Human Growth and Development by Chris Beckett Paperback Book

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A bestselling introduction to emotional, psychological, intellectual and social development throughout the lifespan now with online case study resource.

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Our bestselling social work textbook is back again.Taking you right back to basics, this book explains and analyses key theories in a really accessible way before going on to discuss, in detail, how theory can be incorporated into every day social work practice. Each chapter contains activities with step-by-step commentaries for discussion, self-analysis and critical reflection. The book very loosely follows the shape of a human life, beginning with a birth and ending with a death, but many of the chapters deal with ideas and topics that are relevant at many different stages of life, such as bereavement, attachment and learning. Its focus throughout is on psychosocial development - so psychological development within a social context - rather than physical development.This book is by Chris Beckett, a social work academic and novelist who previously worked in child and family social work, and Hilary Taylor, a psychotherapist and former social work academic who used to work in the field of social work with adults. It is the go-to guide for anyone studying for careers in the helping professions, such as nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, teachers and counsellors.It's also supported by an online case study resource. Follow the lives of people living in the fictional London Borough of Bexford, with 12 extended case studies to help you explore key issues and themes raised in the book as well as develop the skill of linking theory to practice.

Author Biography

Chris Beckett studied Psychology at Bristol University and qualified as a social worker at Bangor, North Wales, in 1980, going on to work for eighteen years as a social worker and social work manager, and then for fifteen years as a social work lecturer at Anglia Ruskin University and the University of East Anglia. He has had a parallel career for some time as a writer of fiction and is now a full-time writer. His novel, Dark Eden was the winner of the Arthur C. Clarke award for 2012.Hilary Taylor trained as a social worker after studying English at Oxford University, qualifying in 1973. At the beginning of her career she worked with all service user groups, and later in adult social care, mental health, group therapy and family mediation. She then moved into social work training and education, teaching at Anglia Ruskin University for nine years and also working as an independent practice teacher. She also trained as a psychoanalytic psychotherapist, and now has a private counselling and psychotherapy practice.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: The Birth of a Human Being: What makes us who we are?Chapter 2: Below the Surface: Unconscious processes and psychodynamic insightsChapter 3: A Secure Base: The importance of attachmentChapter 4: Learning to think: The developing ability to reasonChapter 5: Learning without Thinking: Ideas from behaviourismChapter 6: Boy or Girl?: The development of sex and genderChapter 7: Who Am I Going to Be? Adolescence, identity and changeChapter 8: Acting like a Grown-up: Challenges of adulthoodChapter 9: Access to Adulthood: Growing up with disabilityChapter 10 No One is an Island: Family systems and their life cycleChapter 11 It Takes a Village: The wider contextChapter 12: Coming to a Conclusion: The experience of growing oldChapter 13: That Good Night: Death, dying and bereavement

Details ISBN152960897X Author Hilary Taylor Edition Description 5th Revised edition Year 2024 Edition 5th ISBN-13 9781529608977 Format Paperback Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Replaces 9781526436481 Alternative 9781529608984 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education ISBN-10 152960897X Pages 368 Publication Date 2024-01-19 UK Release Date 2024-01-19 Publisher Sage Publications Ltd Imprint Sage Publications Ltd AU Release Date 2024-01-18 We've got this

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