title: Attachment as a function of the case manager-client relationship.
abstract: This article reports an exploratory study of the relationship between case manager's attachment styles and outcomes of client services. The primary purpose of this study was to discover whether a measure of attachment could be used as part of a preemployment screening process for potential case managers. Two attachment measures were completed by a group of randomly selected staff. Each of them was also asked to complete a valid outcomes measure for clients. The scores for the attachment measures and the outcomes measures were correlated. The results supported the hypothesis that these attachment scales could be used effectively as part of preemployment screening.
authors.affiliation: Cherry Street Services. thomas.blakely@wmich.edu
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Blakely
authors.forename: Margaret M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Chappell
authors.forename: Gregory M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Dziadosz
mesh_terms: D019090:Case Management; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008605:Mental Health Services; D009769:Object Attachment; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires