Solution-focused therapy / SFB-A12-2
Specific Compliments by Consent — Practice worksheet
Identify an observable effort and ask whether acknowledging it fits the person's experience.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Devin kept a boundary during a busy week but does not want to be called strong.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. Acknowledgment is most useful when accurate and acceptable to the recipient.
1. Choose a workable example
Use the fictional example below or an ordinary situation of your choosing. Keep identifying details out of shared copies.
2. Try the practice
Identify an observable effort and ask whether acknowledging it fits the person's experience.
3. Compare possibilities
Generate at least two interpretations or options. Mark what you know, what you are guessing, and what remains outside your control.
4. Decide together
What kind of acknowledgment feels respectful? Choose one small action, a support request, or no action. Review the fit with your clinician when relevant.
Prompts for this resource
- My chosen or fictional situation, and what I know about it:
- My response to the practice task above:
- What kind of acknowledgment feels respectful?
- An optional next step, support, adaptation, or reason to stop:
Conceptual background
What is Solution-Focused Therapy? — Solution-Focused Therapy Institute
Background on the approach only. Original exercises and wording are by More Than Therapy with AI assistance; the source does not validate or endorse these materials.