Essential Connections: Tips and Techniques for Case Managers

“Essential Connections: Tips and Techniques for Case Managers”, is an accessible description of ideas and methods used in clinical and community based behavioral health organizations. The friendly, five minute sketches are designed to improve the basic knowledge and skills of case managers on the front lines of providing mental health and substance abuse services. Dr. David Freeman, a psychologist at Community Connections in Washington D.C., is the author and narrator of the Podcast. Currently the Chief Clinical Officer at Community Connections, Freeman has 45 years’ experience in the field. Starting as a volunteer in a therapeutic Summer Camp for “kids who got kicked out of every other camp” he worked as case manager, counselor, therapist, supervisor, team leader, Project Director and Program Director. This podcast distills what Freeman has learned in helping staff work with individuals who struggle with mental illness, addiction, homelessness, criminal justice involvement, poverty, t