Dimensions of Human Behavior The Changing Life Course
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Biographical note
Elizabeth D. Hutchison, MSW, PhD, received her MSW from the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis and her PhD from the University at Albany, State University of New York. She was on the faculty in the Social Work Department at Elms College from 1980 to 1987 and served as chair of the department from 1982 to 1987. She was on the faculty in the School of Social Work at Virginia Commonwealth University from 1987 to 2009, where she taught courses in human behavior and the social environment, social work and social justice, and child and family policy; she also served as field practicum liaison. She has been a social worker in health, mental health, aging, and child and family welfare settings. She is committed to providing social workers with comprehensive, current, and useful frameworks for thinking about human behavior. Her other research interests focus on child and family welfare. She lives in Reno, Nevada, where she is a hands-on grandmother and an activist on local justice issues.<p>"Overall, I believe Elizabeth Hutchison has done an <strong>outstanding job</strong> in addressing the unique biopsychosocial aspects associated with each stage of development along the life course."</p> -- David Skiba, Niagara University<br /><p>"The explicit focus on and reiteration of social work competencies throughout is particularly <strong>impressive</strong> and helps students preparing for licensure to draw concrete connections between the knowledge in the text and what they will be expected to know."</p> -- Jamie Mitchell, Wayne State University<br /><p>"The use of cases and questions offered the connection to context that we were looking for."</p> -- Gwenelle S. O'Neal, West Chester University<br /><p>"<strong>Great introductory textbook</strong> covering material related to Human Behavior in the Social Environment at an <strong>appropriate depth and breadth</strong>."</p> -- Lisa M. Shannon, Morehead State University
In this Fifth Edition of her acclaimed text, Elizabeth D. Hutchison uses her multidimensional framework (person, environment, and time) as a way to effectively organize human behavior theory course material in a meaningful way for students. Thoroughly updated to reflect recent developments in the field, the book provides a comprehensive and readable global perspective on the person and environment construct, weaving powerful case studies with recent innovations in theory and research. Examining both predictable and unpredictable changes that can impact human behavior across time, the book looks at all the major developmental stages ranging from conception through very late adulthood, and covers life stages that are often overlooked in other texts (such as very late adulthood).