Ashford, LeCroy, and Lortie's ground-breaking book offers students a balanced,
integrated introduction to human behavior in the social environment. Lively and
comprehensive, this book succeeds by helping students connect foundation
knowledge with practice concerns. Clarified through the introduction of study
tables and concept maps (at the end of each discussion behavior in the
development chapters), the authors look at biopsychosocial development across
the life span using an integrative multidimensional approach, discussing
integrative practice, theory, treatment, and services throughout. This
multidimensional framework provides a concrete tool for the reader to assess
human behavior from a perspective that truly reflects the values and knowledge
base of the social work profession. Together,