The developing world of the child / edited by Jane Aldgate [and others].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Children, development and ecology / Jane Aldgate -- Frameworks and theories / Janet Seden -- Genetic and biological influences / Marian Perkins -- The place of attachment in children's development / Jane Aldgate and David Jones -- Self development / David Quinton -- Socio-genealogical connectedness : knowledge and identity / Kwame Owusu-Bempah -- The influence of parenting and other family relationships / Hedy Cleaver -- The impact of community and environmental factors / Monica Dowling, Anna Gupta, and Jane Aldgate -- Developmental progression / Wendy Rose, Jane Aldgate, and David Jones -- Early childhood : zero to four years / Brigid Daniel -- Middle childhood : five to eleven years / Gillian Schofield -- Adolescence and beyond : twelve years onwards / Susan Bailey -- Direct work with children / Jane Aldgate and Janet Seden -- Communicating with children about adverse circumstances / David Jones -- Making plans : assessment, intervention and evaluating outcomes / David Jones, Nick Hindley, and Paul Ramchandani -- The developing world of the child : children's perspectives / Wendy Rose.

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Written as part of a training pack for practitioners working in children's services and child protection, and bringing together leading figures from a range of disciplines, this important text shows how the latest child development theories can be applied to professionals' working practice. This resource is essential reading for a social workers.

English.

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