Thyer / Dulmus / Sowers Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Theories for Social Work Practice
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-118-24016-8
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 560 Seiten, E-Book

An accessible and engaging guide to the study of humanbehavior in the social environment, covering every majortheoretical approach
Providing an overview of the major human behavioral theoriesused to guide social work practice with individuals, families,small groups, and organizations, Human Behavior in the SocialEnvironment examines a different theoretical approach in eachchapter--from its historical and conceptual origins to itsrelevance to social work and clinical applications.
Each chapter draws on a theoretical approach to fosterunderstanding of normative individual human development and theetiology of dysfunctional behavior, as well as to provide guidancein the application of social work intervention.
Edited by a team of scholars, Human Behavior in the SocialEnvironment addresses the Council on Social Work Education'srequired competencies for accreditation (EPAS) and explores:
* Respondent Learning theory
* Operant Learning theory
* Cognitive-Behavioral theory
* Attachment theory
* Psychosocial theory
* Person-Centered theory
* Genetic theory
* Ecosystems theory
* Small Group theory
* Family Systems theory
* Organizational theory

Autoren/Hrsg.

Thyer, Bruce A.

Dulmus, Catherine N.

Sowers, Karen M.

Über Autor(innen)

BRUCE A. THYER, PhD, LCSW, is Professor and former dean,College of Social Work, at Florida State University. He is thefounding and current editor of the bimonthly journal Research onSocial Work Practice.
CATHERINE N. DULMUS, PhD, is Professor, Associate Deanfor Research, and Director of the Buffalo Center for SocialResearch in the School of Social Work at the University at Buffalo,SUNY, and Research Director at Hillside Family of Agencies inRochester, New York.
KAREN M. SOWERS, PhD, is Dean and Beaman Professor in theCollege of Social Work at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.Her research interests include juvenile justice, sexuality, socialwork education, child welfare, evidence-based practice, andinternational social work practice.