12.5 1st year Ms D. Scott 196-103 Human Behaviour and Social Environment for Social Work Practice 1 Second semester One 90 minute lecture and one 1 hour tutorial per week. Students who complete this subject should be able to:

• demonstrate knowledge of current research and theories on a range of vulnerable populations including those relating to disabilities, alcohol and drug use, chronic illness and child abuse;
• demonstrate an insight into the experiences of individuals and groups labelled 'vulnerable' in our community, and the social construction of such categories;
• demonstrate the capacity to critically apply and integrate relevant theory with fieldwork practice experience;
• reflect critically on the theoretical perspectives and value assumptions implicit in the literature relevant to the subjective experiences and in students' own beliefs and attitudes.

Psycho-social development and adaption across the life-span in relation to its relevance to social work practice. Written assignments of up to 4,000 words. Germain C Human Behaviour in Social Environment: an Ecological View, Columbia University Press and readings as provided