Illness Management and Recovery / IMR-A12-1
Involving Supporters by Consent — Concept brief
Understand the idea behind involving supporters by consent and consider whether it fits your context.
8 minutes · Handout · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Casey wants a friend involved in planning but not in every clinical conversation.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. Supporter involvement should respect the person's privacy and preferences.
The idea
Supporter involvement should respect the person's privacy and preferences.
An ordinary example
Casey wants a friend involved in planning but not in every clinical conversation.
What this can look like
Choose what may be shared, with whom, for what purpose, and how permission can change.
Check the fit
What boundaries would make involvement more useful? You may disagree with the framing, use fiction, or decide that this approach is not useful today.
A useful distinction
A personal recovery goal and a symptom-management strategy serve related but different purposes; the person defines what a meaningful life includes.
Prompts for this resource
- What part of this idea makes sense to me?
- What boundaries would make involvement more useful?
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.