「人在情境中」是社會工作實務重要基石，因為社工專業相信人類行為的模塑過程，相當複雜，除了個人的因素外，受到其生理、心理及社會等因素的影響。社工員從事助人的過程，有必要瞭解這些模塑個人的動態因素，作為其助人介入規劃的依據。本課程將依據一個多元的知識架構來介紹有關人類行為與社會環境的內涵，及生理心理社會架構，並提供一個整合的取向來評量（assess）人類的成長歷程及社會生活功能，進而建構社會工作實務有關人類行為與社會環境的關係。
Person in situation was the basic tenet of social work practice. Each person is composed of molecules, cell, and organs; each person is also a member of a family, community, culture, nation and world. The two dynamics interact each other to shape a person is what he/she is now. Social work practitioners need a cognitive framework to guide their practice in understanding and assessing human development in social environment.
Using a multi-dimensional framework (bio-psycho-social framework), this course will demonstrate how to assess social functioning of individuals and address the range of issues encounter in the practice of social work. This framework provides a holistic view of human behavior based on applied aspects of conceptual and theoretical materials.