When It Is Used
Use it early in treatment when engagement, resistance, negativity, or low motivation could prevent behavior-change work.
Engagement/Motivation Risk & Strengths Formulation
Engagement/Motivation Risk & Strengths Formulation is a practitioner-only Functional Family Therapy formulation aid for family-treatment practitioners. It helps practitioners organize engagement risks, sources of resistance, family strengths or protective motivations, and non-blaming relational reframes so early motivation-building intervention can be guided by a workable formulation.
Explore the formulation workspace with sample, non-identifying family information.
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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
The tool captures practitioner-entered risks/resistance, strengths/protective motivations, relational reframes, and motivation-building implications.
Important Limits
The tool does not collect symptom scores, diagnoses, blame ratings, standardized scales, or unsupported worksheet fields.
Is this completed by the family?
No. This is a practitioner-only formulation aid. Family information may inform the practitioner’s entries, but there is no separate structured family digital workflow.
Does the tool score motivation or readiness?
No. It organizes descriptive formulation content and visible gaps; it does not produce motivation scores, readiness scores, diagnoses, or blame ratings.
What is saved after the demo?
The tool itself and selected practitioner scope are saved. Fictional demo family data and temporary sample formulation content are not saved as real client data by default.