Forensic Case Manager

Job Purpose:

• The Forensic Case Manager works as part of a multidisciplinary team to support and provide case management services for individuals assigned to Forensic Multidisciplinary Team who are returning from or being diverted from placement in a forensic state hospital.

Key Responsibilities

• Works closely with the individual the individual’s family, the courts, DCF, Center staff and community agencies to meet individual’s needs and allow him/her to live as independently as possible within the community
• Should forensic hospitalization become necessary, this position remains actively involved in the individual’s care and plans for discharge to the community
• Monitors the progress or lack of progress by individuals and links them to appropriate services
• Completes required Center, DCF, legal, statistical and fiscal documentation in an accurate and timely manner
• Works collaboratively with other members of the team, the FCM assesses strengths, needs, abilities and preferences and assists in the development of a person-centered plan to meet those needs that is also in compliance with court requirements
• Links individual to needed services that are beyond the scope of the program