuable resource and guidebook for advancing the state of their career.
—Doreen Casuto, RN, BSN, MRA, CRRn, CCm, CLCP, Journal of Life Care Planning
