The psychosocial perspective serves as the primary guide in shaping the human behavior in the social environment (HBSE) curriculum.
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Courses focus on bodies of knowledge and theory that help to explain the intimate and extended contexts that shape human development and experience, explore the inner lives and psychological functioning of children and adults and explain the complex interactions between person and context.
Content on individuals, families, groups, organizations, communities, culture, social structure and political and economic forces—as well as on the relationships among various groupings—is all an integral part of the HBSE curriculum.
Sequence Chair and Faculty
Peggy O'Neill, Ph.D., LCSW
Associate Professor | Chair of HBSE Sequence | Practicum Faculty Adviser
Peggy O’Neill, Ph.D., LICSW, LCSW (she/her) identifies as a white cisgender woman and is a resident faculty member at Smith SSW. O’Neill was a senior lecturer…
Rebecca Anthony, M.S.W., Ph.D.
Adjunct Associate Professor
Becky Anthony is an associate professor and the undergraduate program director in the School of Social Work at Salisbury University. In this position, she…
Catherine Balletto, M.S.W., Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Catherine Balletto, M.S.W., Ph.D., earned her B.F.A. from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Starting off as an art therapist, she established a…
Reina Batrony, M.A., LMHC
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Reina Batrony is an experienced multilingual vice president of services with a demonstrated history of working in the non-profit organization management…