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Preface to the Third Edition; Acknowledgments; PART 1: A FRAMEWORK FOR UNDERSTANDING HUMAN BEHAVIOR; 1. Introduction; The Historical Context of Social Work in the United States; Developmental, Ecological-Systems Analysis of Social Work Issues; Using This Text; Organization of the Text; Summary; 2. The Developmental, Ecological-Systems Framework in Social Work; Some Basic Principles of Contemporary Developmental Science; Biological Subsystems of Human Development; Psychological and Social Psychological Theories; Life-Span Developmental Theories; Social Work’s Developmental, Ecological-Systems Framework; Summary and Discussion; 3. The Brain: A Developmental Ecological Perspective; with James Black, MD, PhD; Developmental Systems Theory; Historical Overview: The Brain and Mental Illness; Outline of Human Brain Anatomy; The Cerebral Cortex in Brief; Brain Development; Brain Plasticity; Studying the Brain; Summary; 4. Using Social Science Evidence to Understand Human Development and Enhance Social Work Practice; The Role of Research in Contemporary Social Work; The Diversity of Perspectives on Contemporary Social Work Research; The Multiple Roles of Empirical Evidence in Social Work; Elements of Social Science Research; Ethics in Social Science Research; A Mixed-Method Research Program Investigating; Rural, Drug-Involved Families; Summary; PART 2: SOCIAL WORK ISSUES FROM INFANCY TROUGH LATER ADULTHOOD; 5. Social Work with Infants: Preventive Interventions to Support Attachment Relationships in the Family; Preventive Interventions; Highlights of Development during Infancy; Development and Organization of Attachment Relationships; Implications for Preventive Interventions; Summary; 6. Social Work with Young Children: Expanding Relationships and Developmental Contexts; Child Welfare with Young Children; Highlights of Development during Early Childhood; Supporting the Relationships of Young Children Involved in Child Welfare; Implications for Supporting Young Children’s Development during Foster-Care Placement; Summary; 7. Social Work with Children in Middle Childhood: Spiritual Development in the Community; Highlights of Development during Middle Childhood; Developmental, Ecological-Systems Analysis of Spiritual Development in Middle Childhood; A Case of Spiritual Development in an African-American Community; Implications for Social Work with School-Age Children and Their Families; Summary; 8. Social Work with Adolescents: Mentoring in Schools; School Social Work with Adolescents; Highlights of Development during Adolescence; The Development of Mentoring Relationships.; Implications for School Social Work with Adolescents; Summary; 9. Social Work with Young Adults: Professional Development and Multicultural Education in Schools of Social Work; Social Work Education with Young Adults; Some Theories of Development across the Life Span; Highlights of Development in Early Adulthood; Facilitating the Professional Development of Social Work Students; Variations in Practice Contexts; Implications for Social Work Education; Implications for Multicultural Social Work Education; Summary; 10. Social Work with Midlife Adults in Mental Health Contexts: Understanding and Treating Depression; Mental Health Care with Midlife Adults; Highlights of Development in Middle Adulthood; Developmental, Ecological-Systems Analysis of Depression in Middle Adulthood; Implications for Social Work; Summary; 11. Health Social Work with Older Adults: Dementia; Health Social Work with Older Adults; Overview of Development in Later Adulthood; Dementia: Developmental, Ecological-Systems Analysis; Summary; PART 3: SOCIAL WORK ISSUES ACROSS THE LIFESPAN AND AROUND THE GLOBE: INTERSECTIONALITIES; 12. Disability and Stigmatization in International and Developmental Perspective with Misa Kayama, MSW, PhD; A Developmental, Ecological-Systems Perspective on Disability; Disability and International Social Work; Children with Mild Cognitive and Behavioral Disabilities in Japan and the US; Attention to Within-Culture Variations in International Social Work: Examples from Adults with Physical Disabilities in India; Addressing Some Challenges of International Social Work; Summary; 13. Race, Racism, and Resistance across the Life Span; with Jane Marshall, PhD; Race as a Socially Constructed Concept; Racism, White Privilege, and Institutional Racism; Racial Identity Development; Responses to Oppression; Summary; 14. Women and Gender across the Life Span and Around the Globe; with Kathleen Reutter, CNM, WHNP, RN; Gender Identity Development; The Process of Gender Identity Development; Some Gender-Sensitive Issues; Summary; 15. Terrorism and Mass Murder: Impacts across the Lifespan and Around the Globe; What is Terrorism?; Where does Terrorism occur?; How do individuals become drawn into terrorism?; What is Mass Murder?; How Can We Understand School Shootings?; Terrorism, And Mass Killings Affect Development across The Life Span; How to Respond to Threats; Summary; PART 4: CONCLUSION; 16. Some Final Reflections; A Developmental, Ecological-Systems Framework Guides Problem Solving in Social Work; Modern Social Work Is Evidence Based; Social Work Issues Affect Multiple Interacting Systems; Social Work Issues Affect Individuals across the Life Span; A Global Perspective is Necessary to Social Work in the Twenty-First Century; Glossary; Index

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