Life Care Planning and Case Management

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 elder care as well as home and vehicle modification. 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.

Foreword	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xv
Editors	p. xvii
Contributors	p. xix
About the Contributors	p. xxiii
Life Care Planning: Past, Present, and Future	p. 1
The Roles of Life Care Plan Team Members
The Role of the Physiatrist in Life Care Planning	p. 17
The Role of the Nurse Case Manager in Life Care Planning	p. 27
The Role of the Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor in Life Care Planning	p. 41
The Role of the Psychologist in Life Care Planning	p. 63
The Role of the Neuropsychologist in Life Care Planning	p. 83
The Role of the Occupational Therapist in Life Care Planning	p. 95
The Role of the Physical Therapist in Life Care Planning	p. 123
The Role of the SLP and Assistive Technology in Life Care Planning	p. 139
The Role of the Audiologist in Life Care Planning	p. 243
The Role of the Economist in Life Care Planning	p. 303
Selected Disabilities: Topics and Issues
Life Care Planning for the Amputee	p. 321
Life Care Planning for Acquired Brain Injury	p. 349
Life Care Planning for the Burn Patient	p. 383
Life Care Planning for the HIV/AIDS Patient	p. 509
Life Care Planning for Depressive Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, and Schizophrenia	p. 561
Life Care Planning for People with Chronic Pain	p. 589
Life Care Planning for Spinal Cord Injury	p. 615
Life Care Planning for Organ Transplantation	p. 665
Life Care Planning for the Visually Impaired	p. 701
Elder Care Management Life Care Planning Principles	p. 721
Forensic Considerations
Forensic Issues for Life Care Planners	p. 741
A Personal Perspective of Life Care Planning	p. 761
A Plaintiff's Attorney's Perspective on Life Care Planning	p. 771
A Defense Attorney's Perspective on Life Care Planning	p. 783
Life Care Planning and the Elder Law Attorney	p. 799
Day-in-the-Life Video Production in Life Care Planning	p. 811
General Issues
Ethical Issues for the Life Care Planner	p. 823
Reliability of Life Care Plans: A Comparison of Original and Updated Plans	p. 833
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): From Case Law to Case Management and Life Care Planning Practice	p. 841
Technology and Life Care Planning	p. 857
Life Care Planning Resources	p. 869
Medical Equipment Choices and the Role of the Rehab Equipment Specialist in Life Care Planning	p. 889
Home Assessment in Life Care Planning	p. 909
Vehicle Modifications: Useful Considerations for Life Care Planners	p. 923
Credentialing and Other Issues in Life Care Planning	p. 935
Standards of Practice for Life Care Planners	p. 941
Bibliography of Life Care Planning and Related Publications	p. 949
Author Index	p. 957
Subject Index	p. 965
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