What It Does Not Do
The tool does not create severity ratings, clinical importance scores, symptom scales, diagnoses, or automated treatment decisions.
Problem Priority Rating for Task-Centered Practice
Problem Priority Rating is a task-centered prioritization tool for practitioners and clients deciding where limited intervention time should go first. It helps create an explicit priority order while keeping lower-priority issues visible.
Rank the sample target problems and review the current priority order.
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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.
When Priorities Change
A new order can be created later without erasing the historical order, so shifts in intervention focus remain reviewable.
Is this a clinical severity rating?
No. Problem Priority Rating creates an agreed order for task-centered focus; it does not score clinical severity or risk.
What happens if the practitioner and client do not agree?
The order can remain unresolved or provisional rather than forcing agreement.
Can one problem be confirmed as first?
Yes. If there is only one target problem, the tool can confirm it as first without requiring ranking.