Developmental Psychology for the Helping Professions
Evidence-Based Practice in Health and Social Care
Published on 28. September 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
XIII, 317 pages
978-1-137-32113-8 (ISBN)
Description
This book offers a bio-psycho-social approach to evidence-based practice in health and social care. The book presents current evidence on the influence of genetic, epigenetic and environmental factors on behaviour, a survey of developmental factors from childhood to old age, and implications for practice at each stage.
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Edition
1st ed. 2015
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
XIII, 317 p.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
386 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-137-32113-8 (9781137321138)
DOI
10.1057/9781137321145
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Brian Sheldon
Developmental Psychology for the Helping Professions
Evidence-Based Practice in Health and Social Care
Book
09/2015
Palgrave Macmillan
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Person
Brian Sheldon is Emeritus Professor of Applied Social Research in the Penninsula Medical School at the University of Exeter, UK. Previously he was Director of the Centre for Evidence-Based Social Services there. His long standing interest has been in studies of the effectiveness of services for people with mental health problems. He is the author of six books and many research articles on evidenced based practice in Health & Social Care.
Content
1. Principles of Evidenced-Based Practice 2. What Comes With Us? Nature via Nurture 3. The Influence of Learning on Development 4. Stages and Aspects of Psychological Development 5. Adolescence and Early Adulthood 6. Middle Life and the Transition to Old Age