Human Development, Culture and Identity

Erikson’s theory

• theory that describes stages of development through intersection of biological changes/life stages and accompanying social challenges

Piaget’s theory of cognitive development

• sensorimotor

• pre-operational

• concrete operational

• formal operational

Bowlby’s attachment theory

• theory that describes how caregiver responses to child shape child’s ways of relating to others (e.g. seeking security, comfort, anxiety, avoidance)

Social learning theory

• learning that describes how behavioral change can occur through modeled behaviors

Ecological systems theory

• theory that describes how multiple elements surrounding individual reciprocally interact with and affect the individual

Belonging

• What does a student experience when they feel safe, seen, valued, and connected?

Strengths perspective

What perspective highlights a client’s positive attributes, such as motivation/capacity for change, talents/abilities, interests, and existing resources or supports?

Person-in-environment perspective

• how environmental factors shape an individual’s experiences