Clinical Problem Solving Case Management provides an innovative approach to client mental health skill development. The LIBRE Model (Listen-Identify-Brainstorm-Reality test-Encourage) and LIBRE Model Stick Figure Tool are integral case management components that provide the client a social cognitive platform to identify concerns. The clinician, before beginning assessment, uses the tool to check in with an understanding of his her perspective and biases. And then, in partnership, the clinician is able to assess the client within their own worldview, which enables acceptance for interventions and evaluation plans. The problem solving approach provides the client a processing intervention to create a win-win experience for the client and clinician.
Clinical Problem Solving: Case Management integrates innovative problem solving techniques with a case management approach to therapy. Guerra introduces the LIBRE Model (Listen-Identify-Brainstorm-Reality-test-Encourage) and LIBRE Model Stick Figure Tool as integral social cognitive behavioral methods that establish a client-clinician partnership in which the client can learn to identify and develop goals toward self-regulated, sustainable mental health. Guerra provides practitioners with a clear and engaging framework for successfully implementing the LIBRE Model, outlining how clinicians can prepare for their role, calibrate their personal engagement with each client, collect client data, and ultimately demonstrate client growth and development.
