Case Management Model

When a young person is offered treatment at OYH-CP, they are allocated a Case Manager and often a doctor. The Case Manager provides direct clinical intervention and coordinates care and involvement in other OYH-CP programs. The aim of the treatment is to help the young person understand and manage their illness independently. The Case Manager also provides referral and liaison with other community agencies, such as employment agencies, legal aid and relevant support groups.
An important part of the Case Manager's role is to educate the young person and their family/significant other about their illness and how treatment can help.
It is expected that the young person will attend appointments at OYH in Parkville or at community sites, but sometimes the Case Manager will visit the young person at home.
The young person's Case Manager may be a social worker, psychiatric nurse, occupational therapist, medical officer or psychologist, and they will work within one of the many clinical teams within Orygen Youth Health - Clinical Program.