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This new edition of "Human Behavior Theory and Social Work Practice provides a broadly synthetic approach to selecting theoretical concepts crucial to one's activities in casework. Centered on the notion of the client as an individual. Roberta Greene and the contributing authors examine the biological, psychological, and social aspects of development, and evaluate their utility for social work practice. Social work is characterized by a dynamic helping process and a diversity of roles, and functions. The aims of social work--to improve societal conditions for individuals, families, and groups--are put into action across all fields of practice and realized through a variety of methods in a range of settings. To work in the field, it is important to acquire conceptual frameworks that help one understand the complexities of contemporary practice. This volume is concerned with the application of knowledge about behavior in the social environment that serves as the theoretical underpinning for direct practice in,social work. The chapters explore the ways in which specific theories have contributed to understanding the person in the environment construct and examine the idea that all clinical social work intervention is anchored in reshaping the context of the person in the environment configuration. The book explores the challenges and limitations of the various theories in use and addresses many relevant questions: What does the theory offer for understanding development across the lifecycle? What does each theory suggest about the interaction among biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors of human development and functioning? What does the theory suggest abouthealthy/functional and unhealthy/dysfunctional behaviors or wellness? Is theory universal in its application, and may it lend itself to cross-cultural social work practice? What role does theory propose for the social worker as an agent of c

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• Preface(p. xi)
• 1 Human Behavior Theory, Person-in-Environment, and Social Work Method(p. 1)
• 2 Human Behavior Theory and Professional Social Work Practice(p. 31)
• Critique
• Professional Tools for Religiously and Spiritually Sensitive Social Work Practice(p. 63)
• 3 Classical Psychoanalytic Thought, Contemporary Developments, and Clinical Social Work(p. 73)
• Critique
• Freudian Theory: New Developments(p. 102)
• 4 Eriksonian Theory: A Developmental Approach to Ego Mastery(p. 107)
• Critique
• Moral Development over the Life Cycle: Another View of Stage Theory(p. 137)
• 5 Carl Rogers and the Person-Centered Approach(p. 145)
• Critique
• Carl Rogers and the Person-Centered Approach: Social Work Applications Now and for the Future(p. 166)
• 6 Cognitive Theory for Social Work Practice(p. 173)
• Critique
• Cognitive Theory for Social Work Practice: Context, Applications, and Questions(p. 206)
• 7 General Systems Theory(p. 215)
• Critique
• Usefulness of General Systems Theory in Social Work Practice(p. 250)
• 8 Ecological Perspective: An Eclectic Theoretical Framework for Social Work Practice(p. 259)
• Critique
• The Search for Social Work Coherence: The Ecological Perspective(p. 301)
• 9 Social Construction(p. 309)
• Critique
• How Useful is the Social Constructionist Approach?(p. 341)
• 10 Feminist Theories and Social Work Practice(p. 351)
• Critique
• Feminist Theory and Social Work: Lost in Space?(p. 382)
• 11 Genetics, Environment, and Development(p. 389)
• Critique
• Nature and Nurture(p. 414)
• Index(p. 421)

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CHOICE Review

Another in a growing collection of books by social workers designed to summarize and clarify a variety of conceptual paradigms that purport to explain human behavior in its social context. The book is useful and timely and compares favorably with similar works. It covers traditional perspectives, including Freudian, classical ego psychology, cognitive and learning theories, Rogerian humanism, and group theory. Although it cites Yalom's work on groups, it fails to use his more creative and valuable treatment of existential perspectives in therapy. Other humanist approaches are not included, but the book is particularly useful for its coverage of symbolic interactionism and the ecological perspective; treatment of these is commonly obscure and murky in other works. The organizing theme is the ^D["person in the environment,^D]" a useful and pragmatic model for social work practice. However, Greene and Ephross, not unlike others before them, fail to contend honestly with issues of individual value and dignity in a society that is increasingly controlling and oppressive. Outstanding bibliography. Upper-division undergraduates and graduate students.

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Roberta R. Greene is retired Dean and full Professor at Indiana School of Social Work.