Diversity and Development: Critical Contexts That Shape Our Lives and Relationships - Hardcover

Comstock, Dana

 
9780534574062: Diversity and Development: Critical Contexts That Shape Our Lives and Relationships

Synopsis

Master the basics of human growth and development with DIVERSITY AND DEVELOPMENT! Providing a brief overview of developmental theories, this counseling text discusses topics such as women and men's development, identity development, gay and lesbian issues, sexuality, trauma and abuse, chronic illness, gifted and talented individuals, grief and loss, family development, and addiction and resilience. Case scenarios link theory to practice to give you the opportunity to contextualize material from both traditional and relational models of development.

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"A rich and very up to date text, written from a diversity of perspectives that is challenging and accessible at the same time. Would be quite intellectually stimulating for the beginner graduate student." OR " it presents a very multicultural approach which is in keeping with the philosophy of counseling programs that have a committemnt to issues of diversity. Gives the reader a good basic overview of past development theories and offers challenges to our past understanding of the lifespan. It is broad and deep at the same time. The nontraditional approach is refreshing and long awaited."

Synopsis

This edited, counseling-specific text provides graduate students with needed information onhuman growth and development. It provides a brief overview of developmental theories, all ofwhich are a review to students from their undergraduate work. At its heart, the book, basedon Relational-Cultural theory, addresses various topics and critical contexts as they relateto human growth and development and stresses relational development, critical thinking andthe central theme of how shame plays into development.

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9780495796848: Diversity and Development: Critical Contexts That Shape Our Lives and Relationships

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ISBN 10:  0495796840 ISBN 13:  9780495796848
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc, 2004
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