Skill Criteria:

1. Validate the client's perspective.
2. Point out the strengths and/or resources communicated in the client statement.
3. Invite the client into a dialogue about the identified strengths and/or resources.

Thanks for joining us to develop your therapy skills just a little bit beyond where they were yesterday. Visit Sentio University to download the client statements, sample responses, and skill criteria for this episode. To start the practice section, skip ahead to 29:29 .

Instructions: We encourage you to learn by trying this skill yourself. Pause the episode after each client statement and try to improvise a response that meets the skill criteria and feels authentic to you. Have fun, and happy learning!