When It Is Used
Use it before or during periods of increased relapse risk so the client has responses ready before risk escalates.
Relapse Prevention Plan
Relapse Prevention Plan is a recovery-support planning tool for practitioners and clients in recovery. It helps identify personal relapse risks, warning signs, coping and support responses, and urgent-risk actions so the client has specific steps ready when risk increases.
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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 reports personal risks, warning signs, responses, and supports. The practitioner guides completion and reviews fit and completeness.
Important Limits
The tool does not predict relapse, assign clinical urgency, provide emergency protocols, or create treatment recommendations beyond the entered plan content.
Does this predict whether a client will relapse?
No. It organizes client and practitioner-entered planning information and does not predict relapse.
Can the client complete it outside session?
Yes, when client-completed mode is used, the client can enter plan content and save partial work for review.
What happens if a risk has no response?
The plan flags that risk as unmatched or incomplete rather than treating the plan as ready.
Does the public demo require real recovery details?
No. The demo uses fictional examples and does not require real client-identifying or sensitive case information.