TY - T1 - Interactional use of compliments in mental health rehabilitation SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/329620 T3 - A1 - Weiste, Elina; Lindholm, Camilla; Valkeapää, Taina; Stevanovic, Melisa A2 - PB - Y1 - 2021 LA - eng AB - Complimenting is a valuable skill in mental health care. Today, several clinical models view positive reinforcement as beneficial for the client's process of change; however, they ignore the ambiguous nature of complimenting in social interaction. Drawing on a data set of 29 video-recorded mental health rehabilitation group meetings, and using conversation analysis as the method, we qualitatively analyzed the range of purposes served by positive assessments doing complimenting. Our results showe... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - Compliment; Conversation analysis; ENGLISH; Group interaction; Mental health; Positive assessment; Professional interaction; SEQUENCES; 5141 Sociology N1 - PP - ER -