| Summary: | The FIND (Feedback Initiated Narrative Development) protocol was designed to foster the availability of clients' resources in psychotherapy. This protocol consists of two brief interviews and an observation of an early psychotherapy session, centered on the elicitation of the client's personal resources. The contents of both the interviews and the observed session are summarized for clients and therapists in the form of therapeutic letters. The theoretical background of this protocol is presented in this paper, which focuses on the first part of the protocol, illustrating it with clinical vignettes. The FIND protocol was developed after more than 10 years of research on innovative moments in psychotherapy and is based on narrative therapy practices and dialogical self theory tenets. Other research and models further contributed to the development of this protocol, such as the hypothesis of capitalization of resources; studies that emphasize clients ' active role in their own change; and research on autobiographical memories and narrative construction of identity. Drawing on these models, the FIND protocol attempts to prime and activate the client ' s resources (i.e., potential innovative moments) from the beginning of therapy, with the aim of improving psychotherapy efficacy.
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