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Human Behavior

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A social worker may benefit from HBSE in a variety of ways, and it gives you a greater

knowledge of how people interact in different settings. According to Kirst-Ashman and Hull

(2018), a person's social environment also encompasses all the people, groups, institutions, and

systems that they come into touch with. Information acquired in this manner provides those in

the social sphere greater comprehension of the environments wherein people dwell, labor,

worship, and participate in politics or other beliefs. With such insight, these professionals gain

capacity to discern rationale for behaviors in defined circumstances, empowering interventions

of enhanced wisdom and consequence. The breadth of HBSE distinguishes it from other social

and behavioral sciences in important ways. In line with ecosystem theory, which acknowledges

the linkages between people, groups, organizations, and systems, HBSE incorporates a number

of ideas (Zastrow et al., 2019).

HBSE adopts a holistic approach, combining the biological, psychological, social, and

cultural components that affect people and their settings, in contrast to other disciplines that

concentrate on discrete aspects of human behavior. Furthermore, social workers must

comprehend how social context affects behavior since doing so enables them to pinpoint the root

causes of both societal and individual issues. The social environment is made up of wider

processes and institutions that have an influence on people's lives in addition to local

surroundings.

I believe that having knowledge of HBSE may be extremely beneficial to a social worker

since it helps them to better understand why people behave in various ways in particular

situations. The social worker may learn more about their client, group, or organization by having

a better understanding of HBSE and its dynamics. In contrast to other social and behavioral

sciences, which tend to concentrate on a single subject, HBSE covers a number of important
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ideas related to ecosystem theory (Zastrow et al., 2019). This distinguishes HBSE from other

social and behavioral sciences.

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Reference

Kirst Ashman, K. K., & Hull, G. H., Jr. (2018). Understanding generalist practice. (8th ed.).

Boston, MA: Cengage Learning

Zastrow, C. H., Kirst-Ashman, K. K., & Hessenauer, S. L. (2019). Introduction to Human

Behavior and the Social Environment. Understanding Human Behavior and the Social

Environment (11th ed.). (pp. 1-44). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.