Human Behavior and the Social Environment 14 Instructions for 6200 Welcome to the first week of class.  This first announcement is informational as to my expectations for posting to Discussion Boards.   Dr. Regina's Expectations for Class Discussions and assignments: In regards to discussion posts I generally follow the guidelines spelled out in Walden's grading rubric in regards to posts (see the grading rubric outlined in the course information section of blackboard). However, if you do not use APA format or references in at least your initial post, I will deduct at least 5 points for that (so please do that).  This is also the same rules for assignments, that they must follow APA style format. Also, in past courses I have been flexible in certain situations regarding delayed or late posts. I do believe that life sometimes gets in the way when we least expect it to. Please know that I would prefer a late post than no post at all.  However, I will not accept posts that are more than a week late.  If you are not able to post by the required date for whatever reason, just please let me know beforehand. As a rule, however, I do deduct points off the posts if they are late so as to be fair to those who post on time. In addition, I will be following very closely with Walden's Tunitin Policy, which I posted below. Therefore, any paper that is submitted to me with more than 30% of the paper with improperly cited passages (or to many cited passages) I will return the paper to you and ask for you to re-review it and for a re-write if necessary. You will not lose points if the original paper was submitted on-time, but will be given a limited period of time to review/rewrite the paper (2-3 days). I have provided an outline of what is specifically required for discussion posts and written assignments in this course: Discussion Posts: All posts to all discussions require APA citations and references. Each student is to respond to 2 other students’ posts for every discussion throughout the course.  This is the rule for this class; there are discrepancies in this on the Blackboard site. However, going forward,  If you post more than 6 response posts by day 5 you will be eligible for 3 points extra participation credit to make up for any lost points (my class rule). I will be posting on discussions and I am requiring a response from you so please check throughout the week for when respond to your discussion post (usually by day 5) All initial posts and response posts are due on the days specified on Blackboard (usually Day Three and Five).  If your post is late for whatever reason please make sure your posts are posted by Day 7.  I am no longer allowed to accept posts after Day 7 as per Walden’s Policy, and any posts. If you know that there is a circumstance that will prevent you for making the post on time or by Day 7, please email me to discuss. The way a reader (myself and other students) can see that you understand the information, theoretical mo ...

1. Human Behavior and the Social Environment 14
Instructions for 6200
Welcome to the first week of class. This first announcement is
informational as to my expectations for posting to Discussion
Boards.
Dr. Regina's Expectations for Class Discussions and
assignments:
In regards to discussion posts I generally follow the guidelines
spelled out in Walden's grading rubric in regards to posts (see
the grading rubric outlined in the course information section of
blackboard). However, if you do not use APA format or
references in at least your initial post, I will deduct at least 5
points for that (so please do that). This is also the same rules
for assignments, that they must follow APA style format. Also,
in past courses I have been flexible in certain situations
regarding delayed or late posts. I do believe that life sometimes
gets in the way when we least expect it to. Please know that I
would prefer a late post than no post at all. However, I will not
accept posts that are more than a week late. If you are not able
to post by the required date for whatever reason, just please let
me know beforehand. As a rule, however, I do deduct points off
the posts if they are late so as to be fair to those who post on
time.
In addition, I will be following very closely with
Walden's Tunitin Policy, which I posted below. Therefore, any
paper that is submitted to me with more than 30% of the paper
with improperly cited passages (or to many cited passages) I
will return the paper to you and ask for you to re-review it and
for a re-write if necessary. You will not lose points if the

2. original paper was submitted on-time, but will be given a
limited period of time to review/rewrite the paper (2-3 days).
I have provided an outline of what is specifically required for
discussion posts and written assignments in this course:
Discussion Posts:
All posts to all discussions require APA citations and
references. Each student is to respond to 2 other students’ posts
for every discussion throughout the course. This is the rule for
this class; there are discrepancies in this on the Blackboard site.
However, going forward, If you post more than 6 response
posts by day 5 you will be eligible for 3 points extra
participation credit to make up for any lost points (my class
rule).
I will be posting on discussions and I am requiring a response
from you so please check throughout the week for when respond
to your discussion post (usually by day 5)
All initial posts and response posts are due on the days
specified on Blackboard (usually Day Three and Five). If your
post is late for whatever reason please make sure your posts are
posted by Day 7. I am no longer allowed to accept posts after
Day 7 as per Walden’s Policy, and any posts. If you know that
there is a circumstance that will prevent you for making the post
on time or by Day 7, please email me to discuss.
The way a reader (myself and other students) can see that you
understand the information, theoretical models, concepts, and
words you are discussing is to write about them in your own
words as much as possible, tell us what the article authors said
by paraphrasing, using your own language. Scholarly does not
mean you have to write using multi-syllabic words. Writing a
bit like you talk is fine if the reader can understand and if your
spelling and grammar are correct.
Read the rubric before and while you write. Let it guide you as
to what you write. This is straightforward. In discussion posts
you can draft a post in a word document where you have pasted
the instructions for each point to be made in the post. You can

3. then write your answer/post right under this instruction and
copy and paste the whole thing onto the discussion list. This can
help you stay on track.
The idea in discussions is to have as much of a conversation as
possible. Notice that the “feedback” rubric score for “excellent”
says: RESPONSES --if you fail to respond at all, the grade for
feedback is 0 out of 10 points. This does not even consider
quality of posts, doing nothing causes a loss of 10 points
CITATIONS AND REFERENCES: Initial posts and the 2
required responses must have citations and references from the
professional literature. Using only the case as a reference/cite
is NOT sufficient. This is a vignette, it is not research that will
back up a claim. Every post should have a claim you are
making (e.g. "I think an eco map is good to use here",
"Strengths based is best here", "Women in violent relationships
often attempt to leave 9 times before leaving for good). You
then must have a cite/ref. that backs up this claim, e.g. an
article that states eco maps are good to use in situations similar
to the case under discussion.
Written Assignments:
Walden University has a strict policy on written assignments,
whereas all papers are required to follow APA format. The only
exception is that they no longer require a running head on the
papers. Most of you already adhere to this format and I have
not been as strict in my grading when reviewing your papers on
this, but going forward (Week 7 and beyond) I will now follow
closely to Walden University requirements and the rubric. The
outline for an APA paper is below, and I have attached a sample
for your review.
In addition, as I mentioned in my introductory post at the
beginning of the quarter. following very closely with
Walden's Tunitin Policy, which I posted below. Therefore, any
paper that is submitted to me with more than 30% of the paper
with improperly cited passages (or too many cited passages) I
will return the paper to you and ask for you to re-review it and

4. for a re-write if necessary. You will not lose points if the
original paper was submitted on-time, but will be given a
limited period of time to review/rewrite the paper (2-3 days).
Please feel free to email me if you have any questions.
Dr. Regina
APA Format Outline: In general, your paper should follow
these formatting guidelines:
Margin. Although formerly, the required measurement for
margins is 1 ½ inch, now, it is required that margins on all sides
(top, bottom, left, right) should each just measure one (1) inch.
Font Size and Type. Font for text all throughout the paper
should be 12-pt., Times New Roman.
Spacing. Double-space for the whole document, including
appendices, footnotes, tables and figures. For spacing after
punctuation, space once after commas, colons and semicolons
within sentences and space twice after punctuation marks that
end sentences.
Text Alignment and Indentation. Alignment should be flush left,
or aligned to the left creating uneven right margin.
Active Voice. Traditionally, the APA writing format requires
writing in an impersonal form. That is, refraining from using
pronouns such as ‘I' or ‘We' in your statements. Now, it has
changed. Most disciplines require the active voice. An example
of this would be, instead of writing “according to the study,” it
should be “according to our study.” This way, papers are made
to be as active as possible.
Order of Pages and Pagination. The order of pages should
follow this format:
Title Page > Abstract > Body > References > Appendices >
Footnotes > Tables > Figures
The page number should appear one inch from the right corner
of the paper on the first line of each page. The title page will
serve as the Page 1 of your paper.

5. Title Page
The Title Page should contain the title of your paper, your name
as its author (including co-authors), your institutional
affiliation/s and author note if applicable. In case there's no
institutional affiliation, just indicate your city and state or your
city and country instead.
As mentioned earlier, your title page will serve as your Page 1.
It should be typed centered on the page. If it requires more than
one line, please be reminded to double-space between all lines.
Your name appears double-spaced as well, below the paper title.
The author note is where information about the author's
departmental affiliation is stated, or acknowledgements of
assistance or financial support are made, as well as the mailing
address for future correspondence.
Abstract
The Abstract of your paper contains a brief summary of the
entirety of your research paper. It usually consists of just 150-
250 words, typed in block format. The Abstract begins on a new
page, Page 2. All numbers in your Abstract should be typed as
digits rather than words, except those that begin a sentence.
Body
The body of your research paper begins on a new page, Page 3.
The whole text should be typed flush-left with each paragraph's
first line indented 5-7 spaces from the left. Also, avoid
hyphenating words at ends of line.
Text Citation and References
Text Citations are important to avoid issues of plagiarism.
When documenting source materials, the author/s and date/s of
the sources should be cited within the body of the paper. The
main principle here is that, all ideas and words of others should
be properly and formally acknowledged.
The Reference Section lists all the sources you've previously
cited in the body of your research paper. It states the author/s of
the source, the material's year of publication, the name or title
of the source material, as well as its electronic retrieval
information, if these were gathered from the Internet.

6. Appendices
The Appendix is where unpublished tests or other descriptions
of complex equipment or stimulus materials are presented
!. 6200 posted discussions by students
Respond by Day 6to a colleague by providing a brief critique of
his or her analysis or by expanding on the analysis with support
from the Learning Resources.
a. Catherine Lucas-Maurer
RE: Discussion 2 - Week 1 - Instructor's First Post
COLLAPSE
Top of Form
The connection between human behavior and the social
environment is almost interchangeable. Humans, for the most
part, are social creatures. Because of our willingness to be a
part of a group and connected there seem to be situations arise
where social work practice became vital.
HBSE is unique in the respect that it has many unique parts
because of human behavior in general. Begun (1993) discusses
the uniqueness when she speaks of the training of student social
workers. She states how “it is important to contemplate
populations rather than individual, family, or small groups.”
(Begun, 1993). Groups and families are a huge part of HBSE
and specifically where social workers most often work. HBSE is
unique from all other social and behavioral sciences. This is
because HBSE allows social workers to look at the system as a
whole but also keep the key factor clearly in mind.
There is a balancing act between our brain and body chemistry.
It is relevant to social workers studying HBSE because we know
the physical sciences talk about human behavior in the
neurological sense. This is information covered in general
biology classes. Combine the biological studies with those of
human behavior and social environment, and we can see how

7. each of the two things influence each other.
Reference:
Begun, A.L. (1993). Human behavior and the social
environment. The vulnerability, risk, and resilience
model. Journal of Social Work Education 29(1), 26-3Bottom of
Form
b. The Importance of Learning Human Behavior and the Social
Environment
Jaime L. Carson
Walden University
Human Behavior and the Social Environment 6
This week’s lesson is about the importance of learning human
behavior and the social environment. As the social worker, it is
important to assess every situation by investigating people’s

8. strengths, problems, needs, and issues. This will not only help
empower themselves, but it will also help improve their lives.
In order to do so effectively, the social worker must know the
environment they are working in, and the behavior of the clients
they are working for.
Human Behavior and the Social Environment
Social workers must assess the situation by gathering
information on persons or individual by finding the reasons why
they are in the situation they are in. Social workers must learn
how to react and treat the person or persons, and identify what
resources are available. In order to effectively understand
human behavior the social worker “must recognize what
conditions people are faced with in their social environments,
and how these conditions affect people’s behavior and
functioning” (Zastrow & Kirst-Ashman (2016) p. 3).
In turn, knowing your client’s social environment will help the
social worker understand their behavior. “Social workers must
understand the social environment in order to help people figure
out what options are available to them so people can get what
they need” (Zastrow & Kirst-Ashman (2016) p. 3).
Conclusion
To understand who you are working with, you must first know
the surroundings you are working in. You have to understand
the behavior of the people you are working for. You cannot go
into the situation blind as it would be unethical as the social
worker to do so. It is important to know your client’s behavior
and social environment not only because it will help the worker
identify what resources are out there available for help, but it
also shows respect towards the client as it shows as a sign that
the worker actually cares to take the time out to really
understand who they are helping.
Human Behavior and the Social Environment 8
Resource
Zastrow, C. H., & Kirst-Ashman, K. K. (2016).Understanding
human behavior and the social environment(10th ed.). Boston,

9. MA: Cengage Learning
2. posted discussions by students
istructions of the work
RE: Discussion 2 - Week 1 - Instructor's First Post
COLLAPSE
Top of Form
Hi all:
Welcome to the first week of class. This first announcement is
informational as to my expectations for posting to Discussion
Boards.
Dr. Regina's Expectations for Class Discussions and
assignments:
In regards to discussion posts I generally follow the guidelines
spelled out in Walden's grading rubric in regards to posts (see
the grading rubric outlined in the course information section of
blackboard). However, if you do not use APA format or
references in at least your initial post, I will deduct at least 5
points for that (so please do that). This is also the same rules
for assignments, that they must follow APA style format. Also,
in past courses I have been flexible in certain situations
regarding delayed or late posts. I do believe that life sometimes
gets in the way when we least expect it to. Please know that I
would prefer a late post than no post at all. However, I will not
accept posts that are more than a week late. If you are not able
to post by the required date for whatever reason, just please let
me know beforehand. As a rule, however, I do deduct points off
the posts if they are late so as to be fair to those who post on
time.

10. In addition, I will be following very closely with
Walden's Tunitin Policy, which I posted below. Therefore, any
paper that is submitted to me with more than 30% of the paper
with improperly cited passages (or to many cited passages) I
will return the paper to you and ask for you to re-review it and
for a re-write if necessary. You will not lose points if the
original paper was submitted on-time, but will be given a
limited period of time to review/rewrite the paper (2-3 days).
I have provided an outline of what is specifically required for
discussion posts and written assignments in this course:
Discussion Posts:
All posts to all discussions require APA citations and
references. Each student is to respond to 2 other students’ posts
for every discussion throughout the course. This is the rule for
this class; there are discrepancies in this on the Blackboard site.
However, going forward, If you post more than 6 response
posts by day 5 you will be eligible for 3 points extra
participation credit to make up for any lost points (my class
rule).
I will be posting on discussions and I am requiring a response
from you so please check throughout the week for when respond
to your discussion post (usually by day 5)
All initial posts and response posts are due on the days
specified on Blackboard (usually Day Three and Five). If your
post is late for whatever reason please make sure your posts are
posted by Day 7. I am no longer allowed to accept posts after
Day 7 as per Walden’s Policy, and any posts. If you know that
there is a circumstance that will prevent you for making the post
on time or by Day 7, please email me to discuss.
The way a reader (myself and other students) can see that you
understand the information, theoretical models, concepts, and
words you are discussing is to write about them in your own
words as much as possible, tell us what the article authors said
by paraphrasing, using your own language. Scholarly does not

11. mean you have to write using multi-syllabic words. Writing a
bit like you talk is fine if the reader can understand and if your
spelling and grammar are correct.
Read the rubric before and while you write. Let it guide you as
to what you write. This is straightforward. In discussion posts
you can draft a post in a word document where you have pasted
the instructions for each point to be made in the post. You can
then write your answer/post right under this instruction and
copy and paste the whole thing onto the discussion list. This can
help you stay on track.
The idea in discussions is to have as much of a conversation as
possible. Notice that the “feedback” rubric score for “excellent”
says: RESPONSES --if you fail to respond at all, the grade for
feedback is 0 out of 10 points. This does not even consider
quality of posts, doing nothing causes a loss of 10 points
CITATIONS AND REFERENCES: Initial posts and the 2
required responses must have citations and references from the
professional literature. Using only the case as a reference/cite
is NOT sufficient. This is a vignette, it is not research that will
back up a claim. Every post should have a claim you are
making (e.g. "I think an eco map is good to use here",
"Strengths based is best here", "Women in violent relationships
often attempt to leave 9 times before leaving for good). You
then must have a cite/ref. that backs up this claim, e.g. an
article that states eco maps are good to use in situations similar
to the case under discussion.
Written Assignments:
Walden University has a strict policy on written assignments,
whereas all papers are required to follow APA format. The only
exception is that they no longer require a running head on the
papers. Most of you already adhere to this format and I have
not been as strict in my grading when reviewing your papers on
this, but going forward (Week 7 and beyond) I will now follow
closely to Walden University requirements and the rubric. The
outline for an APA paper is below, and I have attached a sample

12. for your review.
In addition, as I mentioned in my introductory post at the
beginning of the quarter. following very closely with
Walden's Tunitin Policy, which I posted below. Therefore, any
paper that is submitted to me with more than 30% of the paper
with improperly cited passages (or too many cited passages) I
will return the paper to you and ask for you to re-review it and
for a re-write if necessary. You will not lose points if the
original paper was submitted on-time, but will be given a
limited period of time to review/rewrite the paper (2-3 days).
Please feel free to email me if you have any questions.
APA Format Outline: In general, your paper should follow
these formatting guidelines:
Margin. Although formerly, the required measurement for
margins is 1 ½ inch, now, it is required that margins on all sides
(top, bottom, left, right) should each just measure one (1) inch.
Font Size and Type. Font for text all throughout the paper
should be 12-pt., Times New Roman.
Spacing. Double-space for the whole document, including
appendices, footnotes, tables and figures. For spacing after
punctuation, space once after commas, colons and semicolons
within sentences and space twice after punctuation marks that
end sentences.
Text Alignment and Indentation. Alignment should be flush left,
or aligned to the left creating uneven right margin.
Active Voice. Traditionally, the APA writing format requires
writing in an impersonal form. That is, refraining from using
pronouns such as ‘I' or ‘We' in your statements. Now, it has
changed. Most disciplines require the active voice. An example
of this would be, instead of writing “according to the study,” it
should be “according to our study.” This way, papers are made
to be as active as possible.
Order of Pages and Pagination. The order of pages should

13. follow this format:
Title Page > Abstract > Body > References > Appendices >
Footnotes > Tables > Figures
The page number should appear one inch from the right corner
of the paper on the first line of each page. The title page will
serve as the Page 1 of your paper.
Title Page
The Title Page should contain the title of your paper, your name
as its author (including co-authors), your institutional
affiliation/s and author note if applicable. In case there's no
institutional affiliation, just indicate your city and state or your
city and country instead.
As mentioned earlier, your title page will serve as your Page 1.
It should be typed centered on the page. If it requires more than
one line, please be reminded to double-space between all lines.
Your name appears double-spaced as well, below the paper title.
The author note is where information about the author's
departmental affiliation is stated, or acknowledgements of
assistance or financial support are made, as well as the mailing
address for future correspondence.
Abstract
The Abstract of your paper contains a brief summary of the
entirety of your research paper. It usually consists of just 150-
250 words, typed in block format. The Abstract begins on a new
page, Page 2. All numbers in your Abstract should be typed as
digits rather than words, except those that begin a sentence.
Body
The body of your research paper begins on a new page, Page 3.
The whole text should be typed flush-left with each paragraph's
first line indented 5-7 spaces from the left. Also, avoid
hyphenating words at ends of line.
Text Citation and References
Text Citations are important to avoid issues of plagiarism.
When documenting source materials, the author/s and date/s of
the sources should be cited within the body of the paper. The
main principle here is that, all ideas and words of others should

14. be properly and formally acknowledged.
The Reference Section lists all the sources you've previously
cited in the body of your research paper. It states the author/s of
the source, the material's year of publication, the name or title
of the source material, as well as its electronic retrieval
information, if these were gathered from the Internet.
Appendices
The Appendix is where unpublished tests or other descriptions
of complex equipment or stimulus materials
Respond by Day 6 to at least two colleagues by identifying
three reasons that macro practice should not be dominated by
micro practice if social work policy is to effectively deal with
the problems of oppressed and marginalized groups.
Support your response with specific references to the resources.
Be sure to provide full APA citations for your references.
a. Stacy Rushton-Turner
RE: Discussion 2 - Week 1
COLLAPSE
Top of Form
The differences between micro practice and macro
practice may look substantial, but they are actually similar,
varying only by the number affected by a service at a particular
time. Meaning macro practice focuses on policy and
administration of that policy. Micro is the individual social
worker using the given policy to assist their client. Lee, (2014)
stated “I learned then the importance of the macro concentration
(SPA) to effect change in organizations, state, and federal
policies” (p. 376). The change effects the individual with the
way the policy is interpreted and implemented by the individual
social workers.
Micro has been the focus of social work primarily due
to the individual that is in need of assistance should become the
social workers focus and the social work profession has

15. developed practice theories that focus on the individual (Popple
& Leighninger, 2015). According to Popple and Leighninger,
(2015), social work has dual targets, one is micro practice,
helping individuals meet their individual roles and the second is
macro practice which addresses social institutions that are
failing to support the individuals that are seeking assistance (p.
7). The micro level of practice has had the most focus and
research. The profession of social work is working hard at
being a profession and needs to have the work it does backed up
by research and since the majority of research is focus on the
individual, then that is what the profession has focused on.
References:
Lee, B. (2014). Macro practice – Cornerstone of our
profession. Social Work, 59 (4), p. 376.
Retrieved from
http://dx.doi.org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.1093/sw/swu037
Popple, P. R. & Leighninger, L. (2015). The policy-based
profession. In J. Johnston & J.
Peters (Eds.), The policy – based profession: An introduction
to Social welfare policy
analysis for social workers (pp. 5 – 19). United States: Pearson
Education, Inc.
Natalie Farrell
RE: Discussion 2 - Week 1
COLLAPSE
Top of Form
Main post Natalie discussion-2 week-1
It is stated that micro practice and macro practice
complement each other but at different levels. Micro practice
deals with individuals, families, and small groups where social
workers help clients with immediate problems such as housing
and finances. Macro practice deals with planning and policy
changes which takes longer to fix (Popple & Leighninger,
2015). In macro practice social workers might not have direct
contact with individuals because their focus is on a program

16. development and policy changes (Hunter & Ford, 2010).
Micro practice is dominant because social workers with a
Baccalaureate degree have more learning opportunities working
with families, individuals, and small groups and not enough
with larger client systems because of not having enough field
experience with communities and organizations (Hunter &
Ford, 2010). The authors also stated that "the largest gaps in
learning happen at the macro level of practice (2010)."
References
Hunter, C.A., & Ford, K. A. (2010). Discomfort with a false
dichotomy: The field director's dilemma with micro-macro
placements. The Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work, 15 (1),
15-29.
Poppies, P. R., & Leighninger, L. (2015). The policy-based
profession: An introduction to social welfare policy analysis for
social workers, (6th. ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson
Education. Ch. 1 pp. 5-19.