Review this weeks Learning Resources providing an overview of human behavior and the social environment.? Consider how HBSE connects with social work practice. Why is it important for s

Consider how HBSE connects with social work practice. Why is it important for social workers to understand how the social environment influences behavior?

Introduction

The human behavior and environment (HBSE) model is used to understand how people interact with other people and their social environment. It also considers how peoples behavior changes due to what they see and how this impacts their world. It is important for social workers to understand human behavior because the social worker helps people who need help to change what they are doing or why they are doing it. They also might help them find a better way of doing things in order to live a better life

Habitat

Habitat is a place where people live. It includes the physical and social environments in which people live, including both natural features (the environment) and built environments (the built environment). Habitat can be divided into three main categories:

• Human settlements, which include cities as well as rural areas with different types of housing.

• Natural world, which includes mountains and forests but not buildings or underground spaces like caves or mineshafts.

• Built environment includes roads; houses; factories; schools; hospitals; restaurants/bars/cafés etc.

Belonging

The need to belong is a basic human need. It is the desire for connection, and it can be satisfied through any number of ways: from family and friends to social groups like clubs or organizations, religious beliefs (e.g., being Christian), political parties and movements, etc.

Social workers are required to understand how the social environment influences behavior because they work with people who may have been exposed to violence at home or in their neighborhood; these experiences often result in a lack of trust toward others outside one’s immediate family circle—which has implications for health outcomes across generations!

Safety

Safety is a basic human need. It’s important to know that safety can be achieved by physical, emotional and social safety.

Physical safety is being safe from physical harm. This includes the threat of violence or injury from another person or thing (e.g., cars). Social isolation also increases your risk for negative health outcomes like depression, anxiety and substance abuse problems because you’re missing out on opportunities to make friends and have fun with people you love!

Emotional safety means feeling comfortable in your own skin—that you have control over how others treat you if they make jokes about something personal about yourself (e.g., having acne). Social isolation often leads people into situations where they feel uncomfortable around others so much so that they withdraw from society entirely!

Esteem

Esteem is about how people feel about themselves and their abilities. It is important to have a healthy self-esteem because it can help you to achieve your goals and dreams. Social work practice involves working with people who may be struggling with low self-esteem or feeling like they don’t belong in society, so understanding the causes of these feelings will allow you to better support them in their recovery process.

You can motivate yourself without being mean to yourself.

You can motivate yourself without being mean to yourself. It’s important for social workers to understand how the social environment influences behavior because it can help them understand the importance of setting goals, rewarding themselves and doing things that are good for them.

Social workers who are motivated by praise or other forms of external motivation may be more likely than their peers to engage in behaviors that contribute to negative outcomes (e.g., drug use). This research provides support for the notion that self-reinforcement may serve as a useful alternative means for promoting adherence and reducing risk factors among those at highest risk for HIV infection among young adults (YMCA Youth Survey).

Conclusion

Being a social worker is about helping people who need it. We need to understand human behavior so that we can help those with mental health issues or addiction issues get better. This is done by seeing how different things in their life that surround them affect their emotions, thoughts, and actions. It will also help us see how we ourselves can change our behavior by changing what we do every day. Habitat is one of these factors because it affects your current situation and future goals in life as well as how much time you spend at home with family or friends depending on what type of person you are as well being part of an organization such as HBSE!