It can also be helpful to include possibilities that appear far-fetched or even funny. You can choose the 'no change' angle or you can opt for one of the other plans. We cannot foresee the future but good planning depends heavily on good anticipation. That's the best we can do. This helps the client compare the options and make an evaluation of each.
Clients sometimes think they have no choice when none of the available choices score well.
Writing down the different options and giving each a score can help them see that, no matter how bad they may be, some choices are better than others. This has to do with planning, teaching, rehearsing. Perhaps the condition of those children is really not much different from those children in forced detention facilities, residential centers, and uncariung foster home situations. Making the best choices to satisfy your needs applies in any environment, no matter how restrictive or impoverished. I hope that doesn't sound too simnplistic and I have seen these principles apply in extreme maximum security facilities.