Understanding Your Child’s
Therapy Progress Report
A plain-English walkthrough of every number, term, and result in the UEDP v4 Protocol Tracker — no technical knowledge needed.
What is this report?
A detailed scientific analysis of your child’s behaviour patterns during therapy sessions.
What do the numbers mean?
Each number measures a specific aspect of how behaviour is changing — explained below in simple terms.
What does PASSED mean?
It means therapy is working as expected for that measure. ALERT means the therapist needs to review that area.
Should I be worried?
An ALERT is not a crisis — it is a signal for the therapist to look closer and adjust the approach if needed.
What You & Your Therapist Enter
Before any calculation happens, three sets of observations are recorded for each behaviour being tracked.
Baseline — How the behaviour was before therapy
This is a record of how often or how intensely a behaviour appeared before therapy started, or at the beginning of a new phase. Think of it as the starting point — like a weight before going on a diet.
You enter several numbers separated by commas — for example 8, 7.5, 8.2 — each one representing one observation session before therapy.
During Session — What happened within the therapy session
These are the observations recorded during the therapy session itself — moment by moment. It captures whether the behaviour went up and down, stayed steady, or changed in a pattern.
Example: 4, 9, 7, 8, 5, 3, 2 — seven readings taken at different points during the session. The ups and downs in these numbers tell the system a lot about how the child responded.
Post Session — How the behaviour settled after therapy
These readings are taken after the session ends — showing whether the changes from therapy carried over. This is the most important measure of real-world impact.
Example: 3, 2.8, 3.1 — three readings after the session. Compare this to the baseline (8, 7.5, 8.2) to see the improvement.
What the Report Calculates
Once the observations are entered, the system runs a series of calculations. Here is what each one means in everyday language.
Direction, Nonlinearity & Hesitation Scores
| Name | What it measures | What it means for your child |
|---|---|---|
| L_m | Overall direction of change during the session | Was the behaviour generally going in a positive direction? Positive number = improving trend. |
| NL_m | How much fluctuation occurred | Did the behaviour jump around a lot? A value close to 1 means significant variation — which is normal and expected in active therapy. |
| H_m | Moments of stillness or pause | Were there moments where the behaviour neither increased nor decreased? These pauses are tracked because they affect the overall pattern. |
Predicted vs Actual Outcome
The system makes a mathematical prediction of what the outcome should have been based on the session data, then compares it to what was actually observed.
| Name | Plain English meaning |
|---|---|
| F_pred | What the formula predicted the outcome would be |
| LE | The gap between prediction and reality (Learning Error) |
| F_final | The actual observed outcome — always matches O_obs |
Instability Index
This is one of the most important numbers. It measures how chaotic or unpredictable the behaviour pattern was during the session.
| I_seq value | What it suggests |
|---|---|
| Close to 0 | Behaviour was very stable and consistent during the session |
| Around 0.5–1 | Moderate variation — typical for active therapy sessions |
| Above 1 | High unpredictability — the therapist will review this carefully |
Omega (Ω) — The Stability Score
Omega is calculated directly from I_seq. It is a number between 0 and 1 that tells you how stable and ordered the behaviour pattern was.
| Ω value | What it means |
|---|---|
| Above 0.368 | ✅ PASSED — behaviour shows enough order for therapy to be effective |
| Below 0.368 | ⚠ ALERT — behaviour is quite unpredictable; therapist will review approach |
| Close to 1.0 | Excellent stability — behaviour is very responsive to therapy |
Reference Stability — Comparing Now to Before
This section compares the stability during the session against the stability before therapy. It answers the question: is today’s pattern better or worse than the child’s own natural baseline?
| Term | Plain English |
|---|---|
| Ω_ref | The child’s natural stability score before therapy (their personal benchmark) |
| τ_RSL | The difference between benchmark and current session (positive = improving) |
| R_sign +1 | Anados — moving toward order and improvement (positive direction) |
| R_sign −1 | Thanatos — moving toward disorder (needs attention) |
| R_mod | The combined signed score — positive is good, negative needs review |
Effort Required — How hard is change right now?
This group of measures tells the therapist how much effort is required to move the behaviour toward a stable, positive state.
| Term | What it means for your child |
|---|---|
| ΔG (METP) | The total energy of change — how much the behaviour moved overall during the session |
| Ω_debt | How far below the stability threshold the child currently is — a higher debt means more work is needed |
| Γ (Gamma) | The overall therapeutic effort score — combines debt and energy of change |
| δΩ | The gap between current stability and the critical threshold |
Emergence, Resilience & Growth
These are the most advanced measures — they look at whether the child is building lasting resilience and whether therapy is producing genuine emerging change.
| Term | Plain English meaning |
|---|---|
| Φ (Phi) | Emergence Force — Is meaningful change actively emerging? Positive = yes, therapy is producing real movement. |
| C_hist | History of change — How much variation in stability has occurred throughout the session, step by step |
| Λ (Lambda) | Learning Resilience — Is the child building the ability to hold onto improvements? Positive = resilience is growing. |
| Υ (Upsilon) | Responsiveness — How efficiently is the child responding relative to the complexity of the session |
| A/T ratio | Anados-Thanatos ratio — The overall balance between growth forces and disorder forces. Positive = growth is winning. |
What PASSED and ALERT Mean
Every behaviour gets a final overall status based on four checks called gates.
PASSED
All four checks are positive. Therapy is producing measurable, stable, and growing change. The current approach is working well and can continue.
ALERT
One or more checks need attention. This does NOT mean therapy has failed — it means the therapist should review that specific area and consider adjusting the approach.
The Four Gates Explained
The final step checks four specific things. All four must pass for the overall result to be PASSED.
Gate 1 — Ω Dynamics (Stability)
Is the behaviour stable enough for therapy to be effective? This checks whether the Omega stability score is above the critical threshold of 0.368. Think of it as asking: “Is the foundation solid enough to build on?”
Gate 2 — Φ Emergence Force
Is real change actively emerging from the therapy? This checks whether the emergence force is moving in a positive direction. Think of it as asking: “Is something genuinely new growing in my child’s behaviour?”
Gate 3 — Λ Learning Resilience
Is the child building the ability to hold onto improvements over time? This checks whether learning resilience is positive. Think of it as asking: “Will the progress last, or does it fade between sessions?”
Gate 4 — A/T Anados-Thanatos Ratio
Are the forces of growth stronger than the forces of disorder? This checks the balance between positive and negative dynamics. Think of it as asking: “Is my child moving forward more than they are being pulled back?”