 89 EMPLOYMENT PROBLEMS CLIENT PRESENTATION 1. Chronic Unemployment (1) * A. The client described a history of unemployment and underemployment. B. Although the client has attempted to work on a regular basis, he/she has been unable to sustain regular period s of employment. C. The client has little motivation to maintain regular patterns of work. D. Although the client has been working on a regular basis, his/her employment is in a setting that is less than his/her capability. E. As treatment has progresse d, the client has been more regularly involved in work activity. 2. History of Job Loss (2) A. The client reported that he/she has often been terminated from his/her occupational setting due to interpersonal conflicts or an inability to control his/her p rimary psychosis symptoms. B. The client described that he/she has been fired due to psychotic symptoms. C. The client reported that his/her current job is at risk due to his/her severe mental illness symptoms. D. As the client's severe and persistent m ental illness symptoms have stabilized, he/she has been able to be more regular in employment. 3. Decreased Desire for Employment (3) A. The client reported a low pattern of motivation to seek employment. B. The client reported a lack of desire to maint ain his/her current employment position. C. The client's low energy level has placed his/her current work setting in jeopardy. D. As the client has stabilized his/her mood, he/she reports an increased desire to actively seek and maintain employment. 4. Lack of Training (4) A. The client's lack of training has contributed to his/her failure to obtain employment. B. The client has not received formal or on-the-job training to assist in securing employment. C. As the client has developed specific trainin g and job skills, he/she has been able to obtain and maintain employment. 5. Failure to Achieve Expected Success (5) A. The client reports a pattern of failure to achieve or maintain expected levels of occupational involvement, duration, and success. B. The client described his/her pattern of employment as functioning below the age-appropriate level of occupational involvement, duration, and success. * The numbers in parentheses correlate to the number of the Behavioral Definition 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. 