When it is used
Use it after or during sessions when new family interaction information changes, challenges, or elaborates a working systemic hypothesis.
Hypothesis Testing / Revision Record
Hypothesis Testing / Revision Record is a practitioner-only longitudinal formulation history tool for systemic family practitioners. It helps practitioners record earlier hypotheses, new family interaction information, revision decisions, and the current formulation so inquiry stays responsive rather than fixed.
Review a sample history and update the current formulation.
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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.
History and comparison
Earlier hypotheses remain visible for comparison, including hypotheses that were revised, set aside, alternative, or unresolved. The current formulation stays prominent.
Limits
The tool does not prove hypotheses, assign causal certainty, create scores, or generate diagnostic conclusions.
Does the system decide whether a hypothesis is true?
No. The practitioner records how session information affected the hypothesis; the system organizes chronology, comparison, and descriptive status only.
Can discarded hypotheses stay visible?
Yes. A set-aside hypothesis remains in history but should not appear as the current formulation.
Do family members complete this record?
No. This is a practitioner-only revision record; family interaction or responses may be summarized by the practitioner as session information.