Child and Adolescent Psychology for Social Work and Allied Professions: Applied Perspectives

ISBN-13: 9780230368439 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 216 str.

Gabriela Misca; Peter Unwin

Recenzje

“This book is designed to help social workers and social work students use knowledge of psychological principles to inform practice with children and families. … book is written from the perspective of social work in the UK, although it is largely applicable anywhere. Summing Up: Recommended. Undergraduates.” (K. E. Murphy, Choice, Vol. 56 (9), May, 2019)

Spis treści

The relevance of child and adolescent psychology to social work.- Emotional development and attachment.- Cognitive development.- Social development: from childhood to adolescence.- Parenting.- Safeguarding children and young people.- Understanding child and adolescent mental health 

O autorze

Gabriela Misca (PhD, CPsychol, CSci, AFBPsS, FHEA) is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Worcester, UK, and 2015-16 Fulbright Scholar in the USA. The focus of her research is advancing understanding of child development in the context of complex and/or adverse family dynamics and transitions across the lifespan.

Peter Unwin, PhD, is a Principal Lecturer at the University of Worcester where he teaches on the MA and BA in Social Work. He is a Registered Social Worker who has worked across all sectors of child care, having a particular interest in foster care.