Review the case study scenario you selected from the Case Study Scenarios in Week 2.
Write a 500- to 700-word paper that addresses the following questions:
What is the process and purpose of making a referral for services?
What is the case manager’s role in linking clients to community resources?
Scenario:Case Studies
Scenario One: Belinda
Belinda, 18, believes she may be 8.5 months pregnant, but is not entirely certain. Belinda has not seen a doctor since her initial visit when she took a pregnancy test and has not had any prenatal care during her pregnancy. Belinda’s first child, Benny, was delivered by cesarean section and is now 16 months old.
Belinda is an American Indian and has a Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood (CDIB) for both the Muscogee Creek Nation and Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes. She is living in an apartment with her children’s father, but suspects they will be evicted soon for not paying rent. Neither Belinda nor the children’s father has a job, and both have been unemployed for several months. Belinda and her boyfriend do not own a vehicle nor have steady transportation. Additionally, neither has any personal identification documents—a Social Security card, birth certificate, or driver’s license—other than a CDIB card.
Belinda would like to become a nurse, but she dropped out of high school halfway through ninth grade.