RECREATIONAL DEFICIT S 281 INTERVENTIONS IMPLEM ENTED 1. Request a History of Recreational Involvement (1) * A. The client was requested to relat e his/her history or pattern of recreational involvement. B. The client was assisted in developing an understanding of his/her pattern of recreational deficiencies. C. The client displayed an increased understanding of his/her syndrome of recreational pr oblems and how they relate to his/her severe and persistent mental illness symptoms and was provided with positive feedback about this insight. D. The client has a very limited understanding of his/her pattern of recreational problems and was provided wit h additional feedback in this area. 2. Develop a Graphic Display ( 2) A. A graphic time line display was used to help the client chart his/her pattern of recreational difficulties. B. The client identified his/her pattern of recreational involvement, str uggle, failure, and the effects of these problems and was assisted in charting them on a time line. C. The client displayed a greater understanding of his/her pattern of decreased recreational involvement and was given support and feedback in this area. D. The client failed to understand his/her pattern of recreational struggles and was redirected in this area. 3. Educate about Mental Illness ( 3) A. The client was educated about the expected or common symptoms of his/her mental illness that may negative ly impact his/her recreational enjoyment. B. As the client's symptoms of mental illness were discussed, he/she displayed an understanding of how these symptoms may affect his/her level of involvement in recreational activities. C. The client struggled to identify how symptoms of his/her mental illness may negatively impact his/her recreational activities and was given additional feedback in this area. 4. Connect Mental Illness and Social/Recreational Problems ( 4) A. The client was assisted in making the connection between his/her mental illness symptoms and social/recreational problems. B. The client was reinforced for displaying an understanding of how his/her mental illness symptoms affect his/her social/recreational problems. C. The client has faile d to make the connection between his/her mental illness symptoms and social/recreational problems and was provided with additional information in this area. 5. Identify Inexperience ( 5) A. The client was asked to identify the recreational areas in which he/she has had little experience due to his/her severe and persistent mental illness. * 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 Pl anner, 2nd ed. (Berghuis and Jongsma) by John Wiley & Sons, 2008. 