The primary goal of psychiatric rehabilitation is to empower individuals by helping them develop the skills necessary for successful and satisfying community living. The conflict described is an opportunity for skill-building. By fostering communication and conflict resolution skills, the practitioner equips the residents with the tools to manage this and future disagreements independently. This approach promotes autonomy, enhances interpersonal competence, and supports the long-term stability of the living arrangement. It directly addresses the root of the problem—the group's difficulty in navigating disagreements—rather than simply imposing a solution or avoiding the conflict, which aligns with the core recovery-oriented principles of the CPRP.

A. Encouraging avoidance of conflict is counterproductive; the goal is to teach skills to effectively resolve conflict, not to suppress it.

B. Addressing a group issue individually prevents the group from learning to problem-solve together and undermines their collective responsibility and autonomy.

C. This is a top-down, authoritarian approach that fails to explore the residents' perspectives or empower them to collaboratively manage their shared environment.

1. Anthony, W. A., Cohen, M. R., & Farkas, M. D. (2002). Psychiatric Rehabilitation (2nd ed.). Boston University, Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation. (Specifically, Chapter 3, "The Technology of Psychiatric Rehabilitation," which details the process of assessing and teaching skills needed for specific environments, including interpersonal and problem-solving skills for residential settings).

2. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association (PRA). (2012). The Principles of Psychiatric Rehabilitation. (Principle 2: "The primary goal of psychiatric rehabilitation is to help individuals develop skills and access resources needed to increase their capacity to be successful and satisfied..."). This principle underscores the focus on skill development over practitioner-led problem-solving.

3. Pratt, C. W., Gill, K. J., Barrett, N. M., & Roberts, M. M. (2014). Psychiatric Rehabilitation (3rd ed.). Academic Press. (Chapter 11, "Social Skills Training," discusses the importance of teaching communication, problem-solving, and conflict management skills to improve social functioning and quality of life in community settings).