Human Development
Churchill Livingstone (Publisher)
Published in July 1992
Book
Paperback/Softback
48 pages
978-0-443-04531-8 (ISBN)
Description
This is the first title in a series of texts for support workers who wish to obtain the new National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) and Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQs). Each book in the series covers skills and standards ("competences") required by health and social care workers to obtain NVQ/SVQ in a given topic. This text aims to help the support worker to work with various age groups. By teaching normal stages and behaviour patterns in human development, it shows how to spot the abnormal and understand the reasons behind a client's actions.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
Adult education
Illustrations
11 ills.
Dimensions
Height: 297 mm
Width: 210 mm
Weight
204 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-443-04531-8 (9780443045318)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Author
Nurse Teacher, Argyle and Clyde College of Nursing, Scotland
Health Visitor, Midrock Medical Centre, Glasgow, Scotland
Content
Introduction. What Is 'Human Development'?. Areas of Development. Conception to Birth. Infancy. Childhood Years. Adolescence. Adulthood. The Middle Years. The Older Adult. Conclusion