For those therapists who utilize Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) one primary goal is to focus on efficiency evidenced by the emphasis on both structured sessions and a limited number of sessions as well as accenting the here-and-now. Of course, the above emphasized details are not written in stone and may at times be adjusted accordingly; for the most part CBT seems to get at the heart of the matter quickly and effectively. Regarding behavior modification, a functional assessment is one technique that allows therapists to achieve this objective. When a counselor executes a functional assessment he or she is on a fact finding mission in an attempt to pin point specific causes of behavior so as to assist them with the ultimate goal of modifying
