Mastering the clinical conversation language as intervention language isnt just a vehicle for therapeutic intervention it is intervention not only is language an essential tool for . Mastering the clinical conversation language as intervention by matthieu villatte jennifer l mastering the clinical conversation language as intervention alcohol and alcoholism volume 55 issue 4 july 2020 ie they have been treating language and cognition as learned behaviours influenced by the context but they may . Grounded in relational frame theory rft the volume shares innovative ways to enhance assessment and intervention using specific kinds of clinical conversations techniques are demonstrated for activating and shaping behavior change building a flexible sense of self fostering meaning and motivation creating powerful experiential metaphors and strengthening the therapeutic relationship. Grounded in relational frame theory rft the volume shares innovative ways to enhance assessment and intervention using specific kinds of clinical conversations techniques are demonstrated for activating and shaping behavior change building a flexible sense of self fostering meaning and motivation creating powerful experiential metaphors and strengthening the therapeutic relationship