Bestselling UNDERSTANDING HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT, 8e, INTERNATIONAL EDITION looks at lifespan through the lens of social work theory and practice as it covers human development and behavior theories within the context of family, organizational, and community systems. Using a chronological lifespan approach, the text presents separate chapters on biological, psychological, and social impacts at the different lifespan stages with an emphasis on strengths and empowerment.
Part of the Brooks/Cole Empowerment Series, this edition is up to date and thoroughly integrates the core competencies and recommended behaviors outlined in the current Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) set by the ...
In this best-selling text BY social workers and FOR social workers, Charles Zastrow and Karen K. Kirst-Ashman, nationally prominent social work educators and authors, guide studetns in assessing and evaluating how individuals function ...
This addition to Anissa Rogers' bestselling Human Behavior in the Social Environment expands the original text with new chapters on spirituality, families and groups, organizations, and communities.
The role of psychological mechanisms in preparation for childbirth. American Psychologist, 39, 1357–1371. Zastrow, C., & KirstAshman, K. (2007). Understanding human behavior and the social environment (7th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
This book is intended for the second sequence of the course. It takes a unique approach by incorporating international issues of globalization, which has been an emerging issue in social work.
It also takes into account the expected and unexpected stresses, challenges, and life tasks that can influence development within social environments."--BOOK JACKET.
This includes chapters on:Infancy: Early Growth toward God and OthersChildhood: Playing and Learning (ages 3-12)Adolescence: Leaning into Identity (ages 13-18)Emerging Adulthood: Feeling In-BetweenMiddle Adulthood: At the Intersection of ...
... and worth of the individual; social justice, including rights and self-determination; and mutual responsibility. ... l warmth, empathy, genuineness, and use of power for the client Group relationship, interdependence, l mutuality ...
A helpful instructor's manual accompanies this text, and is available as a free download from http://www.routledge.com/9780789034182.
In his historical review of community practice, Robert Fisher (2005) argues that the global context of contemporary community practice is dominated by a conservative, corporateoriented ethos. In this climate, the market dominates, ...