Illness Management and Recovery / IMR-A12-2
Involving Supporters by Consent — Practice worksheet
Choose what may be shared, with whom, for what purpose, and how permission can change.
15 minutes · Worksheet · 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.
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
Choose what may be shared, with whom, for what purpose, and how permission can change.
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
What boundaries would make involvement more useful? 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:
- What boundaries would make involvement more useful?
- 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.