Aaron Beck – correct answer created CBT
What is CBT? – correct answer Psychotherapeutic therapy that helps ppl change
disturbing thought patterns that have negative affects and can cause depression and
anxiety.
- correct answer CBT explores the relationship between feelings, thoughts, &
behaviors - correct answer Theories help us in our work.
Theory definition – correct answer a set of principles on which the practice of an
activity is based.
Theory – correct answer Greek word: Theoria which means “contemplation”, praxisgreek meaning pracrtice- referred to humans way of acting and conducting their life on
earth.
What exactly is a theory? – correct answer -Based upon a hypothesis and backed by
evidence.
-Not a guess. - Fact-based framework for phenomenon
-Used to provide a model for understanding human thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.
-Help to predict, explain, and assess behaviors.
-Provide a rationale how the social worker should intervene with clients who have
histories, problems, or goals.
Functions of Theory – correct answer Major function: describe, explain, and predict
behavior.
-Methods are techniques, and approaches that workers use to utilize their work with
clients to accomplish tasks and goals.
-Theories often inform workers of the type of method that is appropriate for use with a
client.
-Tasked w/approaching, assessing, providing, interventions, methods w/clients based
on psychological, sociological, and social work theories.
What is the difference between a theory and a method? – correct answer –
Theory=Hypothesis, an idea of what can or might happen in situations.
-Theory=”think” &”speculate” about and what might occur
-a method is what you do given your thoughts or speculations.
Practice frameworks – correct answer perspectives, theories, models