Case Management Communication Skill: Confrontation, Empathy, Interpretation

Cathy Breneman, Ph.D., LCSW, CPRP is a clinical social worker with extensive experience in social work, case management, and psychiatric rehabilitation with people diagnosed with serious mental illness and substance use disorders. Dr. Breneman has worked with children, adolescents, adults, and families in the community and inpatient, residential, and medical settings. Currently, she is the Director of Field Education and Assistant Professor of Social Work at Hood College in Frederick, Maryland, and a social work consultant at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. She earned her Ph.D. in Social Work from the University of Pittsburgh and M.S.W. from West Virginia University.