Role reversal is optional
If role reversal is not clinically used, the result should not require other-perspective material.
Historical Role Play session support
Historical Role Play is a live-session schema therapy support tool for therapists replaying a childhood or formative interpersonal memory linked to current schemas, modes, meanings, or coping patterns. It helps the practitioner set roles, mark active-role switches, capture emotions and needs, and review new perspective and changed meaning.
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Tool guide
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Use this background section to understand when the tool fits, how practitioners use it, and what to consider before sharing it with clients.
No memory verification
The tool records client report, enactment notes, and practitioner interpretation separately. It does not determine whether a memory is true.
Interrupted work
If the client cannot access the memory or the session stops early, the record remains partial.
Is this a generic role-play generator?
No. It supports therapist-guided Historical Role Play for formative interactions linked to schema therapy work.
Does the tool decide responsibility or blame?
No. It records role attributions and perspective shifts entered during processing without scoring responsibility.
Can additional roles be added?
Yes. Additional key figures can be added without changing the tool identity.
What if no new perspective emerges?
The review records unresolved processing rather than fabricating a changed meaning.