ABSTRACT

170 SUMMARY. This paper describes a representative payee (RP) program at Community Counseling Centers of Chicago (C4). This program features a mental health agency bank that works with clients and case managers (CMs) to ensure the financial stability of clients. After reviewing the literature on money management services, the chapter discusses the history, context, and target population of the program. It then describes the logic and functioning of representative payeeship and concludes with a discussion of the advantages and challenges involved in implementing an agency RP program with a central banking system. [Article copies available for a fee from The Haworth Document Delivery Service: 1-800-342-9678. E-mail address: getinfo@haworthpressinc.com]