Exploring needs, clarifying values, and discussing family expectations are core activities of the readiness assessment phase in psychiatric rehabilitation. This stage is a collaborative process designed to help an individual build motivation and a clear sense of personal direction. It focuses on understanding what is important to the person (values), what they are dissatisfied with (needs), and the external factors (family expectations) that influence their desire for change. This exploration is foundational to determining if the person is ready, willing, and able to actively engage in the subsequent stages of goal setting and skill development.

B. determining environments of choice: This step occurs after readiness is established and goals are set; it focuses on identifying where the person will pursue their goals.

C. writing rehabilitation goals: This is an outcome of a successful readiness assessment. The exploration of needs and values must happen before meaningful goals can be formulated.

D. resource assessment: This focuses on inventorying a person's existing strengths, skills, and supports, rather than exploring their core motivations and values for change.

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1. Pratt, C. W., Gill, K. J., Barrett, N. M., & Roberts, M. M. (2014). Psychiatric rehabilitation (3rd ed.). Academic Press. In Chapter 5, "Assessing Readiness for Rehabilitation," the authors describe this phase as a process to "help people decide what they want" by exploring their values, needs, and priorities as a precursor to goal setting (pp. 91-93).

2. Farkas, M., & Anthony, W. A. (Eds.). (2010). Psychiatric rehabilitation programs: Putting theory into practice. Boston University, Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation. The text outlines the Boston University model, where the readiness phase explicitly involves helping individuals "clarify their values and their mission" to build a foundation for change (Section II: The Process of Psychiatric Rehabilitation).

3. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association (PRA). (2001). Practice Guidelines for the Psychiatric Rehabilitation of Individuals with Serious Mental Illnesses. The guidelines emphasize that the initial phases of rehabilitation involve helping individuals identify what is important to them (values) and what they want to achieve, which is characteristic of assessing readiness before a formal rehabilitation plan is developed.