Development on Purpose: Faith and Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Lisa Hosack
eISBN-13: 9781952901003

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Development on Purpose: Faith and Human Behavior in the Social Environment provides both students and seasoned professionals with a coherent framework for considering HBSE from a Christian perspective. It was developed to be a companion text for HBSE and related courses at both undergraduate and graduate levels.
Courses in human behavior and the social environment raise important questions about the nature of persons and our multi-layered social world. The Christian faith offers compelling answers to these deep questions about human nature and our relationships with one another and the world by providing a defining purpose for human development.

Steeped within the Reformed tradition, Development on Purpose describes how this grand purpose informs our understanding of the trajectory of our lived experience and sustains our work on behalf of those at risk in the world.

The first half of Development on Purpose outlines a purpose for human development, examining biological, psychological, and social theories through the lens of faith. This includes chapters on:

**Biblical Themes to Ground Us
**A Theological Model for Understanding Human Behavior in the Social Environment (HBSE)
**The Perspectives of Social Work from the Lens of Faith
**The Biological Dimension
**The Psychological Dimension
**The Social Dimension

The second half of Development on Purpose then uses detailed case examples to illuminate the way that faith can relate to work with persons across the lifespan. This includes chapters on:

**Infancy: Early Growth toward God and Others
**Childhood: Playing and Learning (ages 3-12)
**Adolescence: Leaning into Identity (ages 13-18)
**Emerging Adulthood: Feeling In-Between
**Middle Adulthood: At the Intersection of Growth and Decline
**Older Adulthood: Finishing Well

In showing how a Christian understanding of humans can inform the study and practice of social work, the books chapters can be used interchangeably, making this an excellent companion text for Human Behavior in the Social Environment and related courses in faith-based social work programs. Development On Purpose contains 12 chapters and more than 225 pages.

Sold By North American Association of Christians in Social Work
ISBNs 9781952901003, 9780989758154
Publish Year 2019
Language English