Description
Featuring an interdisciplinary, developmental, ecological-systems framework, Human Behavior for Social Work Practice, Third Edition helps students implement a consistent system through which to approach multifaceted social issues in any environment. Students will learn that by effectively connecting theory to practice, they can develop successful strategies to use as they encounter complex issues currently facing social workers, whether it be in inner city schools or rural nursing homes with individuals of different ages, ethnicities, and socioeconomic status.This text examines social work issues at various points in human development using specific programs and policies to illustrate developmentally- and culturally-sensitive social work practice. Excerpts from interviews with practicing social workers highlight real-life experiences and introduce a variety of policy contexts. Part 3 of the text focuses on social work issues affecting individuals across the lifespan and around the globe through chapters on disability and stigmatization; race, racism and resistance; women and gender; and terrorism.
Table of Contents
Preface to the Third EditionAcknowledgmentsPART 1: A FRAMEWORK FOR UNDERSTANDING HUMAN BEHAVIOR1. IntroductionThe Historical Context of Social Work in the United StatesDevelopmental, Ecological-Systems Analysis of Social Work IssuesUsing This TextOrganization of the TextSummary2. The Developmental, Ecological-Systems Framework in Social WorkSome Basic Principles of Contemporary Developmental ScienceBiological Subsystems of Human DevelopmentPsychological and Social Psychological TheoriesLife-Span Developmental TheoriesSocial Work's Developmental, Ecological-Systems FrameworkSummary and Discussion3. The Brain: A Developmental Ecological Perspectivewith James Black, MD, PhDDevelopmental Systems TheoryHistorical Overview: The Brain and Mental IllnessOutline of Human Brain AnatomyThe Cerebral Cortex in BriefBrain DevelopmentBrain PlasticityStudying the BrainSummary4. Using Social Science Evidence to Understand Human Development and Enhance Social Work PracticeThe Role of Research in Contemporary Social WorkThe Diversity of Perspectives on Contemporary Social Work ResearchThe Multiple Roles of Empirical Evidence in Social WorkElements of Social Science ResearchEthics in Social Science ResearchA Mixed-Method Research Program InvestigatingRural, Drug-Involved FamiliesSummaryPART 2: SOCIAL WORK ISSUES FROM INFANCY TROUGH LATER ADULTHOOD5. Social Work with Infants: Preventive Interventions to Support Attachment Relationships in the FamilyPreventive InterventionsHighlights of Development during InfancyDevelopment and Organization of Attachment RelationshipsImplications for Preventive InterventionsSummary6. Social Work with Young Children: Expanding Relationships and Developmental ContextsChild Welfare with Young ChildrenHighlights of Development during Early ChildhoodSupporting the Relationships of Young Children Involved in Child WelfareImplications for Supporting Young Children's Development during Foster-Care PlacementSummary7. Social Work with Children in Middle Childhood: Spiritual Development in the CommunityHighlights of Development during Middle ChildhoodDevelopmental, Ecological-Systems Analysis of Spiritual Development in Middle ChildhoodA Case of Spiritual Development in an African-American CommunityImplications for Social Work with School-Age Children and Their FamiliesSummary8. Social Work with Adolescents: Mentoring in SchoolsSchool Social Work with AdolescentsHighlights of Development during AdolescenceThe Development of Mentoring Relationships.Implications for School Social Work with AdolescentsSummary9. Social Work with Young Adults: Professional Development and Multicultural Education in Schools of Social WorkSocial Work Education with Young AdultsSome Theories of Development across the Life SpanHighlights of Development in Early AdulthoodFacilitating the Professional Development of Social Work StudentsVariations in Practice ContextsImplications for Social Work EducationImplications for Multicultural Social Work EducationSummary10. Social Work with Midlife Adults in Mental Health Contexts: Understanding and Treating DepressionMental Health Care with Midlife AdultsHighlights of Development in Middle AdulthoodDevelopmental, Ecological-Systems Analysis of Depression in Middle AdulthoodImplications for Social WorkSummary11. Health Social Work with Older Adults: DementiaHealth Social Work with Older AdultsOverview of Development in Later AdulthoodDementia: Developmental, Ecological-Systems AnalysisSummaryPART 3: SOCIAL WORK ISSUES ACROSS THE LIFESPAN AND AROUND THE GLOBE: INTERSECTIONALITIES12. Disability and Stigmatization in International and Developmental Perspective with Misa Kayama, MSW, PhDA Developmental, Ecological-Systems Perspective on "Disability"Disability and International Social WorkChildren with Mild Cognitive and Behavioral Disabilities in Japan and the USAttention to Within-Culture Variations in International Social Work: Examples from Adults with Physical Disabilities in IndiaAddressing Some Challenges of International Social WorkSummary13. Race, Racism, and Resistance across the Life Spanwith Jane Marshall, PhD"Race" as a Socially Constructed ConceptRacism, White Privilege, and Institutional RacismRacial Identity DevelopmentResponses to OppressionSummary14. Women and Gender across the Life Span and Around the Globewith Kathleen Reutter, CNM, WHNP, RNGender Identity DevelopmentThe Process of Gender Identity DevelopmentSome Gender-Sensitive IssuesSummary15. Terrorism and Mass Murder: Impacts across the Lifespan and Around the GlobeWhat is Terrorism?Where does Terrorism occur?How do individuals become drawn into terrorism?What is Mass Murder?How Can We Understand School Shootings?Terrorism, And Mass Killings Affect Development across The Life SpanHow to Respond to ThreatsSummaryPART 4: CONCLUSION16. Some Final ReflectionsA Developmental, Ecological-Systems Framework Guides Problem Solving in Social WorkModern Social Work Is Evidence BasedSocial Work Issues Affect Multiple Interacting SystemsSocial Work Issues Affect Individuals across the Life SpanA Global Perspective is Necessary to Social Work in the Twenty-First CenturyGlossaryIndex
