CASE MANAGEMENT
BABICM looks TO THE FUTURE BABICM is the leading membership organisation for professionals working in brain injury and complex case management. The organisation works collaboratively, sharing knowledge and experience, and provides best-practice guidance on case management for people with brain injury and other complex medical conditions. BABICM provides high quality, evidence-based training, initiates and disseminates case management research, and maintains and expects high professional standards from its members.
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s the British Association of Brain Injury and Complex Case Management (BABICM) moves on from celebrating its 25th Anniversary in 2021, the organisation is looking forwards to an exciting future. With a 20% increase in its membership in the last year, BABICM, the leading organisation for professionals in brain injury and complex case management, is delighted with the increased interest in case management as a profession. However, with that increased interest comes a responsibility for the organisation to provide all members with access to high quality guidance, information, and support to assist in the delivery of best-practice services to their clients.
with the ICRM working towards the implementation of this new regulatory body. And we will ensure that BABICM continues to provide high quality, evidence-based training which will support registration by the IRCM.”
BABICM’s mission: To ensure that the needs of people with brain injury and complex medical conditions are recognised and met through excellent case management.
MEETING TOMORROW’S CHALLENGES Four Working Groups facilitate and support BABICM’s work, with a focus on meeting the challenges and issues ahead.
Vicki Gilman, BABICM Chair said: “BABICM maintains and expects high professional standards from its members. Going forwards the organisation will continue to focus on the support of its members in the delivery of best practice services by providing high quality, evidence-based guidance, initiating and disseminating case management research”.
The future for case managers will involve the Institute of Registered Case Managers (IRCM), a new independent regulatory body. The IRCM was established following discussions involving BABICM, the Case Management Society of the UK, and the Vocational Rehabilitation Association about the need for a nationally recognised but independent register of case managers who can demonstrate their competence and that they meet specific standards for case managers. The IRCM is currently progressing along the path towards gaining the accreditation necessary to enable it to uphold standards for registered case managers. Vicki said: “It’s important that case managers are regulated and registered by an independent body; we’re actively involved
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BABICM’S AIMS To share knowledge and excellence in brain injury and complex case management To lead the way in related research and evidencebased practice To influence and shape national policy through collaborative working To maintain the highest professional and ethical standards
BABICM’s Professional Practice and Membership Group (PPMG) champions best practice, promotes professional standards and oversees membership of the organisation. The PPMG will continue to provide professional guidance to support case managers with clients who have brain injuries or complex conditions implement best practice, maintain all the expected professional standards, and have all the necessary competencies for IRCM registration. Going forwards the PPMG is developing documents to illustrate examples of
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