Empowerment Series: Understanding Human Behavior and the Social Environment

UNDERSTANDING HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT's chronological lifespan approach examines human behavior from perspectives of developmental milestones and environmental issues--allowing for a description of human growth from conception through adulthood. The text's logical arrangement places such issues as diversity and ethics within a familiar context for students.

Adhering more closely than other texts to society standards for life stages, the text offers the standard set of dimensions for understanding life course development--biological, psychological, and social. Separate chapters on biological, psychological, and social impacts at the different lifespan stages help students to identify influence and behavior for each age group.

The book reflects current EPAS requirements. Helping Hands icons within the chapters and end-of-chapter Competency Notes spotlight text coverage of the required Core Competencies and recommended Practice Behaviors detailed by the EPAS.

Offering comprehensive coverage that includes everything pertinent to social work, the text presents a vast array of theories and research that seeks to explain and describe human development and behavior. It focuses on individual functioning within systems of various sizes, including families, groups, organizations, and communities.