1. Multimodal Therapy
ARNOLD LAZARUS

2. Connection to Social Work
Evidence-based
Assumes “parity”
Avoids diagnostic labels
Acknowledges multiple dimensions
Acknowledge interactions among dimensions

3. MMT’s Assumption about People
Move
Feel
Sense
Imagine
Think
Relate interpersonally

4. Personality and MMT Personalities are products of Behaviors
Affective processes
Sensations
Images
Cognitions
Interpersonal relationships
Biological functions

5. For ease of memory & euphony
Behaviors
Affective processes
Sensations
Images
Cognitions
Interpersonal relationships
Drugs & other biological functions

6. Further Assumptions
Thorough, detailed assessment is essential to effective treatment.
An assessment schema should be:
Easy to remember
Easy to use
Point the way to effective interventions

7. More Assumptions
The BASIC ID schema meets the criteria for a good schema
Systematically addressing each of the 7 modalities is comprehensive
Addressing problems in the 7 modalities will lead to progress

8. Theoretical Background
Classical conditioning
Operant conditioning
Social learning theory
Cognitive theory

9. MMT and the Unconscious
The “unconscious” as an entity is iffy.
People have different degrees of self-awareness.
Unrecognized stimuli can influence thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

10. Basic Concepts Classical and operant conditioning
Modeling and vicarious processes
Private events
Nonconscious processes
Defensive reactions
Communication
Metacommunication

11. Functional Analysis Identify Antecedent stimuli
Organismic (mediating) variables
Response (observable) variables
Consequences

12. Second-order BASIC IDs
The BASIC ID analysis can be applied to any problem identified on the first BASIC ID analysis.

13. Using BASIC ID Identify issues across BASIC ID
Note the primary modality
Build from the primary modality
Note the modality firing order
Use techniques appropriate to each modality