 xv ACKNOWLEDGMENTS We need to thank many people who helped make this book a reality. The pr ofessional community that found these books to be so helpful has made it necessary for the series to be expanded, and this is the latest installment, making the Practice Planners a complete treatment package. So we thank the clinicians who find our books he lpful. A special nod goes to the staff at Newaygo County Mental Health and Ionia County Community Mental Health Services, both in Michigan. We are indebted to the clients who have taught us so much about how to work with severe and persistent mental illnes s, and we thank them as well. D. J. B. A. E. J. 