Product Description

Social workers need to understand people and how they develop to provide context for service users life situations. This book introduces the reader to a range of perspectives on human development. All stages of the life course are considered looking at the way people develop before birth, as babies and children, through adolescence and onto young, middle and older adulthood. This second edition is packed with new, up-to-date case studies which are used throughout to draw out key points and reinforce learning. New research findings are included and government guidance and policy documents have been updated, reflecting current practice.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #10452 in Books
• Published on: 2007-08-21
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 148 pages

Review
This text provides a very clear overview of human growth and development through the life course. This is an essential area of learning for social work students. --Lecturer, University of Wales, Bangor

A holistic perspective on human development which discusses theoretical concepts and explores human life span in a well-thought out comprehensive way. Excellent for students and well worth reading --Lecturer, University of Lincoln

Very useful, informative book underpinning a module on human development and its relevance to practice. --Lecturer, Merthyr Tydfil College

From the Publisher
This book is part of a new range of undergraduate course books which has been developed specifically to support social work training providers and students in the first year of the new degree (starting in September 2003). Structured around the key knowledge areas as set out in the DoH Requirements for Social Work Training document, these introductory texts support students in applying their knowledge to practice situations and reflecting on their experiences.

Key Features:

* Case studies to help reinforce learning and relate discussions of models and theories directly to social work practice.

* Learning activities to help students check their progress and explore areas in greater depth.

* Summaries of contemporary research, providing students with up-to-date evidence for best practice and suggestions for further reading.

About the Author
Janet Walker is Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the Unviersity of Lincoln. She has a particular interest in the development of social care training, having managed local authority social services training prior to joining the University. Janet also has considerable experience of working in children's services as a social worker and a manager.

Karin Crawford is Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Lincoln. She has substantial practice experience in health and social care. This experience spans statutory, voluntary and private sector work and has included general nursing, social work, policy development and the management of both adults' and children's care management services.

Customer Reviews

Essential reading
This book was on my recommended reading list and I'm pleased I bought it. It can be a bit bewildering starting a social work degree and this book is an invaluable help. It is written in plain English and concentrates on the important issues of the module. I was worried that I wasn't really getting to grips with my course, but reading this gave me confidence.

There are lots of case studies which bring theories into the context of 'real life'. It also has handy research summaries and further reading suggestions should you want to learn more about a particular aspect of the subject.

This is a must-have buy!