Competency Presentation 7

EP2.1.7: Apply knowledge of human behavior

and the social environment.

 EP2.1.7: Apply knowledge of human

behavior and the social environment.
Social workers are knowledgeable about human
behavior across the life course; the range of social
systems in which people live; and the ways social
systems promote or deter [people in maintaining
or achieving health and well-being. Social workers
apply theories and knowledge from the liberal arts
to understand biological, social, cultural,
psychological, and spiritual development.

Practice Behavior 7.1

Utilize conceptual
frameworks to guide the
processes of assessment,
intervention, and
evaluation.

In Adult Services, many of

the clients are elderly and
it is helpful to understand
Eriksons theory about life
stages and to understand
that older adults are
often undergoing
dramatic role changes
which affect their social
functioning.

Practice Behavior 7.2

Critique and apply
knowledge to understand
person and environment.

One example of this

would be understanding
the particular challenges
facing many of our clients
who live in extremely
rural areas and have little
access to services.