Dimensions of Human Behavior

Dimensions of Human Behavior: Person and Environment, Seventh Edition, is the revision of a highly successful text for a core course area in the social work curriculum. The book presents a unique organizing framework which breaks down the core content along three primary dimensions: Person, Environment and Time. This book covers the biological dimension (person) and the social factors (environment) that impact human development and behavior. In addition to aligning with the 2015 Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) curriculum guidelines and the 2018 National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Code of Ethics, the changes to this seventh edition include a greater emphasis on culture and diversity, immigration, neuroscience and the impact of technology. There are also twelve new case studies, which have become hallmarks of the Dimensions books, included to further illustrate a balanced breadth and depth of coverage to help readers apply theory and general social work knowledge to unique practice situations.

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.Leanne W. Charlesworth, LMSW, Ph.D., received her M.S.W from the University at Albany and PhD from Virginia Commonwealth University. Leanne is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Work at Nazareth College of Rochester, where she teaches a variety of courses including Human Behavior and the Social Environment. She has served in child protection and other capacities within child welfare systems and has been an evaluation consultant to diverse public and private human service agencies. Her research and practice interests focus on poverty, child and family well-being, and child welfare system issues.

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