Illness Management and Recovery / IMR-A18-2
Advocacy and Shared Decisions — Practice worksheet
Prepare a meeting agenda with one priority, one concern, one question, and one request for a shared decision.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Casey wants a personal goal included in a treatment review.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. A person's expertise about their life belongs in care planning.
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
Prepare a meeting agenda with one priority, one concern, one question, and one request for a shared decision.
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 would show that your preference influenced the plan? 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 would show that your preference influenced the plan?
- 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.