Which practice is defined as providing clients with general principles of how to make effective behavioral changes?

• A. Basic ID
• B. Coaching
• C. Multimodal therapy
• D. Feedback

Answer: (B)

Providing clients with general principles for how to make effective behavioral changes is coaching. This approach centers on equipping clients with practical strategies they can apply across situations, such as setting SMART goals, breaking goals into manageable steps, self-monitoring progress, and planning for obstacles. It’s forward-looking and action-oriented, aiming to build the client’s confidence and skill in making changes independently. In this view, the focus is on guiding the change process rather than evaluating a specific performance or delivering therapeutic techniques. Feedback, by contrast, tends to review what happened and suggest improvements for the next attempt; multimodal therapy uses a broader therapeutic framework with multiple techniques; basic ID isn’t a standard practice for teaching general change principles.