Illness Management and Recovery / IMR-A11-2
Building Social Support — Practice worksheet
Map people and services by the kind of support they can realistically provide.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Casey has a relative for transport and a peer for companionship.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. Social support can include practical assistance, companionship, and chosen family.
1. Choose a workable example
Use the fictional example below or an ordinary situation of your choosing. Keep identifying details out of shared copies.
2. Try the practice
Map people and services by the kind of support they can realistically provide.
3. Compare possibilities
Generate at least two interpretations or options. Mark what you know, what you are guessing, and what remains outside your control.
4. Decide together
Where is support reliable, and where is another option needed? Choose one small action, a support request, or no action. Review the fit with your clinician when relevant.
Prompts for this resource
- My chosen or fictional situation, and what I know about it:
- My response to the practice task above:
- Where is support reliable, and where is another option needed?
- An optional next step, support, adaptation, or reason to stop:
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.