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CMSA MEMBER BENEFITS

The benefits of CMSA membership for you include:

All Individual members and the Principal member of each Corporate membership receives a complimentary copy of the 2008 revised edition of the "National Standards of Practice for Case Management" document . .
Access to the members' area of the CMSA website, for issues of all bulletins and case management journals, published conference papers and other information.
Four Annual Editions of the Professional Case Management Journal (PCMJ).

Online access via the CMSA website to all back issues of the Australian Journal of Case Management (AJCM), ceased publication Dec 2006.
Two issues per year of the CMSA Bulletin mailed to you.
A $110 discount on the cost of the annual two day delegate registration for Australia's only National Case Management Conference.

Opportunity to network with other Case Managers through the Members Only area of the CMSA website.
Opportunity to participate in working committees attached to the CMSA Strategic Plan.
CMSA assistance in forming case management member interest groups.
Submit details of job vacancies in your organisation which will be available to all visitors to the CMSA website.
Opportunity to be involved in the revolutionary process of National Certification of Case Management in Australia

HOW DO I BECOME A MEMBER and MEMBERSHIP FEES?

The Society has three classes of members:

Individual:	Anyone actively engaged or with an interest in the practice of Case Management is eligible for membership to the CMSA.
Corporate:	Any entity, whether incorporated or not, can be considered for corporate membership.
Associate:	Current full time students can be considered for full individual membership at 75% of the individual rate.

Applications for individual or corporate membership can be made on the appropriate application form available for download below and should include the membership dues.

PLEASE NOTE:

New members pay a joining fee of $35 (included in Price) to cover the cost of supplying 1 copy of the new revised "National Standards of Practice for Case Management", published November 2008.

This new document supersedes the three previous documents: National Standards 2004, Self Assessment Framework 2006 & Self assessment Matrix 2006.

New Membership Rates:

Individual :	$267.00 (incl GST)
Associate/Full Time Student:	$190.00 (incl GST)

Corporate Membership Levels:	Level 1, at an annual cost of $1442 (incl GST) - provides for 1 individual (principal) membership and associated corporate membership for a further 5 nominated individuals from an organisation
	Level 2, at an annual cost of $2310 (incl GST) - provides for 1 individual (principal) membership and associated corporate membership for a further 9 nominated individuals from an organisation

Level 3, at an annual cost of $3956 (incl GST)

- provides for 1 individual (principal) membership and associated corporate membership for a further 17 nominated individuals from an organisation

WHY BECOME A MEMBER?

As Australia's national Peak Body for Case Management, CMSA is a not for profit organisation receiving no government funding. Your membership ensures the ongoing viability of a professional recognised peak body representing the national interest of Case Managers throughout Australia; including the imminent National Certification of Case Management.

Achievements made by CMSA:

Publication of follow up practitioner tools to the National Standards of Practice for Case Management - The "National Standards Self Assessment Framework" & the "National Standards Self Assessment Matrix" and major Revision of National Standards Document in 2008.
Publication of the CMSA Ethical Principles document.
Publication in collaboration with Aged Care Services Australia (ACSA) "Case Management in Community Care" Discussion Paper.
12th Case Management Society of Australia National Conference held in June 2009.
Consultative work in reviewing the viability of a model of certification for case management practitioners suitable for the Australian context.
Collaboration with Australian Healthcare Association, who publish the Australian Health Review (AHR), and the subsequent development of a "Models of Care" sub section in the AHR under CMSA editorial.
Online database listing and archiving of the Australian Journal of Case Management (ceased production Dec 06).
Collaboration with Standards Australia (SAI Global) to expand the sales and use of the National Standards documents across Australia and overseas markets.
Consultation and participation in the major review of the Case Management and service coordination courses in the VET sector, in particular the CHCO2 review.
Expansion of the previous CMSA Member Bulletin to incorporate Case Management articles and member information.
Review of the CMSA Constitution and business structure to enable it to move forward in the future.

CONTACT THE SOCIETY

Contact	Executive Officer
Post	PO Box 1228 Castle Hill 2154
Telephone:	(02) 8850 5447
Fax:	(02) 8850 5447
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