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Ashford (human development )and LeCroy (social work practice, both Arizona State U.) present a textbook that uses integrative, multidimensional frameworks to guide students in how to assess human behavior concerns, and to organize the operationalization and the presentation of the Council of Social Work Education's core competencies for the curriculum area of human behavior and the social environment. It describes a multidimensional framework and the biophysical, psychological, and social dimensions for assessing social functioning. Then it shows how those dimensions apply in development stages from pregnancy, birth and the newborn to late adulthood. Revised from the 2010 edition. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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This lively, comprehensive introduction to human behavior in the social environment offers a multidimensional approach to the topic, with discussion of integrative practice, theory, treatment, and services as well as matters pertaining to diversity addressed throughout the text. The text provides solid coverage of foundation knowledge, integrates the biopsychosocial dimensions for assessing social functioning, and offers case studies to illuminate the applied aspects of the content. Furthermore, as part of the Brooks/Cole Empowerment Series, the fifth edition thoroughly integrates the core competencies and recommended practice behaviors outlined in the 2008 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) set by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), thus helping you connect foundation knowledge with specific practice concerns. Study tables and concept maps (for each discussion of behavior in the development chapters) clarify major phases of biopsychosocial development across the life span. This framework gives you a concrete tool for assessing human behavior from a perspective that reflects the values and knowledge base of the social work profession.
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