This updated and expanded edition of this text adopts a "life course" conception of human development, incorporating historical, societal and cultural contexts. It should be useful to both students and professionals in dealing with the problems encountered by social workers in today's society.
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Carel B. Germain was Professor of Social Work Emerita at the University of Connecticut. She is the author of "Human Behavior in the Social Environment" and editor of "Social Work Practice: People and Environments."Alex Gitterman is professor of social work at Columbia University. He is the coeditor of "Mutual Aid Groups: Vulnerable Populations and the Life Cycle" and editor of "Handbook of Social Work Practice with Vulnerable Populations." He is editor of Columbia's series, "Empowering the Powerless: A Social Work Series."
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