Human Growth and Development by Chris Beckett

Human Growth and Development by Chris Beckett

An accessibly writtenbestselling introduction to emotional, psychological, intellectual and social development throughout the lifespan now with online case study resource.

To comprehend applied theory, social work students need clear explanations and illustrative real-world examplesBeckett and Taylor successfully achieve this throughout their book and online content. Indeed, the addition of the online material Tangled Webs is a stroke of brilliance. Real lives are complex and interconnected; and this is expounded in the narrative of a fictional community, presented from diverse perspectives.

-- Lesley Deacon

This book is an excellent resource for students and tutors interested in how human beings learn and develop, and it is further enhanced through access to the Tangled Webs case studies. They are rich and diverse requiring the reader to challenge their assumptions and reflect on practice; thus supporting multi-professional development.

-- Samantha McMahon

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.

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ISBN 13	9781526436481
ISBN 10	1526436485
Title	Human Growth and Development
Author	Chris Beckett
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Sage Publications Ltd
Year published	2019-04-01
Number of pages	296
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