Illness Management and Recovery / IMR-A06-3
Everyday Medication Supports — Clinician dialogue
Guide a collaborative conversation about everyday medication supports while checking fit and participant choice.
15 minutes · Clinician script · Mental health professionals
Fictional example: Casey's refill routine is disrupted by transport problems.
Use within your training and assessment of readiness. Practical supports should be chosen collaboratively and fit the prescribed plan.
Invite and obtain permission
Offer: "Would it be useful to explore everyday medication supports using an ordinary or fictional example? We can adapt it, observe, or stop." Ask what the person wants from the conversation.
Elicit before teaching
Ask: "How does this show up, if at all, in your own words?" Offer this idea tentatively: Practical supports should be chosen collaboratively and fit the prescribed plan. Ask what fits and what does not.
Guide the task
Identify one barrier to following the agreed prescription and a reminder or access support to discuss with the team. Ask for permission before giving an example. Use this fictional illustration if useful: Casey's refill routine is disrupted by transport problems.
Reflect and check accuracy
Reflect only what was offered: "I heard you describe ___. What did I miss?" Ask: Which support addresses the actual barrier? Avoid assigning motives or interpreting silence as agreement.
Respond to a mismatch
If the person rejects the frame, say: "Thank you for correcting it. What would be more useful?" Return to their language or choose a different approach.
Close with agency
Ask which observation, question, or support request the person wants to keep. Confirm a manageable ending and appropriate follow-up; do not turn a tentative possibility into a homework obligation.
Prompts for this resource
- Readiness, permission, cultural context, and access needs to check:
- Which support addresses the actual barrier?
- What would tell me to adapt, stop, or seek supervision?
Conceptual background
Illness Management and Recovery Evidence-Based Practices KIT — SAMHSA
Background on the approach only. Original exercises and wording are by More Than Therapy with AI assistance; the source does not validate or endorse these materials.