The Life Span: Human Development for Helping Professionals - Hardcover

Broderick, Patricia C.; Blewitt, Pamela

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0133785645 ISBN 13: 9780133785647

Publisher: Pearson College Div, 2014

Synopsis

Title: The Life Span with Access Code( Human Development for Helping Professionals) <>Binding: Hardcover <>Author: PatriciaC.Broderick <>Publisher: Pearson

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Review

"This book is unique in that it is research-based, includes comprehensive coverage of important course topics, and offers helping professionals information about human development that will enhance service provision to clients across the lifespan."

--Mary M. Chittooran, Saint Louis University

"The writing style is clear, interesting and engaging and is at a level appropriate for my students. Nicely done. . . . [The] case studies [and] developmental psychopathology sections are strengths. . . . [The book is] well organized, well-written, broad-based . . ., [and] insightful. [I] especially liked the authors' focus on practical and applied therapies, as well as their emphasis on research-based therapies that incorporate sound principles of human developmental."

--Rosalie A. Rohm, Ball State University

"This readable, well organized text addresses the depth and scope of development. The text extends students knowledge of the material by providing a wealth of applicable information for those who are or will be in a helping profession. . . . [Compared to other available texts, this one is] far superior in terms of the balance of scope and depth."

--Kathryn Cooper, Northern Colorado University

"This book makes excellent links to practice for those in the helping fields. . . . A key strength is that the science of human development is conveyed in a tone geared toward helping professionals. Additionally, I like the "Journal Questions" at the end of each chapter. These questions encourage students to make the concepts highly relevant to themselves. . . . I believe the chapters that explicitly cover topics of the "self" are a strength of this book. . . . Another strength is the focus on developmental psychopathology."

--Bridget A. Walsh, Univesity of Neva, Reno

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From Reviews of the Book:

"This book is unique in that it is research-based, includes comprehensive coverage of important course topics, and offers helping professionals information about human development that will enhance service provision to clients across the lifespan."

--Mary M. Chittooran, Saint Louis University

"The writing style is clear, interesting and engaging and is at a level appropriate for my students. Nicely done. . . . [The] case studies [and] developmental psychopathology sections are strengths. . . . [The book is] well organized, well-written, broad-based . . ., [and] insightful. [I] especially liked the authors' focus on practical and applied therapies, as well as their emphasis on research-based therapies that incorporate sound principles of human developmental."

--Rosalie A. Rohm, Ball State University

"This readable, well organized text addresses the depth and scope of development. The text extends students knowledge of the material by providing a wealth of applicable information for those who are or will be in a helping profession. [Compared to other available texts this one is] far superior in terms of the balance of scope and depth."

--Kathryn Cooper, Northern Colorado University

"This book makes excellent links to practice for those in the helping fields. . . . A key strength is that the science of human development is conveyed in a tone geared toward helping professionals. Additionally, I like the "Journal Questions" at the end of each chapter. These questions encourage students to make the concepts highly relevant to themselves. . . . I believe the chapters that explicitly cover topics of the "self" are a strength of this book. . . . Another strength is the focus on developmental psychopathology."

--Bridget A. Walsh, Univesity of Neva, Reno

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson College Div
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0133785645
• ISBN 13: 9780133785647
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 699