Human Behavior and the Social Environment: Theory and Practice, 2nd edition
Published by Pearson (February 23, 2010) © 2011
- Joan Granucci Lesser
- Donna Saia Pope
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- Offers a comprehensive analysis of several contemporary areas of professional focus, including the neurobiological underpinnings of human behavior, the multiple interlocking dimensions of human identity, trauma across the life span from a variety of perspectives, the complexities of spiritual development, the biopsychosocial aspects of disability and chronic illness, the bridging of micro and macro levels of practice through models of community based clinical practice and the impact and relevance of social welfare policy at each stage of the life cycle.
- Provides the interface between human behavior theory and social work practice, helping students translate complex theories into their practical applications
- Examples from the authors’ extensive practice and research experiences serve to illuminate complex theories.
- Development across the life span is explored in the context of a multi-level, ecosystemic framework that incorporates post modern, strengths based, constructivist perspectives and honors the diversity of the human experience across multiple dimensions of experience; the text covers all material required by CSWE for the HBSE sequence.
- Internet Websites listed at the end of each chapter provide additional, practical , topic- specific resources
- Updated strength’s based, ecosystemic integrating framework incorporates post modern perspectives (e.g., constructivism, worldview, multi-cultural competence and anti-racism, clinical practice from a social justice perspective, developmental contextual constructs(i.e., risk and protective factors, developmental pathways, development in relation), spirituality and issues related to globalization).
- Expanded exploration of contemporary theories of individual development including intersubjectivity, mindfulness, and behavior therapy–mindfulness based cognitive therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy
- NEW! Section on Motivational Interviewing (i.e., transtheoretical model initially developed to support change with clients challenged by addictions but now found useful with a wide range of problems)
- NEW! Connection between mindfulness and spirituality
- Updated discussion of the family includes a more practice based perspective, with attention to narrative approaches, internal family systems therapy emotion focused therapy, and relational approaches to therapy with multi-stressed families
- NEW! Sections on military and immigrant families
- Expanded focus on a social justice perspective for clinical practice, illuminated with case material
- Expanded discussion of contemporary perspectives on organizations,
- NEW! Practice examples illustrate anti-racist, culturally competent organizations, interorganizational collaboration, global structures, contemporary management paradigms as well as community based clinical practice
- Expanded Part II includes contemporary topics as cyberbullying, self harm during adolescence, and life course theory as a basis for understanding the significance of history on identity development among gay youth in relevant life cycle chapters
- NEW! There is greater attention paid to veterans and military families and immigrant and refugee populations non-English speakers, and illiterate adults.
- NEW! The section on older adulthood emphasizes diversity in later life and includes a report on the pilot findings of a study of Chinese elders and depression conducted in Boston and China.
- NEW! Discussion of false memory syndrome, dissociation, and the treatment of trauma, as well as an examination of trauma (PTSD) as a chronic illness and a developmental disorder in the chapter on Trauma
CHAPTER 1 An Integrating Framework for Human Behavior Theory and Social Work Practice
CHAPTER 2 Neurobiological Underpinnings of Human Development
CHAPTER 3 Theories of Development
CHAPTER 4 Identity Development
CHAPTER 5 The Family in Society
CHAPTER 6 Group-Work Practice
CHAPTER 7 Communities and Organizations
CHAPTER 8 Spiritual Development by Carolyn Jacobs, M.S.W., Ph. D.
CHAPTER 9 Infancy
CHAPTER 10 Early Childhood: The Toddler and Early School Years
CHAPTER 11 Middle Childhood
CHAPTER 12 Adolescence
CHAPTER 13 Early Adulthood
CHAPTER 14 Middle Adulthood
CHAPTER 15 Diversity in Older Adulthood by Ann Roy, Ph. D.
CHAPTER 16 Trauma and Development
CHAPTER 17 Chronic Illness and Disability
CHAPTER 18 Social Policy Through the Life Cycle by Joyce E. Everett, Ph. D.
Donna Saia Pope, L.C.S.W. is currently an Adjunct Lecturer at New York University’s Silver School of Social Work. She was previously a member of the faculty of the Mercy College Social Work Program, where she developed and taught the Human Behavior and the Social Environment course sequence and served as Coordinator of Field Education. She received her M.S.W. from Hunter College of the City University of New York. Ms. Pope’s varied background in social work practice includes having served as Director of the Social Work Department at an urban health care setting in New York City, and as a private clinical practitioner and consultant. Her experience in clinical practice, social work administration, and program development spans several fields of practice, including substance abuse, eating disorders, developmental disabilities, medical social work and aging.
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