Crafting the "Tap on the Shoulder:" A Compliment Template for Solution-Focused Therapy.

Campbell, Janet; Elder, Joe; Gallagher, Dan; Simon, Joel; Taylor, Andy

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Publication Date: 1999

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Crafting the "Tap on the Shoulder:" A Compliment Template for Solution-Focused Therapy.

Campbell, Janet; Elder, Joe; Gallagher, Dan; Simon, Joel; Taylor, Andy

American Journal of Family Therapy, v27 n1 p35-47 Jan-Mar 1999

Descibes template for developing compliments based upon authors' experiences working in a community mental-health clinic. Examines the five components of the template: normalizing statements, restructuring statements, affirmation of client competencies, a bridging statement, and a suggestion. Features case examples and a transcript of a compliment feedback from a family-therapy session. (Author/JDM)

Descriptors: Community Health Services, Counseling Theories, Interpersonal Competence, Mental Health Workers, Milieu Therapy, Models, Outcomes of Treatment, Positive Reinforcement, Program Development, Role, Socialization

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Language: English

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