Product Description

Written specifically for practitioners in the child care and protection field, this text summarizes current thinking in this area and applies this to practice. The quality of children's interactions and the importance of assessing them as part of a social network forms a major theme of the book. The authors outline how attachment theory can be helpful for child care and protective practice as it relates language and cognitive, moral and social development to the quality of human relationships. The impact of abuse and neglect on children in infancy, at shcool age and during adolescence is contrasted with outlines of what can be considered "normal" development. Presenting case studies and opportunities to reflect on current methods of treating children, this work encourages practioners to respond to the circumstances of each child as unique, and seeks to link theory and practice in an imaginative and sympathetic way.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #191834 in Books
• Published on: 1999-05-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 335 pages

Customer Reviews

main focus on bonding & attachment ,not physical development
I very nearly returned this book until I really had a good examination of it however it is certainly a good introduction into how children form attachments to their care givers and the tremendous importance of the parental bond.Those buying the book intending it to give a comprehensive overview of child development in all its parameters will find it lacking.This is primarily a text for those working in a social work context.I think paediatric nurses ,public health nurses and health visitors will find it doesn't meet all their needs if they are intending to buy just one book in relation to child protection and child development. A resonably decent book but as a nurse and a child protection worker the title led me to expect more.