Social Work and Human Development by Janet Walker Hardcover Book

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A clear favourite among students and lecturers, this bestselling book introduces the main theoretical models in a clear and accessible way before applying them to various stages of the life course. From infants to older adults, the author uses case studies and practice examples to bring social work methods, skills and principles to life.

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Social work engages with people across the life course, and social workers are expected to work with groups of people at very different stages of their life. Developing a thorough understanding of human growth to encompass the whole of the life course is therefore a central part of all qualifying social work training and practice. A clear favourite among students and lecturers, this bestselling book introduces the main theoretical models in a clear and accessible way before applying them to various stages of the life course. From infants to older adults, the authors use case studies and practice examples to bring social work methods, skills and principles to life.

Author Biography

Janet Walker is Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University 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. Nigel Horner is Head of the School of Health and Social Care at the University of Lincoln, where he teaches social work history, theory and methods, residential child care and ageing and older people. He began working in a London Borough Children's Home in 1972, before studying Sociology at Durham University. After a period as a Community Worker, he qualified in Social Work from Glasgow University in 1980, and thereafter worked in Mental Health, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, Fostering and Youth Offending settings. He is also a Senior Fellow in the Higher Education Academy.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Understanding human development through the life courseChapter 2: An introduction to theoretical models for understanding human life course developmentChapter 3: Using life course development knowledge in social work practice with infants, young children and their familiesChapter 4: Using life course development knowledge in social work practice with older children and their familiesChapter 5: Using life course development knowledge in social work practice with adolescentsChapter 6: Using life course development knowledge in social work practice with adultsChapter 7: Using life course development knowledge in social work practice with older adults

Details ISBN1529621828 Author Nigel Horner Edition Description 7th Revised edition Series Transforming Social Work Practice Series Year 2024 Edition 7th ISBN-13 9781529621822 Format Hardcover Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Replaces 9781526468802 Alternative 9781529621815 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education Imprint Sage Publications Ltd Publisher Sage Publications Ltd Pages 264 DEWEY 361.3 Publication Date 2024-03-29 UK Release Date 2024-03-29 AU Release Date 2024-03-28 We've got this

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