LEGAL CONCERNS 181 INTERVENTIONS IMPLEM ENTED 1. Identify Legal Concerns (1) * A. The client was requested to identify his/her history of illegal behaviors. B. The client was requested to identify the legal system respon se to his/her illegal behaviors. C. The client was provided with positive feedback as he/she gave a complete description of his/her pattern of illegal behaviors. D. The client appeared to minimize or deny his/her pattern of illegal behaviors, and this te ndency was pointed out to him/her. 2. Review Guardianship ( 2) A. A copy of the client's guardianship stipulations was reviewed with him/her. B. As guardianship stipulations were discussed, specific reasons for the stipulations were identified. C. The c lient was provided with positive feedback as he/she displayed a good understanding of his/her guardianship and the reasons for the guardianship. 3. Obtain and Compare Criminal History ( 3) A. Specific information regarding the client's current legal charg es was obtained, including police reports, court documents, or attorney reports. B. The client's official criminal history was compared with his/her disclosed history. C. Inconsistencies between the client's disclosed criminal history and his/her officia l list of arrests and convictions were identified and questioned. D. More specific information regarding the client's current legal charges has helped to more clearly define his/her current concerns. E. The client's description of his/her past criminal h istory and his/her official list of arrests and convictions were quite similar, and the client was praised for his/her honesty. F. Specific information was provided to the client regarding his/her current legal charges that has helped him/her gain a more complete understanding of his/her situation. G. Little specific information regarding the client's legal charges was available, despite efforts to get more complete information. 4. Assess for Antisocial Behavior (4) A. The client's pattern of behavior w as assessed for any antisocial traits. B. The client's antisocial behavior pattern was interpreted as being linked to past emotional conflicts and abusive experiences. C. The client has accepted the interpretation of his/her antisocial behavior and is be ginning to disclose feelings related to past abuse. D. The client's behavior did not display any pattern of antisocial trends, and this was reflected to him/her. E. The client rejected any interpretation of his/her behavior as antisocial and was encourag ed to reconsider this assessment. * The numbers in parentheses correlate to the number of the Therapeutic Intervention statement in the companion chapter with the same title in The Severe and Persistent Mental Illness Treatment Planner, 2nd ed. (Berghuis and Jongsma) by John Wiley & Sons, 2008. 