Cognitive Behavioral Intervention (CBI) Approach

The cognitive behavioral intervention (CBI) approach is based on the principle that behavior is driven by the cognitive process. The students are taught to examine their thoughts and learn to recognize when their emotions and behaviors are increasing; then they learn to use their thoughts to change their behaviors. Yell, Meadows, Drasgow & Shriner, 2013, state that a “CBI is not a single procedure or intervention; rather, CBI refers to a number of different, but related, interventions. Self-management, self-instruction, self-evaluation, and self-control training are all interventions. Cognitive behavioral interventions use the principles of behavior modification with cognitive approaches to give students the necessary tools to control their own behavior” (p. 133). One of the positive outcomes of these interventions is that they involve the student in the plan, with the goal of generalizing the use of the strategies beyond the classroom into the home, community and work environment.
Models of Cognitive Behavioral Interventions
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Self-Management
Students are taught to observe, record, &
The seven techniques are, 1) counteract negative thoughts, 2) brainstorm, 3) thought & behavior experiments, 4) visualization, 5) positive thinking, 6) positive activities and 7) disappointment is normal. Negative thoughts affect one’s behavior. Ones strategy to counteract negative thoughts is to write them down. After you write them down, you can begin to think about a positive thought to counteract the negative thought. Brainstorming is another strategy. In this strategy, the individual writes down ideas, draws pictures, creates charts; they brainstorm any thought or feeling they have, with the goal of seeing the hope in