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 Key figures: Frank Dattilio, Albert Bandura, Aaron Beck, Albert Ellis, John Gottman, Neil Jacobson, Donald Meichenbaum, Gerald Patterson, Ivan Pavlov, B. F. Skinner, John Watson, Joseph WolpeAn application of behavioral learning theory and evidence-based practice to family counseling, cognitive behavioral family counseling blends the work of cognitive therapists, confronting irrational beliefs, with meth ods for shaping and reinforcing desired behaviors and interactions in families that research has shown to be effective. This model is preferred by most managed care facilities because it pragmatically addresses client actions and problems: It designs specific, often time-limited, interventions enacted in the service of ending identified dysfunctions or pathologies.