Social Support Plan

Social Support Plan is a recovery-support network and action-planning tool for substance-use treatment practitioners. It helps practitioners and clients identify supportive people, groups, and resources, define concrete roles or actions, and make gaps in the support network visible.

Matrix ModelPlanIntervention planningSubstance useInterpersonal relationshipsRelapse prevention

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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.

Support Types

The tool supports people, groups, and resources as distinct but comparable entries so the plan is broader than a contact list.

Visible Gaps

If no support is identified, the plan can show a gap instead of forcing an entry.

Does the tool rate support quality?

No. It does not score or judge relationship quality.

Can a support be listed without an action?

Yes, but it is flagged as incomplete because the role is not concrete enough to act on.

Is this a contact manager?

No. It captures recovery supports and actions, not contact automation or social-media data.