Handbook of Human Behavior and the Social Environment: A Practice-Based Approach / Edition 1

by Roberta R. Greene, Joe Schriver

Overview

Handbook of Human Behaviour and the Social Environment is a compendium of new theories for all aspects of social work practice. It pulls together major theories and concepts used in the field. By synthesizing this wide knowledge base via practical points of view and tracing the socio-historical evolution of its content and the role of the social worker, this handbook will assist social workers in achieving their primary goals: fostering human well-being and competent social functioning.

The authors describe the current social work curriculum developed by the Council on Social Work Education Commission on Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards, demonstrating how client and constituency engagement, assessment, intervention, and evaluation are guided by knowledge of human behaviour and the social environment (HBSE) theory. The Handbook applies HBSE theories differently depending on client system size, context, and needs. Major concepts include power, oppression, and identity formation.

This essential, up-to-date volume formulates strategies to eliminate personal bias and to promote human rights. In addition, it integrates ethics, research, policy content, diversity, human rights, and social, economic, and environmental justice issues. It will serve as an insightful and influential guide to students, professors, and social workers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781412863216
Publisher:	Transaction Publishers
Publication date:	03/30/2016
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	258
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Roberta R. Greene has numerous publications on human behavior and gerontology, including risk and resilience, such as Greene and Wright et al.'sHuman Behavior Theory and Social Work Practice with Marginalized Oppressed Populations (2019, Routledge), and an article on resilience in the Encyclopedia of Social Work (2008, NASW Press). She served on the Council on Social Work Education’s Educational Policy Commission, which mandates curriculum competencies. Dr. Greene is Professor Emeritus and former chair in Gerontology and Social Welfare at the School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin. Joe M. Schriver is Professor Emeritus and founding director of the School of Social Work at the University of Arkansas. He has held leadership positions in the Council on Social Work Education and the Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors.

Table of Contents

Contents

Tables and Figures

Preface

1 Introduction: Theory-Informed Social Work Practice

2 Human Behavior and the Social Environment:
An Ecological Base

3 Human Behavior and the Social Environment:
Engaging Diversity and Difference in Practice

4 Developmental Theories

5 Human Behavior and the Social Environment Theory:
Social Work Practice with Individuals

6 Human Behavior and the Social Environment Theory:
Social Work Practice with Families

7 Human Behavior and the Social Environment Theory:
Social Work Practice with Groups

8 Human Behavior and the Social Environment Theory:
Social Work Practice with Organizations

9 Human Behavior and the Social Environment Theory:
Social Work Practice with Communities

10 Risk and Resilience Theory:
A Bridge from Neuroscience to the Global Ecology

Index

Editorial Reviews

In the Handbook on Human Behavior and the Social Environment, Greene and Schriver provide an integrated and critical approach to understanding and applying theories that guide social work practice with excellent case examples. Of particular note are the identification of strengths and shortcomings of applying theories and frameworks as well as the excellent effort to integrate considerations related to cultural diversity, cultural humility and structural racism across all chapters. Joan Levy Zlotnik, PhD, ACSW, Senior Consultant, NASW

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