PARENTING 253 36. Assist in Custody/Child Protection Case ( 36) A. The client was assiste d in understanding the multiple, intricate steps that occur during a custody or child protection case. B. The client was supported for displaying an increased understanding of the intricate steps that occur during a custody or child protection case. C. Court hearings were attended to provide emotional support to the client. D. The client displayed a poor understanding of the steps that are occurring in his/her custody or child protection case and was provided with additional feedback in this area. 37. Refer to an Attorney ( 37) A. The client was referred to an attorney. B. The client has followed up on the referral to an attorney, and the benefits of this were processed with the client. C. The client has not contacted an attorney and was encouraged to do so. 38. Explore a Working Relationship with the Former Spouse ( 38) A. The degree of cooperative parenting that occurs with the client's former spouse was explored. B. Emphasis was placed on the need for the relationship with the client's former spous e to be a working relationship, focusing on the mutual job of raising their child. C. The client was encouraged to find friendship and other emotional needs outside of the relationship with his/her former spouse when this confounds working together in the best interests of their children. D. The client was supported for displaying a healthier relationship with his/her former spouse by emphasizing the needs of their child. E. The client continues to have an unhealthy, dysfunctional relationship with his/h er spouse and was provided with additional feedback in this area. 39. Keep the Estranged Spouse Informed ( 39) A. A proper authorization to release information was obtained to allow information to be provided to the client's estranged spouse. B. The clie nt's estranged spouse was informed of the client's general level of functioning as it relates to his/her ability to care for the child. C. As a result of increased information, the client's estranged spouse has been more cooperative in assisting the clien t with maximizing his/her contact and care for their child, and this was reviewed within the session. D. The client has declined to allow information to be provided to his/her estranged spouse, and this decision was honored. E. Information was provided t o the client's estranged spouse, but the information has been used against the client without care as to how it relates to his/her ability to care for the child. 40. Discourage Major Decisions during Acute Illness (40) A. The client was discouraged from making long-term, major life decisions during the acute phase of his/her illness. B. The client was reinforced for agreeing to refrain from making any long-term, major life decisions during the acute phase of his/her illness. 