Behavior Change in the Human Services

Behavior Change in the Human Services, Fourth Edition provides an introduction and an overview of behavior change principles and their applications to a wide range of problems and situations encountered in the human services professions. A book designed for students and practitioners, it uses a problem-solving framework to demonstrate how behavior change principles can be applied to practice situations.

Featuring a detailed and sequential organization that encourages readers to move progressively through material of increasing complexity, this volume includes eight clinical case study examples illustrating behavior change principles applied in a variety of practice settings. Any student pursuing a career in the helping professions, including social work, psychology, counseling, special education, nursing, and psychiatry, will find this book valuable.