HOMELESSNESS 143 B. The client has been taught about basic skills needed to maintain a residence but does not apply these on a regular basis. C. The client has used his/her knowledge regarding the basic skills to main tain a residence, and this has helped create a more stable living situation. INTERVENTIONS IMPLEM ENTED 1. Refer to a Homeless Shelter (1) * A. The client was referred to a local shelter for the homeless. B. The client was provided with information about how to access a local homeless shelter. C. The client has used a local homeless shelter and was provided with reinforcement for doing so. D. The client has declined to use a local homeless shelter and was redirected to use this service. 2. Coordinate Cr isis Residential Funds (2) A. The client was placed in a crisis residential program. B. Funds for the crisis residential program were coordinated (e. g., motel voucher or transitional program placement). C. The client was provided with positive reinforce ment for his/her use of the crisis residential placement. D. The client has declined the use of a crisis residential placement and was redirected in this area. 3. Facilitate Placement within Support Network (3) A. The placement of the client at the home of a family member, friend, or peer was facilitated. B. Family members, friends, or peers have volunteered to take the client into their home, and he/she was encouraged to use this resource. C. The client reported greater satisfaction due to living with a family member, friend, or peer, and this was processed. D. The client has declined offers of placement in the home of a family member, friend, or peer and was redirected in this area. 4. Inquire about History of Homelessness (4) A. The client was req uested to describe his/her history of successful and problematic residential situations. B. The client was directed to prepare a time line of living in a residence, periods of homelessness, and use of transitional housing. C. Factors contributing to the client's lifestyle of sporadic homelessness were processed. D. Empathy and active listening were used as the client reviewed his/her history of successful and problematic residential situations. E. The client was supported as he/she gave a complete accou nt of his/her history of homelessness. * The numbers in parentheses correlate to the number of the Therapeutic Intervention statement in the companion chapter with the same titl e in The Severe and Persistent Mental Illness Treatment Planner, 2nd ed. (Berghuis and Jongsma) by John Wiley & Sons, 2008. 