Systems Perspective and Social Change response

Directions: respond two post separately

• Critique your colleague’s suggestion about how to apply a systems perspective to Lester Johnson’s case.
• Identify one way that a concept in your colleague’s post might contribute towards advocacy and social change.
• Discuss how you might apply the empowerment and strengths approach to one of the concepts your colleague has presented.

Be sure to support your responses with specific references to the resources. If you are using additional articles, be sure to provide full APA-formatted citations for your references.

Resource:

Zastrow, C. H., & Kirst-Ashman, K. K. (2016). Understanding human behavior and the social environment (10th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.

• Chapter 1, “Introduction to Human Behavior and the Social Environment” (pp. 11-54)

Pack, M. (2011). Discovering an integrated framework for practice: a qualitative investigation of theories used by social workers working as sexual abuse therapists. Journal of Social Work Practice, 25(1), 79–93.