What It Captures
It captures parties, central conflict issue, expectations or positions, uncertainty, maintaining pattern, possible targets, and date/context.
IPT Dispute Graph is a collaborative interpersonal psychotherapy conflict-structure tool for practitioners and clients. It helps them identify the parties, central issue, differing expectations or positions, maintaining pattern, and possible communication or problem-solving targets.
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It captures parties, central conflict issue, expectations or positions, uncertainty, maintaining pattern, possible targets, and date/context.
The graph is created in session with the client contributing their account while the practitioner controls the saved clinical artifact.
The tool does not determine who is correct, assign blame, record legal claims, score conflict severity, or generate unsupported advice.
No. It organizes reported positions and practitioner-entered formulation without adjudicating accuracy or blame.
Yes. More than two parties may be represented if the graph remains understandable.
Yes. Positions or patterns can be marked uncertain when the client is inferring or the account is incomplete.
Only the fixed tool is saved. Fictional dispute details and temporary edits do not become real client data.