Human Behavior and the Social Environment |
Disabilities |
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Myths and Realities |
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| Human Behavior and the Social Environment (HBSE) content views human development and behavior | ||
| from a person in environment perspective and includes theories and knowledge focusing on the interactions | Myth: People with | |
| between and among individuals, groups, societies, and economic sustems. Biological, sociological, cultrual, | disabilities are sick or have | |
| psychological, and spiritual concpets are applies thorugh the life span, and social systems are examined in | different from those of | |
| terms of how they promote or deter people in maintaining or achieving health and well-being. | most people | |
| (CSWE, 2003) | ||
| Reality: People with | ||
| Content related to developmental disability is easily integrated into this curriculum area. Definitions of | disabilities attend school | |
| disability can be explored from a person-in-environment/social construct perspective, relying upon strengths | and work, develop | |
| and the context of social systems. The definitions of disability and models of disabilities included in the | personal relationships | |
| introductory section of this manual can be used as introduction to disability relative to HBSE. | raise families. shop, pay | |
| taxes, vote, and dream | ||
| This section provides a values clarification exercise targeted toward HBSE, building upon the general values | just like everyone else. | |
| clarification activities found in the previous section. A sample case stude is then provided as a framework | just like everyone else. | |
| that can be used to explain the HBSE paradigm related to disabilities. This is followed by handouts | ||
| explaining the developmental milestones and disabilitiy, and in turn, brief descriptions of the most common | ||
| developmental disabilities seen in practice. This section concludes with interdisciplinary tools and content | ||
| used by professionals such as the multidisciplinary team approach to abuse and neglect, transition planning, | ||
| Individual Education Plans, and meeting the needs of mothers with disabilities. | ||
| Read more in the Full Report | ||
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