Case Management Final Exam
Questions and Answers Updated
2026
RECORDMKEEPINGM-
MAnswerMDocumentMallMcontactsMwithMclientsMorMcontactsMrelatedMtoMyourMclient;
ThisMisMdoneMforMbothMlegalMandMadministrativeMreasons;
LegallyMitMshowsMyouMareMprovidingMtheMserviceMforMwhichMyouMareMbeingMpaid;
AdministrativelyMtheMrecordMisMaMdocumentMofMtheMactivitiesMandMcontactsMrelatedMto
MyourMclient;
TheMnotesMshouldMfocusMonMtheMclientMandMnotMonMyou;
TheMpurposeMofMdocumentationMisMtoMkeepMtheMrecordMcurrent.
WRITINGMCONTACTMNOTESM-
MAnswerMContactMnotesMwrittenMinMtheMchartMshouldMalwaysMincludeMtheMfollowing:
M1.MTheMfocusMofMtheMinterview.
M2.MYourMassessmentMbasedMonMaMconciseMsummaryMofMbehavior,Mappearance,Maffect.
M3.MAnyMresolutionMthatMtakesMplace.
M4.MTheMreasonMforMtheMnextMcontactMorMtheMfollow-upMthatMwillMoccur.
LABELINGMTHEMCONTACTM-
MAnswerMAllMcontactMnotesMshouldMbeMdatedMandMlabeled.M(EXAMPLE:M4/16/17M(phon
e))
ThereMareMaMnumberMofMlabelsMyouMcanMuse:
CollateralM-McontactMwithMsomeoneMrelevantMtoMtheMclientMbutMnotMtheMclient.;
OfficeMvisitM-MclientMcameMtoMtheMoffice.;
PhoneM-MyouMandMtheMclientMspokeMonMtheMphone.;
SiteMvisitM-MyouMvisitedMtheMclientMatMtheMproviderMagency.;
GroupM-MyouMsawMtheMclientMinMaMgroupMsetting.;
HomeMvisitM-MyouMvisitedMtheMclientMinMhisMorMherMhome.
DOCUMENTINGMSERICEMMONITORINGM-
MAnswerMDocumentMyourMeffortsMtoMmonitorMtheMdeliveryMofMserviceMtoMyourMclient;
, YouMmightMmakeMaMsiteMvisitMtoMtheMproviderMagency;
YouMmightMattendMaMtreatmentMplanningMconferenceMforMyourMclientMatMtheMprovider
Magency.;
YuMmightMconsultMbyMphoneMwithMsomeoneMworkingMwithMyourMclientMatMtheMprovid
erMagency
GOODMDOCUMENTATIONM-
MAnswerMAvoidMhostility;MDocumentMinteractionsMwithMtheMclient;MDocumentMsignificant
MaspectsMofMtheMcontact;MBeMclearMandMprecise;MUseMquotations;MAvoidMcontradictions
;MUseMlanguageMtheMclientMcanMunderstand;MAccuratelyMdescribeMdisabilities;MRefrainMfr
omMusingMjudgmentalMwordsMtoMdescribeMtheMclient;MDistinguishMbetweenMfactsMandMi
mpressions;MGiveMaMbalancedMviewMofMtheMclient;MProvideMevidenceMthatMyouMandMth
eMproviderMareMinMagreement
GOVERNMENTMREQUIREMENTSM-
MAnswerMUseMblackMinkMasMblueMinkMdoesMnotMcopyMwell;
NeverMuseMpencilMorMcorrectionMfluid;
TheMnotesMmustMbeMlegible;
TheMclient'sMnameMmustMbeMonMeachMpage;
PutMtheMdateMofMtheMactualMcontactMinMtheMmargin;
SignMeveryMnoteMwithMtheMdateMtheMnoteMwasMwritten;
NotesMshouldMindicateMwhatMtheMfollow-upMwithMtheMclientMwillMbe;
ToMcorrectMaMmistake
M1.MDrawMaMlineMthroughMtheMerror
M2.MWriteMerrorMaboveMtheMline
M3.MWriteMtheMcorrectionMnextMtoMtheMwordMerror
M4.MSignMorMinitialMandMdateMtheMline
MAKINGMCHANGESMTOMTHEMPLANM-
MAnswerMOftenMplansMhaveMtoMbeMchangedMorMrevised.;
ThisMcanMbeMforMaMnumberMofMreasons,MsuchMasMtheMclientMbecameMill,MtheMprovide
rMclosedMforMsnowMorMovercrowding,MtheMclientMhadMaMdeathMinMtheMfamily,MtheMpl
anMisMtooMdifficult,MtheMplanMisMnotMaddressingMtheMrealMissue,MthereMareMnewMmor
eMpressingMissues.;
WhenMtheMplanMneedsMtoMbeMchanged:
M1.MNoteMtheMlackMofMprogressMtowardMtheMgoals
Questions and Answers Updated
2026
RECORDMKEEPINGM-
MAnswerMDocumentMallMcontactsMwithMclientsMorMcontactsMrelatedMtoMyourMclient;
ThisMisMdoneMforMbothMlegalMandMadministrativeMreasons;
LegallyMitMshowsMyouMareMprovidingMtheMserviceMforMwhichMyouMareMbeingMpaid;
AdministrativelyMtheMrecordMisMaMdocumentMofMtheMactivitiesMandMcontactsMrelatedMto
MyourMclient;
TheMnotesMshouldMfocusMonMtheMclientMandMnotMonMyou;
TheMpurposeMofMdocumentationMisMtoMkeepMtheMrecordMcurrent.
WRITINGMCONTACTMNOTESM-
MAnswerMContactMnotesMwrittenMinMtheMchartMshouldMalwaysMincludeMtheMfollowing:
M1.MTheMfocusMofMtheMinterview.
M2.MYourMassessmentMbasedMonMaMconciseMsummaryMofMbehavior,Mappearance,Maffect.
M3.MAnyMresolutionMthatMtakesMplace.
M4.MTheMreasonMforMtheMnextMcontactMorMtheMfollow-upMthatMwillMoccur.
LABELINGMTHEMCONTACTM-
MAnswerMAllMcontactMnotesMshouldMbeMdatedMandMlabeled.M(EXAMPLE:M4/16/17M(phon
e))
ThereMareMaMnumberMofMlabelsMyouMcanMuse:
CollateralM-McontactMwithMsomeoneMrelevantMtoMtheMclientMbutMnotMtheMclient.;
OfficeMvisitM-MclientMcameMtoMtheMoffice.;
PhoneM-MyouMandMtheMclientMspokeMonMtheMphone.;
SiteMvisitM-MyouMvisitedMtheMclientMatMtheMproviderMagency.;
GroupM-MyouMsawMtheMclientMinMaMgroupMsetting.;
HomeMvisitM-MyouMvisitedMtheMclientMinMhisMorMherMhome.
DOCUMENTINGMSERICEMMONITORINGM-
MAnswerMDocumentMyourMeffortsMtoMmonitorMtheMdeliveryMofMserviceMtoMyourMclient;
, YouMmightMmakeMaMsiteMvisitMtoMtheMproviderMagency;
YouMmightMattendMaMtreatmentMplanningMconferenceMforMyourMclientMatMtheMprovider
Magency.;
YuMmightMconsultMbyMphoneMwithMsomeoneMworkingMwithMyourMclientMatMtheMprovid
erMagency
GOODMDOCUMENTATIONM-
MAnswerMAvoidMhostility;MDocumentMinteractionsMwithMtheMclient;MDocumentMsignificant
MaspectsMofMtheMcontact;MBeMclearMandMprecise;MUseMquotations;MAvoidMcontradictions
;MUseMlanguageMtheMclientMcanMunderstand;MAccuratelyMdescribeMdisabilities;MRefrainMfr
omMusingMjudgmentalMwordsMtoMdescribeMtheMclient;MDistinguishMbetweenMfactsMandMi
mpressions;MGiveMaMbalancedMviewMofMtheMclient;MProvideMevidenceMthatMyouMandMth
eMproviderMareMinMagreement
GOVERNMENTMREQUIREMENTSM-
MAnswerMUseMblackMinkMasMblueMinkMdoesMnotMcopyMwell;
NeverMuseMpencilMorMcorrectionMfluid;
TheMnotesMmustMbeMlegible;
TheMclient'sMnameMmustMbeMonMeachMpage;
PutMtheMdateMofMtheMactualMcontactMinMtheMmargin;
SignMeveryMnoteMwithMtheMdateMtheMnoteMwasMwritten;
NotesMshouldMindicateMwhatMtheMfollow-upMwithMtheMclientMwillMbe;
ToMcorrectMaMmistake
M1.MDrawMaMlineMthroughMtheMerror
M2.MWriteMerrorMaboveMtheMline
M3.MWriteMtheMcorrectionMnextMtoMtheMwordMerror
M4.MSignMorMinitialMandMdateMtheMline
MAKINGMCHANGESMTOMTHEMPLANM-
MAnswerMOftenMplansMhaveMtoMbeMchangedMorMrevised.;
ThisMcanMbeMforMaMnumberMofMreasons,MsuchMasMtheMclientMbecameMill,MtheMprovide
rMclosedMforMsnowMorMovercrowding,MtheMclientMhadMaMdeathMinMtheMfamily,MtheMpl
anMisMtooMdifficult,MtheMplanMisMnotMaddressingMtheMrealMissue,MthereMareMnewMmor
eMpressingMissues.;
WhenMtheMplanMneedsMtoMbeMchanged:
M1.MNoteMtheMlackMofMprogressMtowardMtheMgoals