298 THE SEVERE AND PERSI STENT MENTAL ILLNESS PROGRESS NOTES PLANNE R C. The client was reinforced for identifying an assertive style for dealing with a problem situation. D. The client has not identified the most assertive manner in which to respond to situations and was provided with additional feedback in this area. 28. Teach Problem-Solving and Logging Skills ( 28) A. The client was taught problem-solving techni ques via didactics, role-playing, and modeling. B. Specific problem-solving techniques were taught to the client as found in Thinking It Through: Teaching a Problem-Solving Strategy for Community Living by Foxx and Bittle. C. The client was reinforced as he/she displayed significant skills related to problem-solving techniques. D. The client was encouraged to keep a journal of his/her conflicts and problem solutions. E. The client's problem-solving journal entries were reviewed with him/her. F. The cli ent displays poor problem-solving techniques and was provided with additional information in this area. G. The client has failed to keep a problem-solving journal and was redirected to do so. 29. Identify Preferences ( 29) A. The client's responses to va rious activities and situations were assessed in order to understand his/her preferences better. B. The client's approach, verbalizations, gestures, and affect were reviewed to best understand his/her preferences. C. The client was provided with feedback regarding his/her preferences based on his/her responses to various activities. 30. Provide Choice Opportunities (3 0) A. The client was provided with opportunities to choose in all areas in his/her life (e. g., leisure, shopping, mealtime, lifestyle, or employment). B. The client was supported as he/she has made more independent choices. C. The client has not made independent choices, despite attempts to provide these opportunities to him/her and was provided with additional direction in this area D. The importance of the client being able to express his/her own choices and preferences and to have them honored was stressed with the family, caregivers, and support staff. E. Family, caregivers, and support staff were reinforced as they endorsed the impor tance of the client being able to express his/her own choices and preferences and to have them honored. F. Family, caregivers, and support staff have not allowed the client to express his/her own choices and preferences and were redirected to do so. 31. Generalize Self-Determination Skills (3 1) A. The client was provided with learning opportunities for self-determination skills. B. The client was assisted in generalizing his/her self-determination skills by processing his/her self-determination learning opportunities to a range of other situations. C. As the client has learned self-determination skills, he/she was supported for generalizing them into other areas. 