| Edition |
Second edition. |
| Description |
xviii, 478 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Social work practice with children and families |
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Social work practice with children and families.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 425-468) and index. |
| Contents |
pt. l. Contexts of development : a transactional approach -- Introduction to part I : perspectives on development -- The maturational perspective -- The transactional model of development -- Developmental pathways and intervention -- 1. Attachment as a context of development -- How attachment develops -- Functions of attachment -- Patterns of attachment -- Attachment classifications -- Attachment, class, and culture -- The universality of attachment -- Attachment and future development -- Parental models of attachment -- Attachment theory and family systems theory -- The attachment perspective in the assessment of young children -- Kelly and her mother : a case example -- 2. Brain development -- Sequence of brain development -- Early brain growth : synaptogenesis and myelination -- Synaptic overproduction and pruning -- Plasticity and experience -- Bonding, attachment, and brain development -- Can parents build better brains? -- Risk and protective factors influencing brain development -- Stress, trauma, and brain development -- Early trauma and brain development -- Studies of institutionally deprived young children -- 3. Risk and protective factors : the child, family, and community contexts -- Research on risk and resilience -- Protective factors and processes -- Risk factors -- Conclusion -- Appendix 3.1. Summary of risk and protective factors -- 4. Analysis of risk and protective factors : practice applications -- How to use risk factor analysis -- Prediction of risk : assessing current risk and protective factors -- Retrospective analysis of risk and protective factors -- Exercise : assessment of risk and protective factors -- |
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pt. ll. The course of child development -- Introduction to part II : a developmental lens on childhood -- Barriers to understanding the child's perspective -- Dynamics of developmental change -- Interactions between maturation and environment -- Thinking developmentally in assessment and intervention -- Organization of developmental chapters -- 5. Infant development -- The interaction between maturation and caregiving -- Brain development : the importance of early experience -- Metaphors of infant-parent transactions -- Caregivers' adaptations to developmental change -- The neonatal period : birth-4 weeks -- Age 1-3 months -- Age 3-6 months -- A normal infant and a competent parent : a case example -- Age 6-12 months -- Appendix 5.1. Summary of infant development, birth-12 months of age -- 6. Practice with infants -- Assessment issues -- Assessment and brief intervention with an infant and her family : a case example -- The first two home visits : learning about the family -- The next two home visits -- Office sessions : videotaping and interpretive sessions -- Discussion -- Observation exercises -- 7. Toddler development -- Physical development -- Attachment and secure base behavior -- Cognitive development -- Language and communication -- Symbolic communication and play -- Regulation of affect and behavior -- Moral development -- The developing self -- Appendix 7.1. Summary of toddler development, 1- 3 years of age -- 8. Practice with toddlers -- Assessment -- Assessment of toddler development : a case example -- Intervention : parent-child therapy -- Parent-child therapy with an abused toddler : a case example -- Observation exercises -- Interview exercise -- |
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9. Preschool development -- Physical development -- Attachment -- Social development -- Language development -- Symbolic communication and play -- Cognitive development -- Regulation of affect and behavior -- Moral development -- The developing self -- Appendix 9.1. Summary of preschool development, 3-6 years of age -- 10. Practice with preschoolers -- Assessment -- Child care consultation with a preschool child : a case example -- Intervention with preschoolers : play therapy -- Using play in the treatment of preschoolers -- Medical treatment as a developmental interference -- Play therapy with a preschool child : a case example -- Observation exercise -- 11. Middle childhood development -- Physical development -- The transition from preschool to middle childhood -- Attachment -- Social development -- Language and communication -- Play and fantasy -- Cognitive development -- Self-regulation -- Moral development -- Sense of self -- Overview of developmental progress in middle childhood -- Appendix 11.1. Summary of middle childhood development, 6 to 11 or 12 years of age -- 12. Practice with school-age children -- Assessment -- Intervention -- Working to master the trauma of repeated abuse : a case example -- Using developmental strengths : a case example -- Observation exercises -- 13. Conclusion : developmental knowledge and practice -- Applying practice knowledge and skills -- Ever-present complications in practice -- Intervention and developmental outcome. |
| Subject |
Social work with children.
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Child development.
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Child Development.
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Social Work.
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| ISBN |
159385076X cloth |
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9781593850760 cloth |
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