Before we developed the BITS and Carey Guides, some staff were using a cognitive behavioral approach in their one-on-one appointments to help people solve problems in more productive ways, teach people to make better decisions, and choose more prosocial companions, among many reasons. However, other staff had challenges teaching new skills and promoting positive behavior change. We knew that field staff were busy, so we created the BITS and Guides to give them concise, practical, and easy-to-use tools to teach concrete strategies that would lead to risk reduction. However, these are only some tools for one’s toolbox. We encourage staff to continue to use any and all cognitive behavioral approaches that have been shown—through research and experience—to be effective in helping people build skills and promoting positive behavior change.
Using Cognitive Behavioral Approaches Other Than the Carey Guides and BITS Print
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