CABT case studies
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The Certified Associate Business Therapist (CABT) credential is intended for practitioners who apply therapeutic and behavioral-science thinking to organizational life: helping leaders, teams, and individual contributors work through the human side of business problems. Candidates typically come from counseling, psychology, HR, organizational development, coaching, or management backgrounds, and the exam tests whether they can translate clinical-style insight into a commercial setting without overstepping their competence. The CABT case studies are 5 cases and about 3,763 words.
1The EAP Data That Doesn't Add Up
You are a contracted consultant for a 1,400-employee logistics company. HR reports a 4.2% annual EAP utilization rate and asks you to 'fix engagement' by running a resilience workshop series.
754 words, about 4 min2The Founder Who Is Also the Problem
You are engaged by a 60-person software firm whose CEO founded it 12 years ago. The stated problem is 'engineering turnover' - 9 of 22 engineers left in 18 months.
777 words, about 4 min3The Merger That Ate the Safety Program
Two behavioral health agencies merge: a 200-person community mental health center (CMHC) and a 90-person private practice group. Six months post-merger, you're brought in because 'morale is bad and clinicians are leaving.' Key facts: the CMHC has a productivity standard of 6 billable hours/day and a unionized workforce; the private group has no productivity standard and pays 20% more per session.
767 words, about 4 min4The Measurement Trap in a Well-Being Program
A regional hospital system hires you to evaluate its 12-month physician well-being program (peer support, scheduled recovery time, and a burnout dashboard). Baseline burnout prevalence on the Maslach Burnout Inventory was 54%.
710 words, about 4 min5The Scope Creep in a Family Business
You are a solo consultant contracted for a 10-week engagement with a 45-person family-owned manufacturing firm. The signed scope: assess communication and conflict between the second-generation siblings who co-own the business (a CEO brother and a CFO sister) and recommend structural fixes.
755 words, about 4 min