Who is associated with the Task Centered Model?

• A. Reid and Epstein
• B. Erikson and Erikson
• C. Maslow and Rogers
• D. Freud and Skinner

Answer: (A)

The Task-Centered Model is a brief, action-oriented approach to social work that emphasizes concrete tasks, short-term goals, and collaboration with the client to solve specific problems. It was developed by William Reid and Laura Epstein, who introduced contracting, defining clear tasks, and monitoring progress in a time-limited framework. This makes them the best answer because they are the practitioners most closely linked to creating and promoting this method in practice and teaching. The other names are associated with different theoretical traditions—Erikson with psychosocial development, Maslow with a needs hierarchy and Rogers with client-centered therapy, Freud with psychoanalysis, and Skinner with behaviorism—areas that inform other approaches but not the Task-Centered Model.