I am wondering why cognitive behavioral therapy, which is a psychological method, should also be used by social workers.

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I don’t know whether there is a standard answer, but in my understanding, incorporating behavioral and cognitive therapies into social work is a response to recent critics. Cognitive behavioral therapy combines two therapies, behavioral therapy, and cognitive therapy, which focuses on the impact of thoughts and feelings (cognitions) and behaviors in causing psychological distress and dysfunction. In recent years there have been criticisms of social work, such as its use of “non-scientific” psychoanalytic casework and lack of effective interventions in bringing about change. Incorporating behavioral and cognitive therapies into social work is attempting to respond to those critics.