Child Development, Second Edition: A Practitioner's Guide (Clinical Practice with Children, Adolescents, and Families) - Hardcover

Davies, Douglas

 
9781593850760: Child Development, Second Edition: A Practitioner's Guide (Clinical Practice with Children, Adolescents, and Families)

Synopsis

Books on child development frequently present theory and research without reference to practice, while practice-oriented texts often deal with development superficially. This much-needed resource fills a crucial gap, focusing on how practitioners can apply the latest developmental knowledge to assessment and intervention with children and families. The book begins with a theoretical framework for understanding the transactions between individual development and the child's wider environments, examining the crucial roles of attachment and parenting and the ecology of risk and protective factors. Chapters then detail normal behavior and salient developmental tasks for infancy, toddlerhood, the preschool period, and middle childhood. Numerous case vignettes and observational examples bring the research to life and highlight special considerations for working with children with difficulties.

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About the Author

Douglas Davies, MSW, PhD, is Clinical/Practice Associate Professor at the School of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He is an infant mental health specialist and has published several articles on intervention with young children and their families. In his practice, he works with children and families, supervises clinicians, and offers consultation to mental health agencies and child care centers. He frequently presents professional workshops on practice with infants and toddlers, play therapy, treatment of child witnesses of domestic violence, child care consultation, and developmental approaches to child therapy.

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9781572304291: Child Development, First Edition: A Practitioner's Guide (Clinical Practice with Children, Adolescents, and Families)

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ISBN 10:  1572304294 ISBN 13:  9781572304291
Publisher: Guilford Press, 1999
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