The intervention of behavioral activation is MOST closely aligned with which theoretical approach?
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Behavioral activation is a CBT technique that addresses depression by increasing engagement in reinforcing activities to reduce avoidance.
What intervention is being used when a social worker helps a client identify distorted thoughts and reframe them?
Cognitive Restructuring
Cognitive restructuring targets maladaptive thought patterns, a core component of CBT.
Which intervention is applied when a social worker uses open-ended questions, reflective listening, and rolling with resistance?
Motivational Interviewing (MI)
Motivational Interviewing helps clients resolve ambivalence and increases intrinsic motivation for change.
The approach used when mapping family roles, boundaries, and alliances to understand dynamics is called?
Structural Family Therapy
Structural Family Therapy examines family hierarchy, subsystems, and boundaries to identify patterns contributing to dysfunction.
A client with anxiety benefits from short-term problem-solving and goal-focused sessions, usually 6–12 weeks. This intervention model is?
Task-Centered Practice
Task-Centered Practice focuses on short-term, goal-oriented problem-solving and measurable outcomes.
Which intervention involves teaching mindfulness, distress tolerance, and emotion regulation skills to a client struggling with anger?
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
DBT is used for emotion dysregulation and teaches specific skills for managing intense emotions.
Assessing a client’s strengths, resources, and coping abilities before creating a treatment plan reflects which approach?
Strengths-Based Practice
Strengths-based practice emphasizes client resources and capacities rather than focusing solely on deficits.
When a social worker encourages small, achievable solutions and emphasizes exceptions to the problem, which therapy is being used?
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
SFBT focuses on solutions, exceptions, and small, achievable steps rather than analyzing problems in depth.
The intervention that helps a client re-author their personal narrative and separate themselves from the problem is called?
Narrative Therapy
Narrative therapy helps clients reframe experiences, externalize problems, and create empowering personal stories.
What role is the social worker performing when coordinating services for a homeless client needing access to shelters, food programs, and medical care?
Case Manager
Case management involves linking clients to resources, coordinating care, and monitoring outcomes.
