Human growth and development : an introduction for social workers / John Sudbery and Andrew Whittaker.
Material type:
TextSeries: Student social workPublisher: London : Routledge, 2019Edition: Second editionDescription: viii, 373 pages : illustrations (black and white). 25 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781138304093
- 155 SUD 23
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Standard Loan | Moylish Library Main Collection | 155 SUD (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39002100613430 | ||
| Standard Loan | Thurles Library Main Collection | 155 SUD (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39002100613083 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Social workers work with people at all stages of life, tackling a multitude of personal, social, health, welfare, legal and educational issues. As a result, all social work students need to understand human growth and development throughout the lifespan.
This fully revised and expanded second edition of this introductory text for social workers provides a knowledge base about human development from conception to death. It is designed to encourage understanding of a wide range of experiences: from the developmental trajectories of children in care, to adult mental distress and the experiences of people with dementia, to bereavement. Using engaging narratives to illustrate each topic, the authors clearly introduce and analyse different theoretical approaches, and link them to real-life situations faced by social workers.
Packed with case studies, this student-friendly book includes overviews, summaries, questions and further reading in each chapter, as well as a 'Taking it further' section providing greater depth on key theoretical issues. A reference section contains a glossary and overviews of the principal theories discussed throughout the book. It is an essential read for all social work students.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [327]-351) and index.
Author notes provided by Syndetics
John Sudbery is now retired. He is an honorary senior lecturer at the University of Salford, UK, where he carried out his teaching, writing and research. As a social worker or supervisor he worked for many years with people of all ages and was an accredited psychotherapist.
Andrew Whittaker is Associate Professor and Head of Social Work at London South Bank University, UK, where he teaches Human Growth and Development. He was a Research Fellow at the Centre for Social Work Research at the Tavistock Clinic, an area director for the mental health charity Mind and a senior social worker in child protection and child and adolescent mental health teams.