ABSTRACT
This chapter considers therapeutic tasks from a working alliance perspective. It begins with the discussion on client learning by asking the client how they learn best and questioning them further about this to bring out the most important aspects. The chapter suggests from a pluralistic perspective the use of tasks that come both from within the broad field of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and from other therapy approaches. Although a client may understand what their tasks are and agree to carry them out, they may be uncertain how carrying these out may actually help them achieve their goals. For the purpose of engaging in therapy tasks, clients need to be able to perform these tasks. Certain client tasks require a certain degree of task confidence on the part of the client if they are to be executed successfully. For instance, certain client tasks, if carried out well enough, will probably lead to client change.
