When It Is Used
Use it after enough relational repair has occurred to support a conversation about independence, competence, expectations, and limits.
Autonomy-Promoting Conversation Plan
Autonomy-Promoting Conversation Plan is an ABFT-aligned tool for practitioners facilitating adolescent-caregiver conversations about independence and competence. Practitioners use it to create clear autonomy goals and agreements that include the adolescent’s voice, caregiver expectations and limits, and relational support.
Open the sample shared agreement and check whether it includes adolescent voice, caregiver limits, and support commitments.
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Tool guide
Learn more about this tool
Use this background section to understand when the tool fits, how practitioners use it, and what to consider before sharing it with clients.
What It Captures
It captures autonomy goals, adolescent voice, caregiver expectations and limits, support commitments, family agreements, unresolved disagreements, and revision history.
Relevant Limits
It does not impose autonomy domains, developmental ratings, legal authority rules, behavior scores, or generic behavior-contract language.
Is this a behavior contract?
No. It is an autonomy-promoting conversation plan that balances adolescent competence with relational support.
Is the adolescent’s voice required?
Yes. The agreement cannot be marked complete without the adolescent’s voice represented.
Can caregiver limits stay unresolved?
Yes. Unresolved limits can be preserved with a next conversation focus.
Can the family use the agreement outside session?
Yes. Shared agreement content is family-facing so it can support daily-life use and later review.