Child development : a practitioner's guide
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Child development : a practitioner's guide
(Social work practice with children and families)
Guilford Press, c2011
3rd ed
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Previous ed.: 2004
Includes bibliographical references (p. 421-480) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This widely used practitioner resource and course text provides an engaging overview of developmental theory and research, with a focus on what practitioners need to know. The author explains how children's trajectories are shaped by transactions among early relationships, brain development, and the social environment. Developmental processes of infancy, toddlerhood, the preschool years, and middle childhood are described. The book shows how children in each age range typically behave, think, and relate to others, and what happens when development goes awry. It demonstrates effective ways to apply developmental knowledge to clinical assessment and intervention. Vivid case examples, observation exercises, and quick-reference tables facilitate learning.
Table of Contents
I. Contexts of Development: A Transactional ApproachIntroduction to Part I: Perspectives on Development 1. Attachment as a Context for Development 2. Brain Development 3. Risk and Protective Factors: The Child, Family, and Community Contexts 4. Analysis of Risk and Protective Factors: Practice Applications II. The Course of Child DevelopmentIntroduction to Part II: A Developmental Lens on Childhood 5. Infant Development 6. Practice with Infants 7. Toddler Development 8. Practice with Toddlers 9. Preschool Development 10. Practice with Preschoolers 11. Middle Childhood Development 12. Practice with School-Age Children 13. Conclusion: Developmental Knowledge and Practice
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