INDEPENDENT ACTIVITI ES OF DAILY LIVING ( IADL) 155 C. As the client's severe and persistent mental illness symptoms have improved, his/her behavior has been more stable. D. The client has gained access to previously restricted community resources due to his/ her regular pattern of stability. 12. Others Take Responsibility for IADLs (10) A. The client described a history of allowing others to take responsibility for performing IADLs for him/her. B. The client's family members were noted to have been taking r esponsibility for performing his/her IADLs. C. As the client has stabilized his/her severe and persistent mental illness symptoms, he/she has been able to take increased responsibility for performing IADLs. D. The client's family members have ceased taki ng inappropriate responsibility for performing his/her IADLs. INTERVENTIONS IMPLEM ENTED 1. Assign an Inventory of IADLs (1) * A. The client was asked to prepare an inventory of positive and negative functioning regarding his/her IADLs. B. The client prep ared his/her inventory of positive and negative functioning regarding IADLs, and this inventory was reviewed. C. The client was given positive feedback regarding his/her accurate inventory of positive and negative functioning regarding IADLs. D. The clie nt has prepared his/her inventory of positive and negative functioning regarding IADLs but needed assistance to develop a more accurate assessment. E. The client has not prepared an inventory of positive and negative functioning regarding IADLs and was re directed to do so. 2. Examine Problematic IADL Areas ( 2) A. The client's problematic IADL areas were examined with him/her. B. Specific patterns of behavior and thought that contribute to the client's failure at independent functioning were identified. C. The client described increased understanding of his/her problematic behaviors and cognitions subsequent to reviewing his/her problematic IADL areas. D. The client has no insight as to failures regarding IADLs or the causes for those failures; addition al realistic feedback was provided. 3. Obtain Feedback from a Support Network (3) A. A proper authorization to release confidential information was obtained in order to review IADLs with the client's support network. * The numbers in paren theses 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. 