ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION Although the behavioral model of consultation (BC) and the social cognitive theory model of consultation (SCTC) both encourage behavioral change in the client, there are several differences between the two approaches. While the behavioral model uses operant learning to promote change in the client, the social cognitive theory model focuses on changing the cognitions of the consultee and client in order to change their behavior. In the consultative model of social cognitive theory (SCT), variables within the person (cognitions), variables demonstrated by the person (behavior), and variables outside the person (the environment), are all considered to impact the functioning of the consultant, consultee, and the client. Overall, the purposes of both BC and SCTC are to promote positive change, but differences lie in their conceptualization of the consultee’s and client’s functioning.
