SWK 230 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment (HBSE)

3 Credit Hours

This course focuses on human development across the lifespan in a multi-cultural context. In addition to exploring bio-psycho-social theories of development across the lifespan, students in the course will address the significance of the intersections of people and their environments. Further analysis will discuss the impact of social institutions on lifespan development. Various constructs from the Social Work profession will be utilized throughout the course. These include but are not limited to; Person in Environment Perspective (PIE), strengths-perspective, Problem Solving Process/Generalist Intervention Model, NASW Code of Ethics, and systems theory.

Prerequisite(s): COM 121 or COM 122, SWK 110, PSY 130, SOC 130, ANT 140 Recommended: PSY 208

Semesters Offered: Spring