A social worker who uses behavioral techniques would be least interested in which of the following?

A social worker who uses behavioral techniques would be least interested in which of the following?

• A. Operant conditioning
• B. Extensive discussion of past relationships with family
• C. A contract
• D. Methods that the client has used to control behavior in the past

Answer: (D)

Behavioral techniques focus on modifying observable behavior through present stimuli and consequences. You’d expect to see emphasis on how current cues trigger actions, how reinforcement or punishment shapes those actions, and formal tools like contracts that specify expected behaviors and outcomes. A discussion of past relationships with family fits more with psychodynamic or interpersonal approaches, not with shaping behavior through conditioning. The option describing methods the client has used to control behavior in the past centers on self-regulation history, which doesn’t directly inform the present conditioning plan or contingencies. That makes it the least aligned with a behavioral approach.

Behavioral techniques focus on modifying observable behavior through present stimuli and consequences. You’d expect to see emphasis on how current cues trigger actions, how reinforcement or punishment shapes those actions, and formal tools like contracts that specify expected behaviors and outcomes. A discussion of past relationships with family fits more with psychodynamic or interpersonal approaches, not with shaping behavior through conditioning. The option describing methods the client has used to control behavior in the past centers on self-regulation history, which doesn’t directly inform the present conditioning plan or contingencies. That makes it the least aligned with a behavioral approach.