When It Is Used
Use it when a client is reacting under relationship pressure and needs to state a position from self-responsibility rather than blame or control.
I-Position Exercise
I-Position Exercise is a Bowen-oriented shared exercise for practitioners and clients working on self-definition under relationship pressure. It helps a client draft an I-position from their own thinking and responsibility, distinguish it from blame or directing another person, and consider likely relational responses.
Try a sample I-position draft and review how the exercise separates position, blame/control checks, and relational response.
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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.
Practitioner And Client Roles
The client supplies the situation, draft, and reflections. The practitioner frames the exercise, guides revision, and may add coaching notes.
Limits
The exercise does not provide a correctness score, clinical interpretation, or script for changing another person.
Is the I-position automatically judged as correct?
No. The tool organizes the draft and reflection sections, but it does not judge clinical quality or score the statement.
Can the client complete it before session?
Yes. Completion mode can be set to client draft before practitioner review.
What if the client writes a statement that directs another person?
The statement can remain in the draft and be visibly marked for revision rather than rejected.
Does the demo use real relationship details?
No. The demo uses fictional placeholders so visitors can explore without entering identifying or sensitive information.