
Social Work and Human Development
Learning Matters Ltd (Publisher)
6th Edition
Published on 30. April 2020
Book
Hardback
248 pages
978-1-5264-6880-2 (ISBN)
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Description
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 author uses case studies and practice examples to bring social work methods, skills and principles to life.
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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Series
Edition
6th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Exeter
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Sage Publications Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 171 mm
Weight
593 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5264-6880-2 (9781526468802)
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Persons
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.
Content
Chapter 1: Understanding human development through the life course
Chapter 2: An introduction to theoretical models for understanding human life course development
Chapter 3: Using life course development knowledge in social work practice with infants, young children and their families
Chapter 4: Using life course development knowledge in social work practice with older children and their families
Chapter 5: Using life course development knowledge in social work practice with adolescents
Chapter 6: Using life course development knowledge in social work practice with adults
Chapter 7: Using life course development knowledge in social work practice with older adults
Chapter 2: An introduction to theoretical models for understanding human life course development
Chapter 3: Using life course development knowledge in social work practice with infants, young children and their families
Chapter 4: Using life course development knowledge in social work practice with older children and their families
Chapter 5: Using life course development knowledge in social work practice with adolescents
Chapter 6: Using life course development knowledge in social work practice with adults
Chapter 7: Using life course development knowledge in social work practice with older adults