NCMHCE Counseling Skills and Interventions Practice Test

In this framework, the step that focuses on examining options to modify behavior centers on weighing different intervention choices and how each one might influence the target behavior. It’s about moving from understanding what is happening to planning what to do about it. This step is about exploring potential actions, considering their likely effects, feasibility, and fit with the client’s goals, and then selecting a viable option to apply.

Think of it as shifting from diagnosis or description to intervention planning. It involves considering strategies such as modifying triggers or environments, teaching new skills, using reinforcement or consequences, and coordinating supports, all with the aim of changing behavior in a practical, workable way.

The other steps are about describing the problem (specifying what isn’t working) or gathering and examining data to understand the what and why behind behavior. They set the stage, but they do not focus on evaluating and selecting the specific actions to modify behavior.