Clinical Application of Behavior Analytic Social Work Practice

Interdisciplinary Issues at the Intersection of Assessing and Treating Substance Use Disorders and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: Clinical Social Work and Clinical Behavioral Analysis with Veterans

“…As noted earlier, there are five phases to interdisciplinary treatment from a clinical social work and clinical behavioral analysis perspective (Wilson & Matthieu, 2015). The focus here is now on the first two phases of that model, the identification of clinically relevant target behaviors and the use of reliable and valid measurements.…”

“…As noted previously, there are five areas of interdisciplinary social work and behavior analytic practice (Wilson & Matthieu, 2015) to assist clinicians with case conceptualization: 1) identification of clinically relevant target behaviors; 2) use of reliable and valid measurements; 3) relationship between target behaviors, measures, and treatment; 4) data-based treatment decisions; and 5) social validity of treatment process and outcomes. In the following case example, we highlight the use of this process model using the first two steps.…”

“…Both disciplines subscribe to a process model for clinical practice that includes five steps (Wilson & Matthieu, 2015). The steps are: 1) identification of clinically relevant target behaviors; 2) use of reliable and valid measurements; 3) relationship between target behaviors, measures, and treatment; 4) data-based treatment decisions; and 5) social validity of treatment process and outcomes.…”

“…While the health and psychosocial needs of veterans are paramount, clinicians need to ensure they have the competencies to support shared decision-making, patient-centered care, and collaborative case management of veteran clients who seek services both in the community and in the VA health care system. In this way, interdisciplinary collaboration, such as that between clinical social work and clinical behavior analysis, can lead to significant client-centered outcomes and changes in health behaviors (Wilson & Matthieu, 2015). While there are also many barriers to treatment in the community and the VA such as client follow-through, mutual agreement on target behaviors (e.g., who decides on the target behavior during treatment?…”