task-centered treatment

A model of shortterm social work intervention in which the social worker and client identify problems and the tasks needed to change them, develop a contract in which various activities are to occur at specified times, establish incentives and a rationale for their accomplishment, and analyze and resolve obstacles as they are identified. The client may also be helped to accomplish tasks by simulation and guided practice in the social worker's office before performing them independently during the week. The social worker also facilitates a contextual analysis by helping the client identify, locate, and use resources and modify distorted perceptions or unrealistic expectations.