[ARCHIVED CATALOG] 2014-2015 Graduate Academic Catalog

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[ARCHIVED CATALOG] 2014-2015 Graduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

SWK 510 - Human Behavior in the Social Environment I

3 credit hours

This course, the first of two required courses in human behavior in the social environment, is designed to prepare the student to understand human development across the life cycle, focusing on the interactions between and among systems (cultural, biological, social, psychological, and life-style) that make an impact on human development. This course will provide knowledge and an understanding of human development from conception across the lifespan. To illuminate this topic, an exploration of theories of change, and individual and family behavior as understood from a biopsychosocial and spiritual perspective is introduced. Theoretical explanations of development derive from the interactions of biological, psychological, and social sources, with special emphasis placed on systems theory.