Cognitive Behavioral Family Therapy - Albert Ellis is the first individual to use an approach focused on cognition and its influence on behavior. His ABC model revolves around the idea that stimuli trigger beliefs which, in turn, trigger an emotional response; he stated that dysfunction occurred in the presence of irrational beliefs that resulted in an inappropriate negative response. Ellis's approach was primarily for individuals and couples, but some of the core tenets of his theory would carry over to family therapy. - BF Skinner is mainly responsible for the development of operant conditioning; a theory that reinforced behavior continues to persist over time while behavior that is not reinforced will not persist over time. John Krumboltz and Gerald Patterson expanded on Skinner's approach by emphasizing the role that parents had in the development of appropriate behavior in children. Positive reinforcement became more favored and rewards replaced punishments as a method of reinforcement. Frank Dattilio brought CBT to the forefront of family therapy. His approach emphasizes the influence of personal and family schema in creating distortions and automatic thoughts, which lead to dysfunctional outcomes. Cognitive-behavioral family therapy is based on various empirical concepts. From Ivan Pavlov's concept of classical conditioning to BF Skinner's operant conditioning approach, CBT draws on a wide variety of approaches. The concept that actually shaped the trajectory of CBT is the social learning theory developed by Albert Bandura and Richard Walters in 1963. The theory is one of the key pillars of CBT with its emphasis on the influential role which, although...... in the middle of the article ......g the subject of homework. Some common problems with homework include not having enough time and feeling that it is not relevant or does not apply to the client. I think when using homework, there needs to be a balance between what the therapist feels is appropriate and what the client feels is feasible and appropriate. Second, the concept of cognitive restructuring is something that really interests me from a therapeutic perspective. Regardless of the customer, there are undoubtedly well-established customer behaviors and thoughts. The reactionary nature of these behaviors and thoughts usually means that they are not always the most functional or appropriate. This technique can therefore be useful for any form of negative reactionary behavior or thinking. This really causes the client to think more consciously about their behaviors and reactions and brings more self-awareness and insight..