252 THE SEVERE AND PERSI STENT MENTAL ILLNESS PROGRESS NOTES PLAN NER 31. Refer to a Support Group for Children (31) A. The client and his/her child were referred to a multifamily support group for family members of an individual with a mental illness. B. The clien t's child was referred to an age-appropriate support group for family members of an individual with a mental illness. C. The client's child reported being helped by attending a support group for children with a mentally ill family member, and this attenda nce was reinforced. D. The client's child has not attended a support group and was encouraged to do so. 32. Identify the Child's Accommodations (3 2) A. The client and the child were assisted in identifying mild accommodations that can be made to increas e functioning in the relationship. B. The client and his/her child were reinforced for implementing mild accommodations to increase functioning in the relationship. C. The client and his/her child identified accommodations that were inappropriate for a c hild to make for the parent and were provided with feedback in this area. 33. Brainstorm Responses to Teasing ( 33) A. The client's child was assisted in brainstorming about how to respond to teasing or other interference from peers related to the parent' s mental illness symptoms. B. The client's child was supported for his/her appropriate response to teasing or other interference from peers due to the parent's mental illness symptoms. C. The client's child has often responded in inappropriate ways to te asing and other interference from peers and was provided with feedback in this area. 34. Define Inability to Parent ( 34) A. The client's assistance was enlisted in developing a description of the level of decompensation at which he/she would see himself/ herself as temporarily unable to function as a parent. B. The client was encouraged to commit to temporarily relinquishing responsibility as a parent when he/she decompensates to a critical level. C. The client has agreed to temporarily relinquish his/he r role as a parent when he/she decompensates and was encouraged for planning ahead in this manner. D. The client has temporarily given up his/her parenting role due to decompensation and was supported for this difficult decision. E. The client has refuse d to temporarily give up his/her parenting role when decompensating and was encouraged to review this decision. 35. Teach about Child Protection Guidelines ( 35) A. The client was assisted in understanding the general guidelines under which the court or c hild protection agency will operate. B. The client was reinforced for displaying an understanding of the general guidelines under which the court or child protective agency will operate (whether he/she agrees with these guidelines or not). C. The client failed to display an understanding of the general guidelines under which the court or child protection agency will operate and was provided with remedial information in this area. 