Comprehensive Handbook of Social Work and Social Welfare, Human Behavior in the Social Environment

by Sowers, Karen M.; Dulmus, Catherine N.; Thyer, Bruce A.

• ISBN13: 9780471762720
• ISBN10: 0471762725
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-03-07
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

The Comprehensive Handbook of Social Work and Social Welfare, Volume 2: Human Behavior in the Social Environment features contributions from leading international researchers and practitioners and presents the most comprehensive, in-depth source of information on the field of social work and social welfare.

Author Biography

Editors-in-Chief, Karen M. Sowers, PhD, is Professor and Dean at the University of Tennessee College of Social Work in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Catherine N. Dulmus, PhD, is Associate Professor of Social Work and Director of the?Buffalo Center?for Social Research at the University of Buffalo, New York.? She is coeditor of several social work journals and has authored or coedited a number of books, including Essentials of Child Welfare, Handbook of Preventive Interventions for Children and Adolescents, Handbook of Preventive Interventions for Adults, and The Social Work and Human Services Treatment Planner.

Volume Editor, Bruce A. Thyer, PhD, is a Professor of Social Work at Florida State University. His research has focused on evidence-based practice, evaluation research, behavior analysis, social work theory, and clinical social work. He has co-written or co-authored over 20 books, including, most recently, Social Work in Mental Health: An Evidence-Based Approach (Wiley), A Social Worker's Guide to Evaluating Practice Outcomes, Program Evaluation: An Introduction,?Fourth Edition, and International Perspectives on Evidence-based Practice in Social Work.

Table of Contents

Handbook Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
Contributors	p. xxvii
Human Behavior and the Social Environment: Exploring Conceptual Foundations	p. 1
Respondent Learning Theory	p. 39
Operant Learning Theory	p. 69
Cognitive-Behavioral Theory	p. 101
Ego Psychology Theory	p. 135
Self Psychology Theory	p. 163
Attachment Theory	p. 207
Psychosocial Theory	p. 229
Cognitive Development Theory	p. 257
Person-Centered Theory	p. 297
Genetic Theory	p. 327
Ecosystems Theory	p. 355
Moral Development Theory	p. 379
Small Group Theory	p. 397
Family Systems Theory	p. 431
Organizational Theory	p. 463
A Critique of Stage Theories of Human Development	p. 503
The Potentially Harmful Effects of Theory in Social Work	p. 519
Author Index	p. 543
Subject Index	p. 557
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