Human Behavior and the Social Environment Shifting Paradigms in Essential Knowledge for Social Work Practice

by Schriver, Joe M.

• ISBN13: 9780134803753
• ISBN10: 0134803752
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2019-12-17
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

Explore traditional and alternative models in human behavior
Human Behavior and the Social Environment challenges students to use the traditional and alternative paradigm framework to evaluate and understand the relationship between theories of human behavior and the social environment and their use in social work practice. Through this examination, readers will better understand the people they will work with on individual, family, group, organizational, community, and global levels. By engaging with critical issues in social work and human behavior, students will recognize the range of social systems in which people live and the ways these systems promote or deter people in their health and wellbeing.

Updated with a new organization and emphasis on critical thinking, the 7th Edition represents the most comprehensive and in-depth revision since its original publication. New chapters explore the role of neuroscience (Chapter 6) and interplay of identity, diversity, and oppression issues (Chapter 7) in the context of development. New content is included on such topics as the use of technology, evidence-based practice interventions, and environmental social work. Thoroughly updated, every chapter includes information about some of the most pressing issues concerning social work and human behavior in dynamic interaction with the larger physical and social environments of today and tomorrow.

Table of Contents

1. Human Behavior and the Social Environment (HBSE) and Paradigms
2. Understanding Traditional and Alternative Paradigms 
3. Enduring Theories, Perspectives, and Practice Models Influencing Social Work Practice 
4. Contemporary and Emerging Theories, Perspectives, and Practice Models Influencing Social Work Practice with Individuals
5. Enduring Theories, Perspectives, and Practice Models Influencing Social Work Practice with Individuals 
6. Contemporary and Emerging Theories, Perspectives, and Practice Models Influencing Social Work Practice with Individuals: Neuroscience, Trauma, and Interventions 
7. Contemporary and Emerging Theories, Perspectives, and Practice Models Influencing Social Work Practice with Individuals: Identity, Diversity, and Development 
8. Enduring, Contemporary, and Emerging Theories, Perspectives, and Practice Models Influencing Social Work Practice with Families 
9. Enduring, Contemporary, and Emerging Theories, Perspectives, and Practice Models Influencing Social Work Practice with Groups 
10. Enduring, Contemporary, and Emerging Theories, Perspectives, and Practice Models Influencing Social Work Practice with Organizations
11. Enduring, Contemporary, and Emerging Theories, Perspectives, and Practice Models Influencing Social Work Practice with Communities 
12. Enduring, Contemporary, and Emerging Theories, Perspectives, and Practice Models Influencing Social Work Practice at the Global and Environmental Levels