Required reading

· Hutchison, E. D. (2019). Dimensions of human behavior: The changing life course (6th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

· Chapter 1, “A Life Course Perspective” (pp. 1–32)

1.Post a response to the following questions:

· What is your understanding of the role of human behavior in social work?

· What roles do particular worldviews play in your understanding of social work practice?

2. Respond to two colleagues:

· Offer additional insight to the relevance of the role of human behavior in social work, or offer a contrasting perspective about that role.

Response1

What is your understanding of the role of human behavior in social work?

Applying human behavioral information and concepts to promote healthy, secure, and fulfilling lives for people, families, and groups is the role of human behavior in social work. Through a range of interventions that enhance their health and well-being, such as counseling, education, recreation, housing aid, and others, we work with people to improve their quality of life.

What roles do particular worldviews play in your understanding of social work practice?

The impact of specific worldviews on social work practice is mostly perceived as a political one. From this particular viewpoint, it is particularly problematic that mental health is so crucial and that it is believed that this is not a problem but instead what makes you a good person.

Reference:

Hutchison, E. D. (2019). Dimensions of human behavior: The changing life course (6th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Response2

What is your understanding of the role of human behavior in social work?

To enhance a person’s well-being, to help marginalized individuals get their basic needs met. To have a comprehensive understanding of the obstacles that individuals face. To understand that each person has the right to be respected and treated with dignity. That human behaviors are often associated with experiences that people have had. To understand the behaviors of a client or individual is to understand what they have been through.

What roles do worldviews play in your understanding of social work practice?

There are a lot of stigmas that certain populations are subject to due to worldviews that are based a lot on assumptions. I must be mindful of my own views. We operate sometimes without even realizing that our view is based on our understanding. That is why social workers are held to a very high ethical standard as they should be. We are there to help and support people in the best interests of them, not ourselves.

Reference:

Hutchison, E. D. (2019). Dimensions of human behavior: The changing life course (6th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.