Avoidance Inventory for In-Vivo Exposure Planning

Avoidance Inventory is a ready-to-send exposure-planning tool for prolonged exposure practitioners. It helps clinicians identify avoided safe situations, activities, and reminders that may become in-vivo exposure targets after practitioner review.

Prolonged ExposureAssessmentIntervention planningTraumaSafety behaviors

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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.

Inventory Before Plan

This tool collects and reviews candidate targets before they become exposure tasks or a graded exposure plan.

Practitioner Review

Candidate targets are not automatically approved. Specificity and safety suitability remain practitioner-reviewed.

Does the tool decide whether a target is safe?

No. It helps collect and organize candidate targets, but practitioner review determines suitability.

Is this a fear hierarchy builder?

No. It creates an inventory for target generation and prioritization; it does not generate hierarchy scoring.

Can original client wording be preserved?

Yes. The tool should preserve original client wording alongside practitioner-edited phrasing or review notes.