Theory 2 Another theory that can be implemented is the psychosocial development theory. During the late 1950s, psychologist Erik Erikson developed the psychosocial development theory. Erikson proposed that there are 8 stages of development from birth to adulthood in which people experience a “psychosocial crisis which could have a positive or negative outcome for personality development” (McLeod, 2017). These stages help to explain how and why a person’s personality and behaviors came about. The theory emphasizes “the relationship of society and the interpersonal to the unfolding of personality” (Simanowitz & Pearce, 2003, p. 31).In addition, the stages of the psychosocial theory are universal and most people will go through them at some point
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Social workers can implement this theory into their practice as a way to explore the client’s personality development. Also, it allows the social worker to determine crisis had occurred that shaped the client. For example, a social worker can implement this approach when working with a client who has experienced “complications in emerging from a specific stage” and “will have difficulties facing the next stage in healthy ways” (Milevsky, 2015, p 26). By implementing the psychosocial development theory to Katharine Westley’s case, it offers a better comprehension on the issues being addressed for both the social worker and …show more content…
During the 1960s, Carl Rogers helped to developed the humanistic theory as a response to the limitation set by behaviorism and the psychoanalytic theory established by Freud. Instead of only focusing on behavior and the unconscious, the humanistic theory examines “how individuals perceiver and interpret events” (McLeod, 2017). The goal of the humanistic theory is to uncover the “essence of what it means to be vitally human” (Schneider & Bugental, 2014, p. 57). Overall, the humanistic theory focuses on the strengths and needs of the client while allowing people to get a better understanding of the client and their behaviors as
Social workers can implement this theory into their practice as a way to explore the client’s personality development. Also, it allows the social worker to determine crisis had occurred that shaped the client. For example, a social worker can implement this approach when working with a client who has experienced “complications in emerging from a specific stage” and “will have difficulties facing the next stage in healthy ways” (Milevsky, 2015, p 26). By implementing the psychosocial development theory to Katharine Westley’s case, it offers a better comprehension on the issues being addressed for both the social worker and …show more content…
During the 1960s, Carl Rogers helped to developed the humanistic theory as a response to the limitation set by behaviorism and the psychoanalytic theory established by Freud. Instead of only focusing on behavior and the unconscious, the humanistic theory examines “how individuals perceiver and interpret events” (McLeod, 2017). The goal of the humanistic theory is to uncover the “essence of what it means to be vitally human” (Schneider & Bugental, 2014, p. 57). Overall, the humanistic theory focuses on the strengths and needs of the client while allowing people to get a better understanding of the client and their behaviors as