A Clinical Joint Crisis Plan (CJCP) aims to empower patients and strengthen the therapeutic relationships while preventing degeneration of a psychiatric crisis and reducing coercive measures. It contains personal and patient tailored interventions that are linked to personal characteristics of the various phases of a psychiatric crisis. The use of CJCPs is strongly recommended or mandatory by coercion guidelines in western countries. However, it is a challenge to consistently implement and design a CJCP in acute inpatient psychiatric wards.We developed a seven-step-method (KSP7s – “Naar een Klinisch Signaleringsplan in 7 stappen”) that guides the multidisciplinary team in designing a CJCP for patients admitted in acute psychiatric wards. We will present the KSP7s method that transforms a standardized CJCP into a personalized CJCP by using the input of peer workers, family members, in- and outpatient practitioners and the patient.