128 THE SEVERE AND PERSI STENT MENTAL ILLNESS PROGRESS NOTES PLAN NER 23. Review Emotion Identification (23) A. The client was assisted in identifying ways in which he/she labels specific emotions that he/she has experie nced. B. As the client has identified his/her pattern of emotions and how he/she identifies and labels them, he/she was provided with positive feedback in this area. C. The client was not able to identify how to label specific emotions and was provided w ith remedial information in this area. 24. Clarify Unidentified Emotional States (24) A. The client was probed for emotional states that he/she has previously been unable to identify. B. The client was assisted in uncovering previously unidentified emot ional states that have contributed to his/her pattern of symptoms. 25. Assign a Grief Journal/Tape (25) A. It was recommended that the client keep a daily grief journal to be shared in future sessions. B. The client has limited writing skills; therefore, he/she was assigned to record grief feelings on an audiotape to be shared in future sessions. C. The client has kept a grief journal/tape on a daily basis and verbalized the feelings of grief that he/she has experienced, and these were reviewed. D. The client was provided with positive feedback for using a grief journal to help clarify and identify feelings of grief, and he/she is beginning to resolve them. 26. Journal/Tape Acceptance of Feelings (26) A. It was recommended to the client that he/she ke ep a daily journal of his/her feelings of acceptance of the losses. B. It was recommended to the client that he/she use an audiotape to describe his/her feelings of acceptance of his/her losses. C. The client's record of his/her feelings of acceptance of losses was shared with the clinician. D. As the client has kept a record of his/her feelings of acceptance of his/her losses, he/she has begun to resolve his/her grief issues, and he/she was encouraged for this progress. 27. Assign Forgiveness Readings (27) A. The client was assigned to read information on the process of forgiveness. B. The client was referred to read portions of Forgive and Forget: Healing the Hurts We Don't Deserve by Smedes. C. Portions of the written material on forgiveness were r eviewed to help the client overcome his/her feelings of resentment. D. The client has failed to read any of the recommended grief material and was redirected to do so. 28. Encourage Mourning Events (28) A. The client was encouraged to use typical mourn ing events (e. g., visit the grave site of a deceased relative or write a good-bye letter to someone who is deceased). B. The client has followed through on implementing the grieving ritual, and his/her experience was processed. C. The client's involvemen t in an appropriate grieving ritual was coordinated. 