Adopting Motivation-Driven Approach to Case Management in HMRE Services
SIMR Practice Brief, OPRE Report #2023-074
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Strengthening the Implementation of Marriage and Relationship Programs
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation
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Key Findings
Motivation-driven approaches to case management focus on a participant’s strengths, capacity, and autonomy to change their own life. In motivation-driven case management, a case manager coaches a participant to set and attain goals that may help build skills and achieve social and economic success. The participant is ultimately in charge of the direction of case management services. Motivation-driven case management draws on the science of self-regulation, behavioral change, and motivation. Motivation-driven case management may be a good fit for HMRE services because it has the potential to (1) help case managers build strong relationships with participants; (2) encourage participant retention and engagement; and (3) build skills in staff and participants.
This brief provides practical tips for implementing motivation-driven case management as part of healthy marriage and relationship education (HMRE) services based on the experiences of Family Services Agency of Santa Barbara (FSA-SB) and More Than Conquerors, Inc. (MTCI) in SIMR. FSA-SB implemented Goal4 It!™, which involves a replicable, four-step process that is based on research that links self-regulation and problem-solving. MTCI used an approach similar to Goal4 It! to integrate goal attainment into its case management services for youth.
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